Quick Chicago Recap

Day 2 - 5

Day 2 : I drop off the boys for their 9am tee time and head to Prairie Trail for a 6mile run. Weather was great. Scenery....beautiful. I would have done 8-10 but it was getting too hot out.

Pick the boys up. We head to BW for lunch. I order 8 wings and 2 Vodka Tonics.

Head home. Rest. Then get ready for a drunken night out. We hit up 4 bars: Uncle Fatty's, The Stretch (where we had these awesome yet dangerous ice tea vodka's served in jars), Trader Todd's (karaoke joint), and the 4th bar....nasty jello shot place where some girl bit my "va-gene".....



We end the night with a late night/early morning breakfast @ Elly's.

We pass out at one of Oliver's homey's place. 3 of us on one couch and Oliver somewhere else.
Geezus. Slept in my bar clothes. Didn't brush. Didn't wash my face. Hung over.
Leaving in the morning was like doing the walk of shame but....without the shame =P
This takes us to.....


DAY 3

I wanted pho. Instead, Oliver takes us to this other place - I can't remember the name - but it had a HUGE menu....literally. Food was perfect. My eyes were bigger than my stomach.
I order Korean Seafood Soup and a Vietnamese Tofu Sandwich...AND top it off with an avocado shake.

Get back to Oliver's and we pass out for a few hours. It's their neice's 5th birthday and grumpa's 88th birthday dinner at the "Aurora" house. We have dinner there and hang out for a few hours before heading back to Oliver's to get ready for another night of drunken fun but with more cousins this time.

We end up at a bar called Saddle Up. Enough said there. Country and hip-hop with haole's.
Of course we end the evening with late night eats. And where else other than....WHITE CASTLE. Duh. Can't go to Chicago and NOT go to White Castle. Gawd forbid.....


DAY 4

The cousins golf. I'm home alone with Guinness all morning/afternoon. I did nothing all day.The boys finally get home like almost 3pm I think. We have a late lunch and they pass out.
So I go for a 3.25 mile jog. Thank goodness the weather is nice!

Later in the evening, we head to the Aurora house again for one more dinner with the family.
We sleep at Marc & Agnes's this night.


DAY 5

Since I was left home alone yesterday and did nothing...today is my day! We go to Willis Tower to check out the Sky Deck. Absolutely beautiful =)

Lunch at Al's Beef. Of course the only thing on the menu that I can have are fries. So, again, my eyes are bigger than my tummy. I put in 2 orders of fries WITH cheese dip. I feel sick after finishing 1 order.

We head to downtown for the couple hours we have left for....you guessed it....MORE SHOPPING! =)
I bought more stuff to shove in my luggage.
4:30 rolls around. Time to head to the airport and go home...... =(

Too much drinking and too many bad food choices. My excuse? I'M ON VACATION!!!

See you again soon Chicago =)