Mother's Day Weekend

Wow! What a fun weekend. Jennifer and I met Friday in Chicago. She got in shortly before noon and we were off. We ate lunch at a little authentic Mexican restaurant (you can never have enough Mexican food!). Then hit Michigan Ave. First thing we noticed was that it was considerably colder than what was originally predicted. Needless to say neither Jennifer nor I brought jackets. We happened to stumble across a Tall Girl shop so we made a quick dash is to find me a jacket. I found a white denim jacket and a shirt that was really kind of out of my norm. As Paul would say, a boob shirt. We then shopped until our feet and backs ached. We found a Benigans and stopped for a drink. We really didn't want dinner at Benigan's so we went in search of a restaurant that wasn't in KC or Cincinnati. After walking blocks past where we thought our restaurant of choice was suppose to be, we settled for the restaurant inside the Hilton. For one thing, it was WARM!!! Man, it got to be really windy! We decided that we would end up spending some good money on cab fares but it was worth it. We were so exhausted that we were in our jams by 8:30pm
Saturday morning we got up had breakfast at Starbucks then headed to Sears Tower when it opened. We planned that very well. NO LINES. However, by the time we left there were lines! We then did some more shopping at Nordstrom Rack. This place was the bargain find!!! So much so that I had to buy a bigger suitcase!! Well, truth be told, the suitcase I took was Mom and Dad's since ours was broken so I was basically just replacing ours. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! :) Saturday early evening we went out to Navy Pier. We ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp. VERY good. There was a prom going on and a couple of graduation ceremony so people watching was fun. We caught a cab from Navy Pier back to Michigan Ave that we didn't think we would survive. This crazy driver was honking at other drivers, passing on the left into oncoming traffic. We were so happen to have our feet planted firmly on the ground. It took a couple of minutes before we could quit laughing and shaking!
Sunday morning was breakfast again at Starbucks then headed out to find Red door Spa for our pedicures. OMG! What awesome pedicures. We spent way too much on them but I have soft heels and that is a plus! Got to the airport in plenty of time. I was the first one on the plane after preboards. Loved it. Front seat. Lots of leg room. Got home to a sweet husband and two beautiful little girls with flowers and handmade cards. They missed me! As it should be ;)