A Ball Game, Some Pizza, and a Sunset Cruise...

Not to be forgotten, despite their losing season, Eric and I had to catch a ballgame at Wrigley Field. Not to mention, we had to get a trip to Chicago in! It's been way too long!

This weekend, Eric and I went to Chicago with on of his college buddies and his wife, Chris and Christina. We left early Saturday morning since we had bleacher seats for the ballgame - one of the few downsides to the bleachers since they're general admission. But we made it up there with plenty of time, even with a stop at Fair Oaks Farm for a couple of breakfast burritos... and despite getting stuck in Lollapalooza traffic!

The game itself... well, the Cubbies at least made it interesting in the end, but the Reds still won it, unfortunately. I had my rally cap on, though, and thought they might pull it off for a minute or two. Regardless, we had a good time at the game. The weather was perfect and the crowd was its usual self in the bleachers.

After the game, we checked into our hotel downtown and tried to relax a little but before heading out to eat. The weather was cooler than it had been, but it still made for a sticky afternoon at the ballgame. But when we were all set and ready, we headed to Gino's East for some good pizza. And it was good pizza, even if we did settle for this crust due to the time constraints.

The grand finale of the evening was a sunset architecture tour on the Chicago River and out on Lake Michigan. Since the sun drops behind buildings instead of into the water, it made for a different scene. The haziness gave it nice glowing backdrop, regardless. And, again, the weather was perfect for it! Plus, I think we all learned a tidbit or two about the Chicago skyline we didn't know.

After the long day, we crashed back at the hotel and agreed to sleep in the next morning and just take it easy. Well, Eric decided we still needed to do a bike ride in the morning - right next to our hotel was a kiosk that you just slide your credit card through and get to rent a bike. It was actually pretty cool. And the bike ride was nice, too - not a bad way to wake up in the morning.

Finally, we headed home. Of course, there was one more stop... Fair Oaks Farm, again, this time for grilled cheese. I love that place!