Best Vacation Ever: Day One, Part Two

Or, "Seriously, why is he acting so weird??"

So after our yummy lunch we decided to head to Millennium Park. One of my trip goals was to go check out Cloud Gate, AKA The Bean. First we stopped at Crown Fountain so that I could take a photo of Firefighter looking awkward.



See that wool coat he has on? It was BLAZING hot in the sun. I suggested he leave it at the hotel, he said he wanted it. I chalked it up to him being a weirdo.

After that it was off to The Bean!



More awkwardness:



I played (also, my left ring finger just a few hours before it would never be naked again):



He creeped:



After The Bean we wandered around for a little until we were hungry again and decided it was time to find another amazing place to eat. Italian was the final verdict. We stumbled upon The Italian Village. Dudes. It. Was. Amazing. After this trip I am entirely convinced that all the food in Chicago is wonderful. After an amazing and romantic dinner with some delicious wine I was knocked out. We had a couple hours before we wanted to be at Willis Tower so we went back to the room where I took a little nappy nap, and Firefighter had a little anxiety attack.

Up next: The Main Event!

Best Vacation Ever: Day One, Part One

Or, "Why is he acting so weird?"

Our two year dating anniversary was May 15th. We decided to do it up right and take a four day weekend trip to Chicago. We planned and planned. The idea was to take the train down early in the morning, see all the important things, eat amazing food, and just enjoy each other for four days.

The morning of the 19th we got up crazy early and got to the train station. I am not a morning person. I can not even really be called a person in the morning. I am some sort of space taking, oxygen using thing that can't be communicated with. Not this morning, on this morning I was a person! It was an anniversary miracle. I was just so excited!

We got to the train, boarded, and had a pretty uneventful ride. *A Piece Of Advice: When riding Amtrak, UPGRADE TO BUSINESS CLASS. Just do it. It's waaaaay better.*

We got to Chicago and rolled our luggage out to the street and realized our hotel was close enough to walk to. Jackpot! Also, our hotel was gorgeous.



With gorgeous staircases.



And gorgeous elevators. (Good thing, because I wasn't about to do all those stairs, we were on the 11th floor!)



So now we were in, we were settled, and we were HUNGRY. We asked the front desk where a good lunch spot was and the woman recommended the Artists Cafe.



Sooooo good. With full tummies we planned the rest of our day. Stay tuned, I'm getting to the good part!

Well, that didn't go as planned.

Or, "God, I'm a terrible blogger."

It's been...a while. I have a trip to Chicago to tell you about. It's good story, I promise.

***SPOILER***

I got engaged!!!!




<3

I'll be back in less than six months. I think.