Over Christmas, all of my college girls try to get together while everyone is home for the holidays. We usually exchange small gifts. This past Christmas, Michelle gave us tickets to the Brothers of the Sun Tour (Tim McGraw and Kenney Chesney) IN CHICAGO!!! Carrie ended up not being able to come because of Tucker's birthday, but Melissa (even at 8 months pregnant) and myself jumped at the chance for a girls trip! We flew out Friday morning and got to hang around the Lakeview neighborhood until Michelle and Lucien got off work. They took us to a yummy Italian restaurant for dinner and then we stayed up chatting and catching up. Saturday morning we indulged in our favorite place in Chicago--the Bongo Room. Everything on the menu is delicious, but their unbelievable pancakes are to die for!! After something from the savory side of the menu, we all ordered one kind of pancake so we could sample. We ended up with blueberry cream, red velvet with cream sauce and crushed graham cracker, and my personal fav--oreo pancake with raspberry cream sauce. Breakfast was definitely one of the highlights of the trip! We had quite a few leftovers that were able to enjoy later.
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| Bongo Room pancakes |
The three girls went for pedicures and then for a walk down through the street fair going on right below the condo complex. I found the cutest pair of decorated flip-flops for Anna. After a nap, Lucien was sweet to drive us to Soldier Field for the concert. It had been around 100 degrees so far during the trip, but the cool front hit a bit early and by the time we got to the concert at 5pm, it was only 85. As the night went on, the temp dropped to a comfy 75 and with the breeze off of Lake Michigan, we were in heaven!!
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| The stage and skyline in the afternoon... |
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| ...and at night. So beautiful!! |
The concert was amazing! I could listen to (and look at) Tim McGraw for days. Kenney was great but I thought he acted like he was on crack or something, bouncing all over the place. The two were an interesting contrast. We had such a great time! The original plan was to leave early and catch a cab back so Melissa wouldn't have to walk so far. Best laid plans...we just couldn't leave because they sang together at the end and it was the best part!! So, we left with the other 30,000 people that were there. After walking a few blocks and then catching a rickshaw for another few (with Michelle sitting on my lap--poor guy), we were finally able to catch a cab back to Michelle's place. What a day!?!
It was sad to leave on Sunday, but hopefully Michelle and Lucien will be back in NC soon!!!
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Melissa and me sitting at the airport on the way home.
I'm so lucky to have such great long-time friends! |
While I was away, Daddy and the kids had a blast. Nannie and Aunt Erin took them to the pool on Friday and then Aunt E went with them to play putt-putt on Saturday. It was great to see them before bedtime Sunday night, though!
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| Ball! |
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| Aunt E helping Jack putt. |
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| Anna got another hole-in-one! |
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| Fun with Daddy! |
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