The Windy City

So I finally got out of the house, and I mean really out of the house. I was able to enjoy a weekend in chicago with some of my best girlfriends. It was a lot of prep to get on the road but once on my way I could barely contain my excitement! Of course I was sad to leave Eloise but she was in good hands on Friday with her aunt Lani and then the very capable hands of her dad for the rest of the weekend. Every now and then a little thought of Eloise would creep into my mind but as long as I didn't think about her too much I was okay.

On Friday I didn't feel too far from home as we hung out with baby Liam all afternoon. It feels very normal to have a baby around constantly! I can't believe I didn't take any photos, Liam has baby hair to die for! Then it was a low key evening at a bar and a good night's sleep in a hotel bed! I did kind of feel like we fit into the saying "you know you're getting old when...everyone is cool with turning in at 10:30pm on a friday night." We had been enjoying adult beverages since the afternoon so technically we'd been out for hours.

(I am very greasy in all photos...it was hot and humid in chi-town)

Court, me, Kate

Linds, Clark, Strong

On Saturday we enjoyed the Cubs fans in Wrigleyville. Again, hot and greasy...but fun.

Love the Thomsen sisters and of course strong.

This bar had cans of summer shandy, perfection on a hot summer day.

And then, the celeb sighting. Well, no one that I really knew but Kate is apparently a huge fan of the show Reno 9-1-1 and this guy in the white shirt is one of the stars (??). You could tell his group thought they were pretty special but they were funny nonetheless!


We ended up at a bar with this:

After that the photos got even greasier and aren't quite blog appropriate.

A long fun day, a slightly rough morning and back home to celebrate Father's Day on Sunday afternoon. One more photo (where I am a bit more refreshed) with my travel buddy!


All in all a successful first weekend away. A tad bit crazy and not really a restful two days but now I've had a good dose of baby-free girlfriend fun to last awhile. Thanks ladies!!!