Quick Trip to Chicago

It turns out that Sam has never been to Chicago, so thinking that he should at least see what it's like, I arranged a trip there over Presidents' Day weekend. It was not the best weather. On Saturday it snowed, and then by Monday it was raining. So we mostly did indoor things. We went to the Field Museum:

And then got very wet in the snow on the way back. My friend invited me to her bachelorette party, which happened to be that weekend, and so I spent the evening with them. We painted some mugs and played some games and that was fun.

We also went to the Garfield Conservatory, which I didn't think I'd been too before but it was very cool. Here's me with an ugly plant:

That afternoon, we went to see Second City. They were really funny, although Sam was a bit disappointed that they didn't do more improv (we went to see a "best of" show).

Despite the rain, we managed to get a picture of Sam with the Bean:

We stopped by the Chicago Cultural Center for a look at the Tiffany ceilings, and then finished up with a trip to Russian Tea Time, which was just as charming as I'd hoped from walking past on the way to work.

We also went on a "Chicago Crime Tour", which was kind of disappointing because they bused us around the city to look at mostly empty lots and alleyways where something significant had happened. The gangster stories were somewhat interesting though. Anyway, it was a fun trip and we had a great time. Maybe next time we can stay a bit longer and visit the Gages too!