Chicago!

Don’t worry—I didn’t get a job yet. I have just been seriously “slacking” (people tell me) on my blogging. So, back by popular demand…my life!

Let’s start out with…Chicago!

My kind of town. ‘Nuff said. This place was amazing. I think that if I liked the cold—I could definitely live there (however, it is approximately 65 degrees at the moment and I am cold). But, getting to the point, we went for a Conference-Convention type deal for an organization that Dad belongs to—DRI (Defense Research Institute, I think—bunch of lawyers in one place so we spent most of our time outside). So the three of us hopped on Southwest flight and flew East! It was a beautiful day when we got there and that night after a reception we went to dinner at Lou’s Italian Village. My mom liked to call this restaurant, “K-Mart in Italy” due to the tacky decorations and twinkle lights (sorry any K-mart fans) but the food was delish.

On Thursday, Mom and I put on our tourist shoes and began a foot attack on the city. We started with the John Hancock Building which is a 90-something story building with an incredible view of the city. OH! I forgot to brag about the celebrity sighting that I had whilest walking down Michigan Ave (aka the Magnificent Mile!) drum roll please…I saw… Bachelorette Gillian’s…fiancé ED! He was running and minding his own business but I spotted him! After a quick confirmation to Teresa to make sure that they lived in Chicago, I confirmed that it was him! I was so excited since I NEVER see celebrities—my family can attest to that. But getting back to the day’s events—we went on a tour of the city with a legit tour guide (he was approx 65 and hilarious) and saw most of the city! But we hopped off and went to the Museum of Natural History—the Field Museum I believe is the proper name—and we met the country’s (possibly the world’s) most accurate T-Rex, Sue. She had the most bones of any exhibit…take that LA!

That night we went to another reception at the Aquarium (the last place on earth I would EVER have a party). People who like fish probably had a good time, but being under ground with a huge tank of sharks looking at you is not my idea of a good time (and neither are touch pools). But luckily we had dinner reservations with some of Dad’s friends so we scooted back to the Hancock Building and had dinner on the 95^th Floor!