Spring Break 2015

Spring Break, or Bust, Friends.

D was out of town for work.

 

So we invited company.

Cathie and Jesse came for the weekend!

 

We took them on a whirlwind tour of Chicago.

 

Starting with a train ride to the city,

Jesse's favorite thing.

 

(Charlotte's favorite thing is being with Jesse)

 

Lily was a perfect chaperone,

for the little love birds.

Our plan was to go to The Children's Museum

at Navy Pier.

Jesse's other favorite thing.

 

We had fun!

The 5 of us worked hard at constructing a house.

 

Cathie and I got into destructing the previous house, and building our own.

 

We both loved organizing our materials.

 

We acted really breezy when other kids came in and took our stuff.

 

Because.

It was a children's museum.

 

I was proud of us, for our pretend

 easy going natures.

 

Its almost like we are growing up,

or maturing in some way.

 

Jesse spent 2 hours in the water room.

Getting soaked.

 

Charlotte dutifully stood by his side.

Like a good wife should.

 

Cathie and I sat on a bench and caught up.

 

Eventually,

we determined it was time to go.

 

So we spontaneously

went to The Signature Room

at the top of the Hancock Building.

 

This was a first for us all.

You know how I just hate champagne.

And incredible views.

 

The best views are ironically,

from the woman's restroom.

(this travel tip brought to you by Heather Lowe)

We learned a new trick

for group selfies,

by propping the phone up,

on the champagne glass.

 

In between selfie mastering,

I got to witness fantastic

girl talk conversations

between Lily,

 and her Godmother, Cathie.

 

I was like a fly on the wall.

I loved it.

 

They are a good match for each other.

 

They are open to the lessons

the other has to share.

 

I fell more in love with both of them,

as I witnessed them,

teaching and learning from each other.

 

 We're so fancy.

You already know.

We were right next to the American Girl Store.

We had to go in.

 

Do you think we had any luck

convincing Jesse into becoming a fan

of our religious cult and personal heaven?

 

 

No, not really.

 

I like that about Jesse.

 

He has his own opinions,

and stays true to his own

 Thomas the Train beliefs.

 

So we did the right and religious thing by bribing him to tolerate it, and the reward would be a next stop at Hershey Chocolate Factory.

 

 

 

 And then we got back on the train,

and picked up Indian cuisine for dinner,

while the kids ate chocolate all night long.

 I loved my alone time with Cathie,

cuddled on my couch with a fire,

listening to Sarah McLachlan,

as we have been doing for decades.

 

While Lily was in charge upstairs,

playing movies, splitting popcorn,

and refilling water bottles.

 

It was better than our Panama City

Spring Break in 1996.

 

Less frat boy vomiting too.

 

Surprising,

 since there was so much chocolate consumed.