Sunday morning, we woke up and headed to church. Z and I go to Park Community Church in Lincoln Park... just down the road from our apartment. I was so glad that my family got to go to with us while they were here! After church, we got brunch at our very favorite place... Jam and Honey! SO yummy!!! Everything there is amazing... the omelets, egg sandwiches, and especially the stuffed french toast!
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| Bryant and Dad at brunch |
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| Me and my mom at brunch |
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| The whole family outside of Jam and Honey |
After such an amazing and filling brunch, we needed a rest, ha! We headed back to the apartment for a while. Later that afternoon, I took my parents over to the lake. The view there is so beautiful. We really enjoyed just taking it all in!
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| Love my daddy so much! |
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| Such a relaxing spot by the lake |
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| The Diversey Harbor down the street from our apartment. And such a cute pic of my parents! |
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| Cute! |
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| Love you, Mom! |
That evening, we all piled in the car and drove around to see a few other parts of the city. I didn't take any pictures, but we went to Chinatown, the Loop, and Southloop. There are so many different neighborhoods in Chicago. It's amazing to see how different each area of the city really is!
For dinner that night {pretty late that night since we had such an amazing brunch!}, we ordered wings. When my family arrived, Bryant asked if we had ever tried Wingstop. We had not, even though it is only one block from our new apartment. So we ordered some food, and the guys walked over to pick it up. It was so yummy!!! You really can't go wrong with wings and fries ;) We ended the night with another movie {Z and I are big movie fans, ha!}. Another great day!
Monday, Z and I both had to work. It was a little sad to leave my family for the day, but I couldn't get off on Monday :/ It worked out fine though. I took the bus {as usual} and left the car for my family... and asked them to pick me up ;) So once I got off at 2 we walked around Old Town {near my school} for a while. This is one of my favorite areas of Chicago, so I was glad we got a chance to explore! We checked out the bike shop, olive oil store, spice shop, and fudge shop. We also went to the cutest little coffee shop down the street from our apartment, which was perfect since I needed a little pick-me-up after the crazy day I had! Z worked until about 6, and then we all headed to the Cubs game!!! We decided to walk. It's about a mile to Wrigley, and we knew parking wasn't an option. It was such a nice night, so it ended up being a great walk! The game was so much fun. We got hot dogs and beers/sodas for dinner, yum! The Cubs ended up losing {normal}. But it was such a fun night!
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| Family pic at the Cubs game. It was a perfect night for baseball! |
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| These two are trouble when they get together, ha! |
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| My sweet hubby! |
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| Such a fun night! |
Tuesday was my mom's birthday!!! Z had to work, but thankfully, I got the day off ;) We had a pretty lazy morning. I made bran muffins and coffee, and we watched the Today show {my favorite!} A little later on, my mom and I went to a few adorable shops in Lincoln Park, including Lush {such an amazing shop where they sell handmade beauty products} and Glazed and Infused {the yummiest doughnut shop I have ever been to!!}. It was a lot fun! We went back to the apartment, loaded up the car and picked up my dad and brother. Then we headed to REI {an outdoor store} and downtown for Garrett's Popcorn {yum!} and to pick up Z. We had a dinner reservation for my mom's bday at Topo Gigio, an Italian restaurant in Old Town. It was so delicious and such a fun birthday celebration dinner!! We even topped it off with tiramisu... YUM!!
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| Mom's birthday dinner at Topo Gigio | ' |
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| Happy birthday Mom! That tiramisu was so yum! |
Sadly, after dinner we had to take them to the airport :/ It was hard to say goodbye, but hopefully we're headed down soon enough so it won't be too long before we see them again. I'm so thankful for the time we got to spend together exploring Chicago!!! I miss them all already :( and can't wait to see them again soooon! Thanks for the fun time together and the amazing memories!
