What originally was supposed to be a pit stop for a wedding turned into a full girls weekend, with Jess' mom, Melinda, along for the fun.
[this picture has nothing to do with the narrative — I just love it]
Jess and Melinda arrived on a Wednesday afternoon. Heath picked them up and, after grabbing some coffee, brought them over to my office so they could check out the digs and meet some co-workers. That night, we went to Art Pizza Cafe which, for those in the know, has some of the best (and garlic-y) bruschetta in the city of Chicago.
Since I had to work Thursday and Friday, Jess and Melinda made the most of our fair city, spending one day downtown and the next day exploring the Lincolns (Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park).
Thursday night was, of course, Heath's birthday extravaganza at Moody's, which worked out well because they got to meet a lot of our Chicago friends. Friday, we enjoyed the flavorful and fantastic Opart Thai.
Saturday was our day about town. After breakfast we went up to 10,000 Villages in Evanston so the ladies could explore their one-of-a-kind merchandise. We then went on a driving tour of the neighborhoods that Heath and I have been scouting for future homes. We made our way back downtown to pick up our gear for Sunday's race (more info in a bit) and then traipsed over to Navy Pier. We had some wings at Riva on the pier and then went up the stairs to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the current home to "Rod Blagojevich Superstar," a Second City musical. It was a humorous take on our corrupt former governor and his crew, followed by a wonderful improv set, as usual.
Sunday morning, Jess and I got up early and headed over to Montrose Harbor for Fleet Feet's Women's 5 and 10K — we were running the 5. It was a nice, cool morning and we had a great time running along the lakeshore. It was neat to be able to do something like that together.
After showers, we all went to M.Henry in Andersonville for some "brunch as an art form" goodies. A little streetside shopping at the Lincoln Square block party and then we were off to the airport.
So great to have you guys in the city, even for a little while!
1 comment:
I loved the visit!! Man we got to do a lot! I wish I had you close by to run with all the time, it made it SO much fun. I am gonna look for an 8k to sign up for next:) As I'm commenting...I'm thinking of your wonderful friends we met Thursday who knew of me through the blog. Hi to all you fun Heath and Thais friends! It was great meeting you! Can't wait for our next gathering...hopefully sooner than this past span of time. PS LOVE THE NEW HEADER!!!
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