BJ and I returned late Sunday evening from our "baby-moon" in Chicago. We had a truly wonderful time.
We dropped our dogs off at BJ's parents' home in Alton the previous Sunday evening and left early Monday morning on the Amtrak for Union Station. I am now a big fan a train travel. Basically, you get to sit back, relax, and read while someone else does the driving. As you can tell from the photo on the left, BJ has now corrupted me to such a point that I am actually reading his uber-nerdy fantasy books.
We stayed at the Whitehall Hotel. It is actually considered a historical landmark in Chicago. It is only a half of a block from Michigan Avenue and only two blocks from the Water Tower (and, more importantly, the Ghiradelli Store - yum!) Since it is a very old hotel, the rooms were really quiant. Being a lover of all things old, I adored it.
Monday afternoon, we went to Shedd Aquarium, which was really fun to go through. Then, we took a water taxi across the lake to Navy Pier for dinner. After an entire month of sweltering heat in Kentucky, we were really into the lake breeze and Chicago's lower-80s and upper-70s temps. This is us on the boat. Please ignore my wispies. My hair does funny thing in wind.
On Tuesday, we went to the Field Museum and the Art Institute. Here are some random pictures we took while walking to the places.
This is in front of the Art Institute.
And, of course, we got way too much cute stuff for the baby.
This is in front of the Art Institute.
On our last day in Chicago, we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Conservatory.
Thursday morning, we headed back to Alton, and Friday, we went to Markle, Indiana for a baby shower with BJ's family. It was so nice seeing everyone.
And, of course, we got way too much cute stuff for the baby.
Overall, it was just a splendid week. I now feel ready to face the next seven weeks, which looks to include seven-ish more weeks of work, more intense rib pain and daily swelling of the feet, lots of organizing around the house trying to fit truck loads of baby stuff, unimaginable pain, and (wha-lah) a baby! I can do this. No really, I can.
1 comment:
No matter how much you think you like train travel do not think it would be a good idea to ride it all the way to Texas. It is a very long ride, and you will feel dirtier than when you leave the airport.
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