Monday, December 12, 2011

Chicago at Christmas

I'd been missing Christmas in a big city so Jackson and I headed up to Chicago for the weekend. It was a lot of fun. For some reason they have a gigantic Marilyn Monroe statue up that people were standing under to look up her skirt. Hilarious.
We went to a sports bar to catch to IU vs. Kentucky game that the HOOSIERS WON! It was an awesome atmosphere to watch the game in- I think only being in Bloomington could have been better. There were quite a few other IU fans at the bar and one little old lady got a vigorous hug from Jackson after the last second shot won the game. SO funny.
Our room was on the 28th floor and had an incredible view of the city. I loved it.
That is the most wonderful Crate & Barrel on the planet all lit up. We spent some time (but no money- shockingly) shopping its 4 glorious floors.
I was obsessed with the view. It was so fun to be among the masses in a big city again. We watched the game, went to a movie and met up with my roomie from IU, Jenna Hess. She was hilarious, as always, and we really enjoyed our visit with her. We've been really impressed by Chicago the two times we have been there now and intend to make some more visits this summer.

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