Chicago!

A few weeks ago we were able to take a quick weekend trip to Chicago to visit some of our friends from college! Ben and Megan are living in Chicago while Ben goes to medical school. We haven't seen them since they left for school about 3 years ago, so it was really fun to be able to hang out with them! 

After we landed in Chicago we got on the train and headed to downtown to their apartment. Of course the first thing we did when we got there was plan out what we were going to have for dinner. We obviously needed to go get some deep dish pizza, so we went to Giordano's. It was delicious! After pizza we walked around downtown exploring the sights, we saw the bean and even watched a little bit of a gospel music group at Millennium Park. After all of the walking around and touring, we obviously deserved to go get some donuts, cause if there is anything I have learned from being married to Brayden, is that there is always room for some donuts but only if he has some milk to go with it! The rest of the night was spent relaxing and catching up with Ben and Megan!

The next morning as soon as we woke up we headed to Wildberry Pancakes. This place did not disappoint. It was so so good! The rest of the day we walked around exploring some more of Chicago. We walked down Michigan Avenue going in and out of all of their shops and of course that worked up a bit of an appetite but we were all still in a food coma from breakfast that we just decided on a little snack. We stopped at Garrett's Popcorn and got some of their "Garret Mix", which is a mix of caramel and cheese popcorn. It was a perfect snack to have while walking around and shopping. Unfortunately there was not a Cubs games while we were there but we still wanted to at least go see the field. We were so bummed when we found out that there wasn't a game, but it was still fun to go see it! We went to dinner later that night at Butcher & the Burger. Then after dinner we went to a little bakery, I can't remember what it was called... but we got the best rice krispie treats! Once we got back to their apartment after a busy day we all got comfy and turned on the Cubs game and played some Settler's of Catan.

Sunday morning, we obviously went to go get some donuts before church. And naturally Brayden wanted to try two different places to see which donut he liked best! So we went to Stan's Donuts and then went down a block and got some Do-Rite donuts. I personally liked the Do-Rite donuts better, because I am more simple when it comes to donuts, I don't need a ton of random fancy toppings on my donuts. Give me a chocolate or maple glaze and I am good to go. Once we got back from donuts, Brayden and I walked down to the Navy Pier and explored a bit. Chicago is so clean and pretty! After getting back from our walk we got ready for church. On our way to church we stopped to see a beautiful, FREE! view of the skyline. It always helps to be staying with some locals because they teach you all the tricks, so instead of paying to go see the exact same view from the SkyDeck, Ben and Megan took us to another tower to get a beautiful view. After church we decided it was time to compare some chicago deep dish pizza by going to another restaurant. So we headed to Lou Malnatis. Obviously, it was so good! That was a theme with chicago..we loved it!

It was so much fun to be able to visit some friends and catch up with them. They are about to have a baby in a few days and we are so excited for them! Megan was such a trooper walking around everywhere being our tour guide while 8 months pregnant. We loved being able to see them in their city!

** After writing this whole thing out, I am kind of embarrassed of how much I talk about food...ha! But we seriously loved the food in Chicago, everything we had was delicious! **