Michelle flew from Florida on her birthday to visit for a few days. As soon as she stepped off the plane, we both nearly cried. Yes, we were the huggy people in the terminal who wouldn't move out of the way. We started our vacation with a birthday dinner and some True Blood. Michelle is a major Sam lover!
The next day we went to Grabill for some homemade candy and fudge along with a stroll around the antiques area. Michelle got to see the Amish, corn, and avoid poo. Then we were off to lunch with my lunch buddies at the Dash. Exceptional food and conversation, followed by a tour of the grand library because I had to show off where I work. After a brief change of clothes we were off for a GNO that included the hubby. Dinner at Henry's, the International Fest Block Party (love men in kilts, good music), Flashback (the pregnant woman was the only one to hit the dance floor, but we could talk, since no one else was there), and Rum Runners (seriously, last call at 11:30). Normally, I would have pics, but the battery on my camera died.
The next day we were out the door early for the Johnny Appleseed Festival. Lots of caramel corn, apple dumplings, apple petals (the best), apple cider, steak sandwiches, turkey legs, hay, and many bought items, we were ready for Chicago. One of the things I love about Michelle, she doesn't mind my singing in the car. We arrived in Chicago only to receive a suite instead of our normal room on Michigan Ave. Yea!!! We had dinner at House of Blues (great southern food), drinks and a quick viewing of some football games at PJ Clarke's, Navy Pier (I chickened out on the Ferris Wheel), Reagle Beagle (Stay Puft Smorestini is awesome deliciousness, along with great 80s music), and Second City (amazing show followed by a rehearsal of their new material, 2.5 hours of great comedy).
The next day (no hangovers for us gals), we left for the Adler Planetarium and wounded up at the Tailgate Party for the Bears vs. Steelers game. We never made it to the Planetarium. We drove down to MOSI to see the Harry Potter exhibit, but only got to see the Ford Anglia instead. We did go on a fantastic walk thru Hyde Park, ate at a cute neighborhood restaurant, and went on an excellent tour of Robie House. Drove back home in time to have our garlicy leftovers from the birthday dinner and watch Twilight and True Blood.
Overall, a wonderful vacation, in which I remembered why I adore Michelle so much. Can't wait to see you again in 6 months.
4 comments:
I'm glad I get to put a live face to her, as opposed to flat photos! Your weekend sounds so jam-packed, it's a wonder you can think, much less type. But it's good she got a true knowledge of Fort Wayne: lots of food and no nightlife. Add Amish, corn and poo and you have a real feel for Indiana. Uncivilized, yes, but Chicago is just up the road. I hope we can all get together with Michelle next time. Six months? Let's see... Just in time for March blizzards and spring floods!
I had a wonderful time on our vacation. Thanks to all of your Indiana friends for being so nice as to hang out with me. Everyone was super sweet and friendly. Fort Wayne was an interesting place to visit and Chicago was awesome (I even got to visit Chicago twice because my flight got re-routed there on the way home!), but I don't know that I'll come back North when there is any possibility of snow. Sorry, just too chicken for that. I love the pics by the way, can't wait to see the rest of them, let me know when you have them up on flickr, ok?
I have agreed to return to Florida in 6 or so months for a weekend visit. BTW, photos ar eon Flickr. I'll try to find time to put them on FB. Thanks to my FW friends for making the visit fun!
Robie House! How cool! I haven't been there since high school. I admit to being a bit envious of your trip to Chicago. Visiting there is one of my favorite things to do. It was fun to meet Michelle and I'm so glad she got to see the Amish.
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