Chicago Weekend Conclusion

It's true, as of July 1st we have a charming new apartment to call home. (Pictures can be found at that link.)

My best friend from high school flew in to meet us in Chicago for the weekend and we had a wonderful time. The greatest thing about seeing an old friend is how easy it is to just pick up where you left off. We toured Chicago's Millennium Park and found it to be filled with contemporary sculpture that takes an artists pallette of mixed media to a new level by combining traditional sculpture elements of water and steel with cutting edge digital animated video. Much to our delight, we also explored some of the city's ethnic neighborhoods of Chinatown and Greektown and sampled some cuisine too of course.

After we said our goodbyes to my friend and parted ways, Brian and I found our flight at O'Hare Airport to be 100% overbooked. There was a young mother stranded at the airport when her flight was unexpectedly cancelled. She was running out of forumula for her infant son, and hoping to fly standby as a last resort. Brian and I volunteered our tickets and got bounced from the flight, and instead the mother and her hungry baby were able to return home. Courtesey of the airlines, and in exchange for giving up our own tickets, we were given an extra pair of free plane tickets for another US flight, and First Class tickets for our return flight home.

And yes, I can now say that First Class is every bit as nice as they say it is, and maybe even more so when they happen to be a free upgrade. ;-)

-Kelly