Chicago: the Windy City

Matt and I took a whirlwind trip to the lovely city of Chicago recently. We managed to stop in Louisville on the way and stuff ourselves with quesadillas and margaritas with these two lovelies...

Julia is my sweet real-life-bloggy-friend, and this is her husband, Lance. These two grew up as pals back in Georgia.

We woke up in Chicago the next morning to an impending rain storm (and lovely 75 degree weather)... We headed over to the two-story Home Goods (you read that right) a couple of blocks away and took refuge between aisles of drool-worthy goodness.

After the storm, we took the train to Lincoln Park to explore...

The zoo was spectacular and F-R-E-E...  I highly recommend it! In fact, we noticed so many free attractions in the city, we're already talking about taking a trip with our future munchkins! There's so much to do for little rug rats. 



One of my very favorite pictures...

Did I mention the phenomenal view of the city?!

We also enjoyed an architectural tour of the lake and Chicago River. Did you know they reversed the flow of the river to keep from polluting Lake Michigan? 

After resting up back at the hotel, we headed south to Millennium Park to check out the ever-famous Chicago bean!

My handsome man!

The Hancock Building.

Sweet Leah! She and I spent a summer in Southern California learning about missions back in 2006 and haven't seen each other since! She is such a joy. My heart was full after our visit!

We packed so much into a day! We left with love for a new city... and plans to return time and time again!

Lauren