It has been a robust 24 hours in Chicago! After arrival last night we ventured to a steak restaurant with a great view of the river. It was much later than I usually eat, so I didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked. This morning I woke up ready to take on the city... and it did not disappoint!
I took an early morning walk down to Navy Pier before boarding a boat for a 90 minute architectural tour. Even though it started raining about 45 minutes in, it was a great experience. Thanks for all the encouragement to try it. I am not necessarily an architecture buff, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
After the tour my hubby was able to join me for a delicious lunch at The Purple Pig, a delightfully eclectic place whose tagline is cheese, swine and wine. When he returned to the meeting, I went to work--shopping.
The most entertaining part of my day was trying the outfits selected by my young, hip personal shopper at Nordstrom. He was way out of my league, but I humored him for a bit. At one point I barely recognized myself in Laboutins and a fancy designer dress, but I enjoyed the opportunity to play dress up. When Geoffrey (the gentleman helping me) asked if the fabric would be breathable on the dance floor I had to tell him the truth...this small town Mama of three isn't exactly the target audience for the club scene!
After a few hours of that, my tired feet carried me back to the hotel to curl up in bed for a whole hour and a half of controlling the remote while I waited for my husband to finish up and join me for dinner at Joe's--which was completely delicious!
After dinner we ventured back to Navy Pier and enjoyed a view of skyline from the ferris wheel. We also stopped by Garrett's popcorn to try some of their heavily touted wares. While there we received a phone call from old friends I had bumped into earlier (in town for a different conference) and joined them for a glass of wine at Trump Towers. What a view and what a day!
I miss my children. I keep finding myself taking pictures of things I know they would want to see, but we are having a really great time (and from the sounds other excited little voices on the phone, so are they!)
Now for some rest...tomorrow it's the museums!
I took an early morning walk down to Navy Pier before boarding a boat for a 90 minute architectural tour. Even though it started raining about 45 minutes in, it was a great experience. Thanks for all the encouragement to try it. I am not necessarily an architecture buff, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
After the tour my hubby was able to join me for a delicious lunch at The Purple Pig, a delightfully eclectic place whose tagline is cheese, swine and wine. When he returned to the meeting, I went to work--shopping.
The most entertaining part of my day was trying the outfits selected by my young, hip personal shopper at Nordstrom. He was way out of my league, but I humored him for a bit. At one point I barely recognized myself in Laboutins and a fancy designer dress, but I enjoyed the opportunity to play dress up. When Geoffrey (the gentleman helping me) asked if the fabric would be breathable on the dance floor I had to tell him the truth...this small town Mama of three isn't exactly the target audience for the club scene!
After a few hours of that, my tired feet carried me back to the hotel to curl up in bed for a whole hour and a half of controlling the remote while I waited for my husband to finish up and join me for dinner at Joe's--which was completely delicious!
After dinner we ventured back to Navy Pier and enjoyed a view of skyline from the ferris wheel. We also stopped by Garrett's popcorn to try some of their heavily touted wares. While there we received a phone call from old friends I had bumped into earlier (in town for a different conference) and joined them for a glass of wine at Trump Towers. What a view and what a day!
I miss my children. I keep finding myself taking pictures of things I know they would want to see, but we are having a really great time (and from the sounds other excited little voices on the phone, so are they!)
Now for some rest...tomorrow it's the museums!
2 comments:
What a sweet, sweet time for the two of you. So glad you got to do this Savor. Enjoy. You are blessed indeed!
Such fun! Have you been to the Bean? very neat- we took the girls to Chicago last Spring Break- we had a blast! It's a great city with lots to do! American Girl was at the top of their lists (and mine too)Enjoy the rest of your trip!
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