My cousin was married in Chicago this past weekend. My Mom, sisters, and I all wanted to go so we decided to make a girl's weekend out of it. Kaden came too so I guess it wasn't only for girls. We all flew out Thursday. We had 2 rooms next to each other so we had fun staying up late and giggling. The wedding wasn't until Saturday afternoon so we had all day Friday and Saturday morning to do whatever.
We decided to spend Friday downtown Chicago. We started off at Navy Pier. I love all the shops here. Then we went on an architectural tour of the city on a boat. The Chicago River runs right through so you get a great view of lots of buildings plus the history behind them. So cool and I definitely recommend it! Then we walked to Millennial Park and saw The Bean. That night for dinner we went to a Japanese restaurant Ali recommended. It is called Tamarind. It was delicious! Friday night we went on quite the adventure trying to find Coldstone. We laughed a lot and eventually found ourselves in the neighborhood my Mom grew up in. We ate our ice cream on a bench while my Mom told us her childhood stories. It was a memorable night.
Saturday we shopped at Oak Brook Mall near our hotel. It is a really fun out door mall with every store you could possibly want. That afternoon we went to my cousins wedding ceremony and dinner. It was really nice and fun to be there for her.
We went to church Sunday and enjoyed meeting my Mom's old friends from when she lived there. That afternoon we drove along Lake Michigan and walked along the beach also. It was so beautiful! If we ever moved out of Utah I think Chicago would be at the top of my list of cities to move to. We flew home that night and Kaden did awesome on the plane, thank goodness!
Hopefully we can make it a tradition to go on more girls' trips in the future. I had a great time!
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| Betsy, Kaden and I at Navy Pier |
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| Mom, Sisters, Kaden and me at the end of the pier. |
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| On the boat enjoying our architectural tour. |
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| The Bean at Millennial Park |
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| Yummy Japanese Restaurant downtown. |
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| Megan and Derick |
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| My sleepy date at the wedding |
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| Sleepy on the way home |
