ChiTown

The weekend of August 12th we headed to Chicago for a long weekend trip. We had an absolute blast! I LOVE Chicago!!!!! I really had no expectations of what it would be like, but I was definitely surprised by how much I loved it. The weather was perfect. Highs in the upper 70's/lower 80's with a great breeze. The city was clean and "green"...literally, every business had huge planters with beautiful flowers. And, surprisingly, pretty much everyone we encountered was nice. I guess I thought people there wouldn't be cordial, but they were. We flew in early Friday morning and took the "L" straight to the city. The CTA system was super easy (and cheap), and I felt like it was the Chicago way to travel. After unloading our luggage, we headed to Eggsperience for breakfast. I had a delicious omelet and orange juice that was freshly squeezed...YUMMY! That day, the boys went to a brewery and the girls hit up the amazing shops. I had to exercise complete control while shopping. After several hours of shopping and lunching, we headed to a corner bar and enjoyed a few drinks outside. Then we went back to the room to get ready for dinner. That night, we went to Ron of Japan. Another great meal, and we celebrated Proc's birthday :). After dinner, we walked around downtown and went out for some dancing and drinks. Saturday, we went to Ditka's for lunch where I experienced the BEST NACHOS EVER!!!!! They were made with pot roast, and they were awesome! After lunch, we made our way over to Wrigley Field. Before going into the game, we hit up the bars outside of the stadium. The crowds were unbelievable. It was one huge tailgate. The game was tons of fun, and the Cubs won! That night for dinner, we had some real Chicago style pizza at Lou Malnati's. It was SOOOOOO good. It was by far my favorite meal of the trip, and just sitting here thinking about it is making me want some NOW. The pizza was delicious and for dessert we got the deep dish cookie...needless to say, there was not a cookie crumb left. After dinner, we walked around for a bit...I needed to burn some calories after that cookie, and then we headed back to our hotel. Sunday morning, we had a few hours before check out so we took full advantage of the time left. We went to Willis Tower and got to see an amazing view of the city. After that, we went breakfast at Wishbone. We ended our weekend with a long walk back to our hotel (on the way stopping by Harpo Studio). It was a beautiful morning, and I enjoyed taking in the city a final time. We decided to make Chicago a yearly trip, I am already looking forward to going back!