Chicago

I had a chance to go on a trip with some amazing girls who I love...and it was truly perfect. We went to Chicago, of which I had never been before. And I would not mind going again :) I got to see and do things that I have never had the opportunity to before. And without the kids it was a 'no stress' few days (besides the fact of worrying if they were still alive back home...in all reality I did not worry about them much. Kyle is an amazing daddy. Just missed them SO much, all of them.) Maybe someday we will all get to go there together! The first morning there was quite a bit of fog. I thought it was beautiful.

We went to the Art Museum. Just one of the many firsts for me.

We drove around and got to see so many sides of Chicago.

And then they have this huge bean. Its awesome! I love how you can see the city in it.

We ate at yummy places...

and saw picture perfect views...

and of course shopping is always a must!

This is the Chicago Tribune Building. It was massive, had beautiful intricate designs, and the coolest part was the pieces of buildings from all over the world that they used when making the outside walls.

This one is of course from China.

We went on a boat tour of the city. It was so interesting, they talked about the architecture of many of the buildings in the city. I did not realize how different each one was.

And I had my first chicago style pizza.

On our last day we went to this sweet little shop with amazing treats almost too beautiful to eat...but just almost. So good.

And we took a little walk on the lake front...

with our wonderful hosts.

We ended our adventure at Wrigley Field.
It happened so fast I can hardly believe we did it. I am so grateful I was able to go and I seriously just love each of my wonderful friends so much. I will always have happy memories of our trip together.