Ah, Chicago. Even while growing up near Atlanta (a great city itself) I always had a draw and love for Chicago. I dreamed of going there and seeing it myself. I think it did, in fact, start when I became a Cubs and Ryne Sandberg fan, but it was strange I held on to it since I was so young. Whatever the weirdness or cause, I have always been in love with Chicago. Any time I have a chance to go downtown, I jump at it. I get so happy seeing the skyline, the gorgeous buildings and even all the people. This is definitely strange as I am more of a ‘no crowds’ kind of person. My introvert nature causes me to prefer solitude over groups. And it’s not like I want to live in the city. I absolutely hate driving in the traffic. However, I love to visit. So when Mom asked if I wanted to join her on a work chartered trip to the city to hang with her, Nicki and Nate for the day (oh and childless!) I was so excited.
We headed up on a great bus, although slightly freezing on the way there. We met Nate at Navy Pier. Did a little sight seeing and eating, then headed to his place and the burbs for some shopping (cannot go near Chicago without going to IKEA!).
Self shot after lunch at a river side cafe.
We had a blast hanging out with Nate. As always, if you’re dying to know more, you can see more pics that I took complete with total explanations in captions.