The race is on Sunday, so last year we came up on Saturday and went to the aquarium and ate at cool restaurants.
That worked out so well, that we decided to do the same thing this year, but to go to the Field Museum instead.
Where we saw Michael Jackson before he was reincarnated.
I do love going to a big city around Christmas time. Everything is so decorated and festive.
The Native American exhibits were really cool.
My brother-in-law suggested that we check out the Pawnee Earth Lodge and he wasn't wrong. There was just a warm, cozy, feel in there.
I really love dinosaurs, so I warned John that we would be spending time hanging out with them...And taking pictures of them photo bombing each other, apparently.
This is the T-Rex skeleton that a woman named Sue found parts of in South Dakota. How cool is that?
After a few hours we had reached our museum saturation point and it was getting late, so we headed to our Air-BnB in Andersonville.
We were lucky enough to catch the gorgeous sunset over the water too.
We had never been to Andersonville before. It was originally made up of a large Nordic/Swedish population, but now there is a big gay community there. So, it is even more awesome.
We went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner and even though I probably shouldn't have, I ordered a jumbo margarita, and I have absolutely no remorse connected to that decision. It was pure deliciousness.
I also got some chicken enchiladas with mole and and John ordered tacos. We shared, and the food was excellent too. It was a lovely dining experience all around.
The next morning we had to get up early to race. So, we were able to see the sunrise over the water as well.
We got to hang out with our friend, Sarah again. She came to watch us race and had lunch with us before we headed home. These Chicago weekends are really becoming my new favorite thing. Like I always say, there's no way I could ever live in a big city again, but it sure is fun to visit.
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