Jessi and Scott came down to stay with us for the weekend, and on a whim we went into the city with them today …
We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect fall day -- just like five years ago.
… Ok, almost perfect. We were late getting out of the house and missed our train heading out. But we didn’t sweat it; the driving was good and our day wasn’t hinged on a train schedule.
… We immediately headed for Millennium Park and soaked in the atmosphere. And Phoebe -- dressed in her pumpkin orange sweatshirt, brown pants and looking adorable as ever -- loved it too. It was her first trip to the city after all …We caught a lunch at a Corner Bakery. I had the chicken pomodori panini, Kates had the Bavarian turkey sandwich, and Phoebe seemed to enjoy just watching us eat …
We walked Michigan Avenue and peaked inside some of the art shops …
And eventually hopped a bus to the Museum of Science & Industry. We had hoped to see the Smart Home exhibit, which costs an additional fee, but with barely 90 minutes to spare before the museum closed for the day we opted to get our money’s worth seeing the general exhibits instead. We saw the trains, the farm machinery, the airplanes …
And Phoebe made friends with the baby chicks in the genetics wing. I held her to the glass, she put her hands on the pane, and all the chicks came barreling toward her, pecking at the glass in front of her. Very cute.By 4:30, we were on a crowded CTA bus and heading back to Millennium Park to retrieve our car. Once there, appropriately, we saw two wedding parties strolling through the park …
From there, we cut over to Ontario and ate at Ed’s -- Ed Debevic’s. The cheeseburger I ordered wasn’t nearly as good as I’d remembered, but the place was lively -- complete with the diner’s spunky wait staff and a slew of high schoolers streaming through in homecoming dance attire … Good eats. Great fun.
And don’t forget the dancing on the tables ...
This is what Pheebs thought of the scene …
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