We decided to do something for our 8th anniversary that we've never done before (well, at least not in the past 3 years)...go on a trip by ourselves! We dropped Oliver off with his grandparents and headed to Chicago for the weekend. We had a terrific time!
We spent Saturday walking miles, and I mean MILES, around the city. We hit Grant Park, shopped along Michigan Avenue and basically just hung out in a city that I absolutely adore. We had amazing deep dish pizza for lunch, took a nap in our beautiful hotel, searched said hotel for our lost luggage (we found it!) and hit the town in the evening for a delicious anniversary dinner at Ruth's Chris. Saturday night, we headed down to Navy Pier and took a fireworks cruise. Other than it being rather chilly for June, it was awesome! You really can't beat an amazing fireworks show set against the Chicago skyline.
On Sunday, we had a great breakfast at a restaurant near our hotel, walked around a little more and headed back to pick up the monkey. This was such a relaxing and much-needed trip! What a great way to celebrate 8 years of marriage!
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| Grant Park |
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| Botanical Gardens |
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| Evening skyline from Navy Pier |
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| Botanical garden in Grant Park |
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| View of the river from our hotel |
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| Another view from our hotel room |
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| View across the river from our hotel |
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| Harry Caray's restaurant...Go Cubbies! |
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| Walking around downtown |
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| More walking... |
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| and more walking... |
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| My hubby, still smiling after 8 years of marriage |
