Weekend in Chicago

Well we headed to Chicago for a short weekend. It was a blast. As soon as we flew in that Thursday we headed to the Cubs game. Check Christine out in her Cubs shirt. She actually looks like a real fan. Thursday was an amazing day. The weather was beautiful. Sunny and warm. Great day for a game. What a trooper Christine was too. I made her try one of those foot long Chicago dogs. For those who don’t know what a Chicago dog is - it is made up of a foot long hot dog with chili, mustard, relish, onions, pickles, tomatoes, and hot peppers. It’s a bear to eat, but oh it’s so good. Goes so well with a cold Old Style beer – which we had a few of that day. Sadly the cubs lost to the Pirates 6-4, but it was a blast just the same. Later that night we headed over to this amazing Tapas joint called Café Iberico – a ton of food, plus a pitcher of sangria all for 34 dollars!!! We met up later day with Christine’s cousins at the James Hotel for some drinks. A nice ending to a wonderful day.

Friday turned cold. Where in the world did the beautiful weather that we had on Thursday go to? So early in the morning we headed to the Original Pancake House. Wow, amazing stuff there. One of the best breakfasts I have ever had. Since I was there for work I needed to put in some time over at the school district offices. Christine headed out for some shopping and lunch with the cousins. Later that evening we met up with everyone for some dinner at Giordano’s. After giving their pizza three try’s now I have to say I’m not that crazy about it. Oh well.

Saturday the weather gets better, and we wandered around the city for a good bit of the day (after another trip to the Original Pancake House - did I say these were the best pancakes I have ever had?). Fantastic. We headed over to Millenium Park - the big Bean is so cool.

The Art Institute was packed, but is just such a great museum. We ended up spending a few hours there. Then some linner with the Miller family over at PF Changs. From there we headed over to Lindsey’s for some beers with everyone (we grabed some great beer at Trader Joes - why can't they sell beer like that here in Pennsylvania?). Made for a great day.

Some items for next trip – a trip to Greektown, a White Sox game, visit the original site of the White City, and walk out to the observatory. Next trip.