Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Chicago...With No Kids!

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!

Grant Park
Botanical Gardens
Evening skyline from Navy Pier
Botanical garden in Grant Park
View of the river from our hotel
Another view from our hotel room
View across the river from our hotel
Harry Caray's restaurant...Go Cubbies!
Walking around downtown
More walking...
and more walking...
My hubby, still smiling after 8 years of marriage

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