Chicago

Last Friday, I road tripped to Chicago and met up with my friend Kelly from PA. Since we are moving from Ohio this weekend and we currently live 6 hours from there, I figured why not go. What a fantastic city-tons to do, beautiful architecture, and fabulous food. Definitely the NY of the Midwest. We jammed so much into three days...every place we went, I absolutely recommend. Below is just a taste of what I experienced.

I passed wind mills in Indiana en route to Chicago

first glimpse of Chicago....I know I shouldn't have taken pics while driving
strolling the Navy Pier

beach :)

Lake Michigan was pretty warm but the wind made it a bit chilly to swim

a beach overlooking a city...love it!

first taste of deep dish at Giordanos

so delicious!

strolling near Chicago River

this is my I<3 Chicago shot

scene from Sears Tower

all those little dots are boats

it's 1,700 ft down!

my partner in crime for the weekend

headstand on observation deck of Sears Tower

looking down was so freaky

I always see Mennonites on vacation

Kelly getting the current Chicago issues and signing a petition...such an activist

in the Art Institute of Chicago...a Talouse-Letrec for dad:)

they had one of my favorite paintings

armor art

a big mirror looking thing

reflection

Sears Tower from afar

Buckingham fountain in Millennium Park

Thai food in Chicago

having a good time

going to a swanky champagne bar

found my dream car

some beautiful architecture I came across

the biggest doughnut break you'll ever see, j/k

only happy faces after tasting Garrett's Popcorn- absolutely worth the hour wait

me with the Chicago Mix (cheddar and caramel)

We visited Jane Addams' Hull House-what a fascinating lady. Look her up on Google if you don't know what she did.

Chicago style pizza round 2-this time at Gino's East look at that crust

We saw Second City comedy club where many SNL players hail from. The best part was they pick me from the audience to be in their skit. I had a blast.

just strolling around Chicago

Remember that 80s show Perfect Strangers...kinda reminded me of that

again just capturing the local scene

more architecture

The last day I toured the Chicago Theater built in 1921 as a silent movie theater

the crest of the owners of the theater

the ceiling

intricacies of the theater

stairwell

making my debut on stage

the famous sign

crossing into Ohio on the way home