Chicago!

Friday, September 23, 2011

For Blair's birthday we took a quick weekend trip to Chicago to visit his good friend Charlie and his wife, Lu.  We had the best time and really fell in love with Chicago.  Neither one of us had been there before and we got the best weekend weather to experience it all.  We even got to witness the 100th loss of the Astros at Wrigley Field!

We went to the top of the Hancock Tower and got some amazing views of the city and Lake Michigan.

We took this fabulous Architectural Boat Tour and really learned a lot about the city, the buildings and the history - you'll have to ask Blair about it all as he remembers more than me.

Wrigley Field - Cubs versus Astros.  We lost by 1, but were at a memorable Astros game (and not in a good way - 100th loss).  Wrigley Field was great though and the Vienna hot dog and Bratwurst were pretty good.

Blair and Charlie before the game.  We got there early, but it really got packed once the game started.  The Cubs fans are pretty hard core and they sang this song at the end of the game that was pretty catchy and stuck in our heads until we got home.


Here we are in front of Trump Tower on the river.  Since I'm a little obsessed with Gulianna and Bill Rancic, I was pretty interested to see what Bill built after winning the Apprentice. 

Lydia had a great time staying one night with Grandpa and Nana and one night with Honey and Da.  We sure did miss her and Harley though.  
It was a great relaxing trip and we ate a lot - all in all, 
We Heart Chicago!