Chicago Again!

In May, Joe and I finally went on our first real trip together (we have been together for 4.5 years so it was long over due).  Our friend is in Chicago for an internship this summer so we knew we wanted to go visit.  As we compared schedules, we realized that Memorial Day weekend was the best time to do this so neither Joe or I had to take off work.  We decided to take the train down out of Battle Creek so we could leave after Joe got out of class on Friday.  Once again, I was on a train to Chicago with report cards around the corner so I spent my train ride to and from Chicago grading.  We overslept our first morning there but sleep was so nice, especially at the end of the school year.  After we figured out our bus pass, we headed to the Field Museum with our friend and her roommate.

Sue!

While this was my fourth time in Chicago, I had not been to the Field Museum in 14 years.  I knew Sue was there but didn't remember much else until we were going through the exhibits.  We spent over four hours at the museum and loved all of it!

My favorite picture from the trip.

After we left the museum, we walked around Chicago and did the tourist stuff.  The Bean, Magnificent Mile, Pizza, etc.  It was hot and busy but definitely worth it. Joe had never been to the heart of Chicago before so he was enjoying it a lot (more than I expected him to).  

Just us and the hundreds of other people taking pictures with the sign.

A big condition of going to Chicago was that Joe wanted to go to a Cubs game.  He had been to one before but they weren't very good at the time and lost the game.  Our friend lived about a mile from Wrigley so we walked over there after breakfast.  It was really fun experiencing a game in an original stadium and the atmosphere is so different for games in different places.  The Cubs won and we were able to see the Blue W fly over the stadium!

I wonder where we are from?

Our train out wasn't until Monday evening so we had most of the day to spend in the city.  We decided to walk around Navy Pier and the Mag Mile some more.  The weather was great and we loved walking around and enjoying it!  Our weekend was a blast and I think Joe has caught a bit of my wanderlust as well.  Our next big trip together will be our honeymoon and I cannot wait!