IT’s NOT EUROPE BUT…
We had another 1/2 family reunion in Chicago this past weekend. Kevin and Jen were to fly in - Roanoke to Philadelphia to O’Hare ... best laid plans - they ended up Roanoke - Philadelphia - Cincinnati and then Rachel drove them here and we drove them to Chicago. Marie was to pick up her husband at “the airport” - Marie was at O’Hare but Tom was at Midway so as long as it was kind of on our way ... Kevin, Rachel, and Jen all hopped out of the car at the beginning of the ramp, ran inside to use the restroom, ran out the door and managed to get in the car before we had driven 15 feet. It has been a long time since we had 5 people in the van! We had a nice visit. Dave and I went up the Sears Tower and did the architecture boat tour. It was good but too much information to absorb! Sunday morning Kevin and Jen left (their 5th airport in 2 days), Dave left for Duluth, and Rachel and I drove back here. Kitty ended up getting bit by 2 of the 4 dogs there and 1 dog bit another - I think next year the extra dogs will stay home…
Posted by Maureen on 08/08 at 10:59 PM
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Dog bites? what was going on? I love the boat tour. But yes there is lots of info. We took it a few years ago and were amazed at all the changes in the past few years. There is no lack of things to do in Chicago but my favorite is to walk on the beach. I used to work across the street from the Art Institute (when they didn’t charge to get in) and I would go to eat lunch there regularly. There are so many boutique museums that most people don’t know about too.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/09 at 05:17 PM
Yes they were still filming the movie - so I guess I’ll have to see it.
I like touring Chicago but it was 1 1/2 hour train ride from Aurora. We took the 8:20 train in and the 2:40 home - which still felt like a long day.
The dogs biting Kitty was unintentional - she had been playing fetch with them and they misunderstood something - it was a puncture wound on the top side of her arm and bruised on the bottom. The second - one dog just bit the other dogs ear - not playing.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/09 at 06:29 PM
Family gatherings are always full of adventures!! I love visiting Chicago -it has a such a unique feel to it, and plenty to do! Glad that Kevin, Jen and Rachel could be with you all!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/10 at 05:39 PM
i used to complain, growing up 45 min. from Chicago, that most of our outings were chicago but truly there is a lot to do in Chicago so now I don’t mind it when my sister decides to take me into Chicago to celebrate a special birthday or we go for a family get together like last week. Maureen, did you notice if they were still filmimg the new transformer’s movie by the Chicago River? They were the last two weeks!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/09 at 11:44 AM