Yes! Tom had to go to Chicago over a weekend for work, so I decided I would tag along. We were able to find a college gal, and her great parents, from the ward to take care of the kids for the weekend. They were in good hands, so no worries! :)
We flew in on Friday morning and dropped our luggage off at the hotel and immediately hopped on the train to Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs play a day game. It was perfect weather and so much fun to be at Wrigley and eating our "dogs"! Something special if your baseball fans! :) Then we went to a pizza place for "Chicago Pizza". The next day we slept in a bit and took our time getting ready. Then we headed out to walk and see the city. We walked about 5 hours! And, I'm sure we didn't even see some things. But, we were tired and I had a couple of blisters and Tom was a little burned! We got to walk along the water, go to the Navy Pier, shop, see the park, and see the great architecture of the buildings. We found a Lego store and had to pick up a couple things for the boys since they are Lego freaks! We found the American Girl Doll store and I was a bit emotional watching all these girls with their dolls shopping with their moms. Shelby and I are going to hit the store in Dallas when we go in a couple of weeks. And, I had one of my "moments" missing my dad. How he would have loved to be at Wrigley to see a game! Well, after the long day of walking, Tom's boss took us out with two of his co-workers to a VERY NICE, EXPENSIVE dinner! I wasn't quite sure what I was ordering, but everything was so yummy. Everything was brought out on neat dishes and the presentation was amazing. I wanted to take pictures of our meals--but, not really appropriate for this type of place! :) After dinner I headed back to the hotel while the others went to their work party. --no spouses aloud :(-- I was pretty bummed because Cheap Trick was their entertainment for the night. Tom said it was pretty awesome. Sunday we woke up and watched a movie and just hung out. We walked around the city a little more and went to the "Rosebud" for our Italian lunch. Then it was off to the airport and back to REALITY!! :) Chicago is definitely a "must see"! This was my second time and I just loved it! There is a "feel" there and the buzz of the city is just cool. We did miss the kids and saw things they would have enjoyed, but we couldn't have seen what we did with kids in toe! :) Plus, it was so nice to have some time alone! Thanks Tom for a fun get-away!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Chicago get away!
Posted by The Gatherum Clan! at 9:02 PM
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Okay - seriously -- maybe in the fall - we need to take a girlfriend trip - b/c the ONLY way to REALLY see Chicago is with a NATIVE...and that'd be me! Love the city -- wouldn't necessarily want to move back there, but I really love visiting!
~ Shay
Wow -- sounds like a fun trip! And with NO kids -- how even more fun!! :o) Paul's family is from Chicago, and we love visiting there!
So I was bornin Chicago and still have family there! Anyhow I m so glad that you both were able to take this trip together! That is the coolest! It hasd been great to catch up on all of your pictures and info.
Suzette!!!! I never read comments on my blog and, as you can see, I never update it either. Oh, you were such a dear friend to me while you lived here. It sounds like you're doing well. I hope so!! We live by the temple now and love our ward and our surroundings!! We miss people like you though. My blog is so not up to date but that's a goal I have for this month. Come back and visit http://nawarner.blogspot.com p.s I LOVED your "tag" pictures. So impressive that you're that clean!
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