hour by hour: boston to chicago

six a.m. ::taxi to the airport

seven a.m. ::sunrise at the airport

eight a.m. ::waiting.

 

nine a.m. ::in the air!

(a candid after many failed attempts at taking a cute airplane picture.)

ten a.m. ::inside the chicago airport. it was definitely the nicest airport i have ever been to. i was lovin' those moving walkways. although, i preferred simply riding them.

eleven a.m. ::a welcoming gift from my parents.

twelve p.m. ::my first walk around chicago

one p.m. :: the beginning of our hour long wait for pizza...

two p.m. :: it was totally worth it.

three p.m. :marathon expo. i cannot tell you how many samples i had. unfortunately, most everything they had was loaded with protein and other stuff people need after a 26.2 mile run, so i was not feeling to hot afterwards. 

four p.m. ::view out over the lake.

five p.m. ::admiring the lovely foliage while waiting for the bus.

six p.m. ::some more walking around...

seven p.m. ::and, of course, a stop for a sundae. my family loves sugar of every kind and will take any opportunity to enjoy it.

eight p.m ::the hour my life long dream came true. while the boys were checking out the lego stuff, mom and i went next door to american girl place. it was amazing. i was devastated, though, when i found out that samantha has been "archived."

i mean, come on, who are these girls and how could they possibly be cooler that samantha? 

nine p.m. ::pool time

ten p.m. ::drinks at pops with one of my oldest friends alice. i have not seen her in who knows how long. it was so wonderful to catch up! 

(taken the next day when you could actually see it.)

eleven p.m. ::walked back to the hotel past the apple store shrine for steve jobs. 

the trip was amazing and i can't wait to share more tomorrow! hope everyone had a lovely holiday weekend!!