Sunday, February 27, 2011

Chicago, Chicago... It's my kinda place!

I had plenty of adventures to go around this week. Monday I worked at a dental office. It was a great day, but didn't get home until 7:30pm. I did squeeze in a bike ride on the trainer. It was starting to get cold again, so some exercise indoors was necessary. Tuesday we got more snow, and I rode inside again. I also started to pack for my trip to Chicago. 

On Wednesday afternoon around 4pm I began my trek to Chicago. I rode the South Shore Line from South Bend to Chicago. It took about two hours and 30 minutes. It was quite a shock to start at the small airport in South Bend and get out of the train on Michigan Ave. in Chicago. I then walked about a half a mile to the hotel I was staying in with my parents.  I had to wait for awhile until their flight got in. So I read a lot of a new book I'm reading, Born to Run
Born to Run Signed Copy For Sale

Once the parents got in we got to enjoy a yummy dinner at Kitty O'Shea's.




 On Thursday, Big John, my stepdad, and I headed over to the Mid-winter Dental Mettings. He's a dentist, and I'm a dental hygienist. I was pretty fun because we got to hang out and talk about teeth! After our meetings my mom, Big John, and I met up with my cousin Emily. We ate a classic Chicago pizzeria. There's nothing like Chicago pizza.



Friday, Big John and I had more dental meetings. We did get to enjoy more good food that night. We ate at one of my mom's and my favorite restaurants, The Walnut Room, inside Macy's on Michigan Ave. The best part was dessert, Frango ice cream pie.
After eating and avoiding Chicago traffic, we headed back to Berrien Springs, where I was reunited with my wonderful husband.



Saturday we got to enjoy more time with my parents. We decided to celebrate Mom and Big John's birthday, because both of their birthdays are in March. We got them the game, Ticket to Ride. A fun game we were introduced to by our friends Carolyn and Tiago and Nick and Taryn. Overall a super great day!




 This morning we got up and met my parents at their hotel and headed to St. Joseph. We ate a greasy, but good, breakfast at Thornton's Hometown Cafe. We started to walk around St. Joseph, but the wind was too brisk. We did catch a glimpse of Lake Michigan. It amazed us how much of the ice had melted in just a couple of weeks since the last time we had been there. We did a little bit more driving around St. Joseph and Berrien Springs, but then we had to say our good-byes. My parents are now safely back in Georgia.
Thanks Mom and Big John for the fun week. We had a great time and were sad to see you leave. Love you!

Matt and I did get an 8 mile run in this afternoon. We're getting closer to the Holy Half. I am enjoying running in 40* weather much better than 10*-20*.

Proverbs 15:20 The Message
Intelligent children make their parents proud; lazy students embarrass their parents.

(I hope we are the intelligent ones, not the lazy ones!)


12 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you had such a great time with your mom & Big John!

    ReplyDelete
  2. For example, I want to lose 5 pounds of fat by February 25th.
    This means you have to answer to all these people when they ask for a
    report. The problem is that many do not follow through with their
    fitness plans and thus fail within the first 3 months of starting a
    new fitness plan or routine.

    my web site; click through the next site

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hey there! Do you know if they make any plugins to help with Search Engine Optimization?
    I'm trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I'm not seeing very good results.
    If you know of any please share. Thank you!

    Have a look at my web site :: source

    ReplyDelete
  4. I've listened to this a dozen or more times and still find it delightful and sooooo original in concept. Both the content and presentation of news are drastically different from what it used to be. Due to the recent horrifying terror attacks and other such couple of events people want to be aware and alerted of the whereabouts of the nation.

    Also visit my blog :: Latest Daily News

    ReplyDelete
  5. The new tablet would be a further extension of these concepts and yet another step into the future of computing for Apple.
    Researches have also found the Broccoli also contains necessary enzymes such as myrosinase in it.

    This secret Taoist soak will wash any lingering worries down the
    drain and give you a fabulous and fresh start.

    My web page; Latest Daily News

    ReplyDelete
  6. Helping optimistic people excel - in 7 areas of life is her mission.
    It will help the prospective health and fitness aspirant keep
    pace with the ever evolving world of fitness. What I tell my clients is
    that they need to schedule their fitness time like it's a doctor's appointment.


    Also visit my homepage; lumtice.com

    ReplyDelete
  7. Vanity Fair is stylish and well written, and they push the
    envelope in celebrity reporting, giving readers if not a balanced representation,
    then at least an interesting angle to a well known personality.
    You can give tips to the workers in the salon, restaurants where the
    star visit frequently. However, today, the wedding photographers capture photographs of
    moments that are precious and that you would cherish all your life; and, when you
    least expects the wedding photographer to
    capture you.

    My web blog ... latest celeb news

    ReplyDelete
  8. Touche. Solid reasons. Keep up the great spirit.


    My web page; custobox.com

    ReplyDelete
  9. What a funny blog! I really loved watching this funny video with my family unit as well as with my mates.


    Visit my webpage ... visit the next web site

    ReplyDelete
  10. " Forum Threads " Blog Comments " Corporate Blogging " Social Network Profiles " Link Baiting. You can give tips to the workers in the salon, restaurants where the star visit frequently. However, today, the wedding photographers capture photographs of moments that are precious and that you would cherish all your life; and, when you least expects the wedding photographer to capture you.

    Here is my web blog www.jobvargas.com

    ReplyDelete
  11. Information that informs the public and makes them good citizens is
    the kind of quality information that one can be proud to call news, and if it ever
    goes completely out of style, may the Lord help us, for it
    will be the end of civilization as we know
    it. Office goers and people who are travelling often do not get time to read news from the newspaper or watch
    it to get good information they could subscribe for sports SMS alerts.
    Due to the recent horrifying terror attacks and other such couple of
    events people want to be aware and alerted of the whereabouts
    of the nation.

    my blog post - international news

    ReplyDelete
  12. December is such a special month of the year - quality time with
    family, exchanging gifts, and sumptuous food all month long.
    Besides, people who are drinking enough fluids is a day usually have clearer complexion so drink up.
    Download Rosie's free report 5 Simple Steps to Fat Loss and start losing weight today.

    My website :: www.trustednewsnetwork.com

    ReplyDelete