CHICAGO!!!

Well we survived the "Windy City"!! We had such a great time...when we got to Chicago we checked into your hotel and then decided to hit Michigan Ave..that is where the shopping is!! To get downtown we decided to take the "L"... It was pretty interesting riding it!! Later on we meant Jerry's friend Amy out for dinner at the "rain forest cafe". It is such a cool place to eat with all the animals and the thunderstorm that happens every 15 minutes...its all fake of course!! The next day we decided to go back downtown and take a ferry ride and learn about all the different buildings..I have to say Chicago is a very beautiful city with all its big buildings and I think it is so neat that there is a river that runs through the city. After the tour we were all starving so we went to this pizza places called "Giordano's"("The Ellen Show" was there once when they were in town filming) the pizza was awesome!! With full belly's we decided to walk it off by shopping again but this time we went on State street... and I must say the shops that were there were definitely more in our price range. Then when we were finally shopped out it was time to go meet up with John and Benjamin (two of our friends that use to live in Columbus but now live in Chicago) we are staying with them for our remaining time in Chicago. When we got to there apartment we got settle in and then decided to go out for food and drinks!! We went to this place called "Hamburger Mary's"..they had great hamburgers and fries...they had this martini there called the "Dolly Parton" it was sooooo gooood!!! Then we went to a couple other little bars and after one to many martini's it was time to go home to bed!! The next morning you could say I wasn't feeling so hot ( not use to drinking I am a mother now...hahaha!!) So we all got ready and went to get something to eat and then we went to the Field Museum...what an awesome place that is.We saw "Sue" the largest fully put together T-Rex ever found..her skull that is on the body is just a casting the real skull is in a case that is there. The reason it is not her body is because the skull it self weighs over 600 pounds and if they would put it on the body it would topple over..we saw a lot of other interesting things too!! But then it was time to leave to go get ready for Madonna!!! I can't wait ...so we went back and got ready and then went and got something to eat...and then it was time!!! When we got there I got my program and my T-shirt and we went to our seats....then it went dark....it was time!! The concert was amazing!! She looked and sounded great!! It was probably my favorite concert of hers that I have seen!! When we got home I went right to bed I was pooped! The next day it was time to go back home...I am so excited to see Reese & Brian and the boys...I missed them a lot!!
Why I was gone Reese and Brian had a busy weekend too...Saturday night Brian went to the OSU game...it was a night game..they played Penn State. They lost but not by much. Why Brian was at the game Reese stayed with Mimi (Pam) she had a good time! The next morning Brian went over to Don & Cindy's to help put in a garage door..when he was done he went and got Reese.
When I got home we were all so excited to see each other..why I was gone Reese started doing some new babble sounds..it is so cute! We decided to go get something to eat and the go visit Vivian in the nursing home..she had surgery again on her hip. She is doing great!! Then we came home and called it a night..we were all exhausted!!