Chicago, IL & Fort Wayne, IN

We ran into some traffic on the way into Chicago.  It took us about 45 minutes just to get to Nate and Cait’s once we were in Chicago, but we made it.  We made some drinks and waited for Cait to get out of work before going to dinner at Rocks.  It was good food, and good company.  It was nice to see them as it has been a while.  After dinner we walked down by Wrigley Field, and went to the bars.  It was crazy down there so we didn’t stay long, and we ended up going to a bar closer to the apartment.  We had a really good time.

The next day we tour the city, starting with the Sears Tower (now known as Willis Tower).   After that we ate lunch at a Pizza place that was awesome.  The deep dish, stuffed pizza was so good.  Then we went down to the park, and saw the outdoor amphitheatre, and the fountain.   Then we went to the movies and saw Get Him to the Greek.  It was really funny.  Then we went to Navy Pier to walk around, and get some Haagen Dazs Mudslides.  They were delicious.  We headed back to the apartment and ordered Thai Food for dinner, and watch a movie since we were tired from walking around all day.

The next morning we got up and headed down to the beach and rented Kayaks for an hour and Kayaked in Lake Michigan.  It was really windy, and the water was choppy, so we were completely soaked when we were finished.  It was really fun and we had a blast on the water.  After changing our clothes, we said our goodbyes and hit the road again.  Our next stop was Fort Wayne, IN to visit Jon and Candy.

We got there around 6:30 pm on Sunday.  We had dinner, and somehow managed to finish 4 bottles of wine.  After I went to bed the boys kept drinking, and at some point I heard them break out the blender for Margaritas.  Haha.  The next morning we went out to breakfast to cure the boys of their hangover.  We also went to AT&T to get my new phone activated, and restored.  That’s right, I have a phone again.  Yay! I’m connected! Haha.  It was just like old times, as next we hit up the mall.  It was like eCopy lunch hour.  We headed back to the house for the boys to take a nap, and relax.  That night we went to dinner at Cork n’ Cleaver.  It was really good, and different. The menu was on an actual cleaver.  We had the Prime Rib and it was amazing.  The next day Billy and I went shopping for food and last minute necessities for Bonnaroo.  Then we had to figure out how to get everything in the car.  We made Jon and Candy stuff shells for dinner, and watched Avatar before going to bed.

This morning we had a long day of driving to Tennessee to meet Courtney and Casey at a hotel about two hours from the venue.  Then tomorrow we drive to Bonnaroo and set up camp for 4 days! Yaaay! It’s going to be crazy!  Below are some pictures from Chicago, IL and Fort Wayne, IN.

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