First and foremost, I have to recap all of the crazy things that have happened in the last two days.
First: As Meaghan and I were driving to Chicago, Magellan (our gps/nemesis) ordered us to exit the highway. Unbeknown to us, we were lead through Gary, Indiana or, as my friend Michelle calls it, “the armpit of the country.” Contrary to the song from “The Music Man,” it is not a place that will light one’s face. See for yourself:
These photos don’t really adequately express the horror of the place, but trust me on this one.
Next, we arrived in Chicago to my friend Michelle’s beautiful apartment (which is ridicously cheap, Meaghan and I considered ending our trip right here). I haven’t seen Michelle in two years, so it was great to catch up! Michelle works as a bartender on a sightseeing tour boat, so after Meaghan and I walked around the famed Michigan Avenue and had some delicious deep dish pizza we boarded Michelle’s boat for an awesome tour and awesomly strong (and free) Long Island Ice Teas.
I'm on a boat!
Our Booze Cruise Captain
we learned a lot of interesting things about these buildings
Once the booze cruise was complete we somehow managed to make it back to Michelle’s. THEN we went to a crazy gay dance party. Meaghan dressed up like a cheetah. It was awesome.
rawr
At the dance party we witnessed a bearded man and a man wearing a fannypack engage in a dance-off. It was probably one of the greatest moments of our lives. After the dance party we headed to a country-western bar for karaoke night. I think we finally got to bed around 5am. It was a long day!
Today, we were so lazy. We slept ridicuously late, went out to breakfast with Michelle and her friends (cinnamon rolls at the Oprah approved Ann Sathers). We finally made it out of the house for real around 4:30 and headed to Grant Park for Taste of Chicago, the annual food festival. It was INSANE!!!! We could barely move there were so many people. The food was awfully delicious, though.
thats not event the half of it
yum
THEN there were fireworks. We both love fireworks and these were particularly amazing. I took some video, but it doesn’t really do them justice. I’ll upload them anyway.
Tomorrow we have a long day of driving ahead of us, but first we are going to the Harry Potter exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry. Its ok the be jealous.
