We've had a constant, awesome stream of friends and family staying out back in the lavish guest house {with private pool}, so there hasn't been much time to upload horrific pictures to the blog.
Until tonight.
But first, I should share that in my continuing pursuit for organizational excellence, I got my vehicle's emissions test AND renewed the vehicle registration today--the very last day of the grace period.
It seems like most citizens take care of things like this yearly, but I narrowly avoided a ticket in February for having expired license plate stickers.
In my defense, I had PAID for the stickers last July, but promptly lost them and didn't want to go back to get another set. Turns out, that might've been a good idea.
Luckily, I befriended the cop and came out ticket-free. {He pointed out that next time he might also ticket me for having a non-functional rearview mirror and texting at the stoplight.}
{Again, in my defense--our garage is really narrow and the mirror is holding together wonderfully considering it's been bumped at least 50 times, and I WASN'T texting at the stoplight. I was just reading the internet at a stoplight. In a car with expired stickers.}
Which leads me to Chicago.
{not really}
We had the best time with Brad's side of the family waaayyy back in early July.
The kids flew solo to see Grandma for a few days. From all descriptions, the flight was great and they had more fun than should be allowed.
Brad and I feel amazingly blessed to have parents with far more energy than us. Grandma Mac had more fun with the kids before 10 a.m. than I could hope to accomplish in an entire summer.
I crashed the par-tay on Wednesday and we went to see Peter Pan.
My only complaint was that Captain Hook wasn't nearly as cute as I remembered.
Next up was the Sears Tower. I could call by it's new name, the Willis Tower, but no one, including myself, would know what I was talking about.
Last time we went, I was somewhere in the kid years, so it was fun to see it through adult eyes.
It is TALL. And tower-like.
How could Chicago NOT be your favorite city in the world?
I haven't been most places, but I'm sure it would still rank higher. And if not, I probably don't want to find out:)
The biggest change to the Sears Tower since my Debbie Gibson-loving days is the addition of The Ledge.
Cue the theatrical drama.
It's the little things.
Lilly wanted to play dead. And I was far more concerned about how gross it was to have her face where thousands of people put their nasty shoes each day, than I was worrying about the glass suddenly breaking and her plummeting to her death.
Thanks, Grandma, for a stellar day in the Windy City!! I didn't even mention the awesome sandwich shop we stopped at for lunch or the fact that even the airport smells delish.
If I don't get distracted by choosing new paint colors or attaching registration stickers to my car, I'll have some photos of family camp posted "soon."
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That picture from the ledge of the city with that red building and the lake is truly awesome! I might have to go there when I go to Chicago next!
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