Saturday, December 5, 2009

Thanksgiving in Chicago

Well, it's about time I came back to the blogging world. I am sorry for the absence. A lot has been going on, including our trip to the windy city.
It was WONDERFUL.
Let me just say first of all, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to our hosts Jeff and Aimie. They were so wonderful to let us stay the whole week with them. It was so nice to be around family playing games and eating wonderful food.

We shopped, wandered around the city, visited the botanical gardens, and enjoyed the Thanksgiving Day parade. Gosh, it was fun.

First up, downtown Chicago.






That's Dan on the left, his little bro Jody in the middle, and Jody's friend Steve on the right

It's hard to describe how beautiful this city is. It was stunning. One of the greatest places was Grant Park, we spent a lot of time there taking pictures by the sculptures,







watching the ice skaters,





and admiring the incredible outdoor amphitheater. You might recognize this theatre from when Oprah did a show here last year. The pictures don't do it justice.




This is just a peak into our trip, I will post more this week, I promise.

PS
Friday night movies will return this week too.

2 comments:

BECKY said...

Wow! What a fun, fun trip! Looks a bit chilly too!!! Love all the shots of Chicago. Can't wait to hear more about it!!!

Michelle @ Twig said...

Oh yay your trip! I want to hear more about it...meaning we need a good phone call wouldn't you say?