Wednesday, November 23, 2011

My kinda town...


...Chicago is.

Not sure why Chicago has always been on the list of cities I wanted to visit. Maybe it's Mrs. O'Leary's cow or Al Capone ... (ok I'll admit it's all those Andrew Greeley novels) It's always seemed a romantic place to me. So when our friends Scott and Cindy suggested we come for a visit it was a big YES! Everything fell into place so easily, as if it was meant to be.

We started by putting a list of "must sees" together. Mark being the Food Network addict he is, had a list of restaurants and food that were an absolute must. Deep dish pizza and Italian beef sandwiches topped the list. For me, the list included Millennium Park, the big coffee bean, the Art Institute of Chicago and dipping my toes in Lake Michigan.

It was a whirlwind visit but we managed to fit everything in. Our terrific hosts made sure each and every item on the wish list was crossed off. It was exactly what the doctor ordered: full of laughter, togetherness, food and fun and just enough sight-seeing. We need this time to reconnect-- to rediscover what it is that we cherish in one another.

So scratch another Great Lake, a few masterpiece paintings and deep dish pizza off the list. This is shaping up to be an awesome 50th year.