After a wonderful week in St. Charles (near Chicago) and the pig roast in Coloma, we are finally home again! Well, at least some of us are home. Sam's in France. Of course, all of us (even Sasha) miss her, but this is a great experience for her, and she is going to have an amazing time with Gabrielle and Josephine.
In Chicago, we went to see "The Bean" at Millenium Park. It's pretty cool for a sculpture. I think I get the whole idea of being a part of the sculpture, both individually and with others from different viewpoints. Of course, we also went to an Italian restaurant in the Gold Coast area for some deep dish pizza, brushetta and calamari. Then, it was onto Navy Pier and the Shanghai Circus. Finally, we took a water taxi back to Union Square to pick up the train!
I'm so glad I don't have a long commute to work. Geneva and St. Charles are lovely, very wealthy towns, but an hour and a half on the train in the morning and evening seems like an awful trade off for a nice car and pretty shops. Just driving around the western "burbs" drove Phil crazy. There were the long (for us) waits at stoplights and the inevitable rush hour traffic during the afternoons and early evenings. I guess that's why so many people from Chicago are willing to drive 3 hours to Wisconsin for a little weekend relaxation.
Ronnie and Gilles were the best hosts. We are really lucky to have them as friends and part-time neighbors. In fact, we are pretty blessed all the way around.
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