This weekend I took a very special trip to Chicago. Yes, I got to see my sister and brother-in-law which always makes me happy but this was even more special to me as it was my first “girl’s only” weekend with my daughter, Madi. We’ve decided to each take a solo trip a year with Madi and as soon as Sydney gets older we’ll start doing solo trips with her.
We flew out to Chicago on Friday afternoon and despite the insane flight delays out of Raleigh and getting in way past her bedtime, Madi was a total rockstar. She is a great travel buddy and we had such a wonderful time together. The weather in Chicago was perfect, around 30-35 degrees, bright sunshine, couldn’t have been better. We had amazing Chicago deep dish pizza, went to the Shedd Aquarium (which is by far my favorite aquarium now), shopped on Michigan Ave. (and of course did some damage at Lush, Crate & Barrel and the Disney Store) and wrapped up Saturday with a great dinner at Uncle Julio’s (fantastic Mexican food).
Saying goodbye to my sister was difficult as it always is, but knowing that I had Madi with me made it so much better. She said it was “the best trip ever” and she really loved it. She snoozed all the way home…it was really such a great weekend for me…
The gorgeous sunset on board United Airlines…
Movies & apple juice – what more could a 3 1/2 year old ask for?
The Oceanarium at Shedd Aquarium – really cool dolphin show with a gorgeous city view in the background!
And of course, the beautiful Chicago skyline.
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