Sunday, December 9, 2007

Christmas in Chicago





Erin & Brad


Watertower on Michigan Avenue

The view from the ladies room on the 96th floor of the John Hancock building

Okay, so maybe we weren't there celebrating Christmas with anyone, but the Christmas spirit was definitely alive in Chicago. This was our first trip to Chicago and what a great time of year to experience Chicago. It's such a beautiful city. Even though it was freezing cold, I'm so glad we went when we did. It had just snowed the day before we got there so everything was covered in snow and still covered this morning when we left.....we even got to see some snow flurries while we were there. Hey, I can almost say I've experienced a "white christmas". The city was decorated in all of its Christmas decor, which was beautiful. Our friends Brad and Erin were the best host and hostess. We hit a museum, hockey game, shopping on Michigan Avenue and some of the "tourist" hotspots. But thanks to them we also got to experience some of the places where the "locals" go. We ate a fantastic dinner on Thursday night at Joe's Stonecrab (which was fabulous) then went to a local pub on Friday night - of course I can't remember the name. We also ate some of the best pizza ever at Uno's. Andy was excited to have his first Chicago hot dog from Wrigleyville dogs - I think thats correct.....it was actually pretty good! Needless to say we had a blast and although it's nice to be back home where it is much warmer (78) we cannot wait to for our next trip back. Thanks Erin & Brad for your wonderful hospitality.....you guys were so much fun! We can't wait to meet up with you in February at Disney World.

5 comments:

The TAYLOR FAMILY said...

So glad you had a wonderful trip! Hope to see you in Disney World. When are you guys going? We will be there too!!!

steele family said...

It looks so beautiful with all of that snow!

NIKKI said...

Looks like sooo much fun!!! Had to be a GREAT get away for the two of you!!!

Jennifer Walker said...

That looks like a great trip. It's much easier to get into the Christmas spirit with weather like that; although I'm not sure about living in it.

Shana Daughtry said...

I bet that ya'll had been blast time up there. It was pretty pix during snow up there!!