Chicago in 48 Hours

I had a training scheduled in Chicago a recent Sunday through Tuesday so Laura A and I took the weekend before training to run around Chicago. We had a really good time and had lots of strange/funny moments including getting caught in a thunderstorm while walking down Michigan, arrived at the Art Institute 30 minutes before closing (while running out of the thunderstorm), were hit on by a segway tour guide, couldn't find a fast food place to grab a snack at and must have walked an extra half mile even though it was 10 pm on a Friday, arrived at the hotel for training to find that none of our rooms were ready and were offered an illegal substance while at the hotel bar where we were sent to wait for our rooms to be cleaned. All of these things made us collapse in laughter more than once and made for a really fun weekend.

sausage, peppers and onions stuffed chicago deep dish

how cute is that kid?

signature room on the 96th - skyscraper martini

blood orange mojito and pork sliders with guava bbq sauce (before)

blood orange mojito and pork sliders with guava bbq sauce (after)

this yoga guy was having a photo shoot... he was crazy good

as soon as the sun came out, kids were all over the place in swimsuits...

this one was making water angels

sausage and mushrooms spaghetti at mia francesca

I really had a great time in Chicago. I got to stay at a nice apartment on Michigan across from Millennium Park, visit the Art Institute, see Navy Pier, shop, and eat great food!