“Something wicked this
way comes!”
It’s my favorite time of the year: October.
It’s been an extremely long week. Like LONG. Luckily for me, tomorrow is Friday which means the work week
has finally come to an end. I don’t have much on the agenda,
Obviously the last few weeks have been busy, busy, busy.
So for Labor Day weekend we stacked up our cushions and hung
our sheets to build a fort in lieu of swimming and grilling. We spent basically
the entire weekend huddled up in our favorite blankets pretending that life
wasn’t happening. We cooked, had too much coffee, and watched loads of TV:
think movies and a Criminal Minds marathon.
It was weekend well spent that ended way too soon.
So. Much. Love.
Our last day in Chicago was quite possibly the best day of
our vacation. With no particular reason, the day just went smoothly. We had no
plans. We had no tours. Just me and Big A and the Windy city.
The weather was absolutely gorgeous that day and we spent a
significant amount of time outside enjoying it.
Some highlights:
- Hands down, the best cinnamon roll I’ve ever had for breakfast.
- We played 2 games of mini golf at 2 different places. I lost both times. (apparently a high score is bad?)
- We rode the Ferris Wheel on Navy Pier even though the two of us were terrified.
- Lake Michigan seriously looks like the ocean.
- We visited the John Hancock Tower and enjoyed it’s incredible views for a few hours.
- We played games, had beer, and ate about 10 small plates for dinner at a wonderful place called For The Win.
Like I said, nothing special. Just a beautiful and relaxing
day. The perfect end to the perfect vacation.
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| (after we left Chicago we went through St. Louis and met my brother-in-law and sister at the City Museum which apparently is a rigorous workout and obstacle course location. We didn't take many pictures, but this one is my fave :)) |
I have rewritten this post about 10 or 15 times and I’m still
not sure that I like the words that I’ve written.
In some ways, I’d like to say
that our third day of vacation was bad but in other ways, I’d like to say that
our third day of vacation was a blessing.
The day started strong. We went sightseeing, had 2 scheduled
tours, and a fancy date night planned. But the strong slowly got weak. I left
my phone in the cab, we used 3 hours trying to find it, and I got sick at our
fancy date night.
But just like all rain clouds, there was a silver lining and
all was well by the next morning.
Some highlights of an unusual day:
- We went to the Field Museum which is by far the coolest museum I’ve ever been to. We only intended on seeing the dinosaur exhibit but ended up staying 3 hours immersed entirely in an exhibit about evolution. It was incredible, educational, and inspiring.
- We were so busy this day that we didn’t have time for lunch.
- We went on an architecture river cruise, which proved to be very interesting and a beautiful way to see the city. Note to self: go on a dinner cruise on my next visit.
- I left my phone in a cab and learned how to track it via Google.
- We went on a walking tour with the Chicago Architecture Foundation – The Evolution of Skyscrapers.
- Although we had Al’s Beef a few nights before, we ate the competition for a late snack: Portillo's (Al's Beef is better).
- We had dinner reservations at Bavette’s. It was delicious and the restaurant had a speakeasy swanky vibe. Our waiter also pretended he had a British accent. #didntgetanextratipforthat
