My FABULOUS husband (yes, that is you Brad) surprised me with an early birthday trip to Chicago. For those of you who don't know this birthday is a big one for me.......dare I say I will be 3-0. He informed me about 3 weeks ago that we would be going to a weekend trip without Avery Reese...eek! But he kept the destination a secret. The suspense was killing me, what should I wear, what will we be doing, who is babysitting my angel, etc.
My mom showed up to our house Friday evening.....reliable babysitter-check. Brad finally told me on the way to the airport. He gave me a card and enclosed were two tickets to the U2 360 concert in Chicago. YIPEE!! Destination-check, fun evening on the town-check. Neither one of us had been to Chicago. After a slight flight delay due to fog, we dropped off the luggage at the hotel and hit the streets of Chicago. The weather was amazing. We took a boat tour of the city along the river and learned about the amazing arcitecture and skyscrapers. Then we did some browsing, I would like to say shopping, but who am I kidding......like I was going to get a trip to Chicago and a Louis Vuitton. Then we went to a wonderful and classic Chicago dinner at the Chophouse. Then we headed to the U2 concert.........Bono is the MAN!! Best concert ever! Sunday morning we were able to sleep in (first time in 9 months) and enjoyed breakfast in bed. We packed our bags and headed to the aquarium, which was surprisingly cool.
We had a wonderful time just the two of us. I only called home to check on Avery Reese a few times, which is good considering this was my first time away from her overnight. (And look we both survived!)
U2 stage and the 80,000+ concert goers
Chicago skyline and the new Trump Tower at center
Cruising along the river 
Sears Tower
Brad rowing......should I tell him it is fake
2 comments:
How FUN!!!!!! See, 30 isn't so bad! :)
So jealous! My favorite city!!
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