We (my roommate/bridesmaid and I) were supposed to leave for Chicago early Friday morning. J bought us tickets for the Cubs game that afternoon and I was so excited to go to Wrigley for my first time! WELLLL, that didn't happen. We were on an oversold flight and we got bumped. I was so mad. They gave us $400 vouchers for the trouble, but it still didn't bring Wrigley back.
So we finally got there and met up with my cousin. We got checked in to the hotel and went and got some Chicago Style Hot Dogs at Portillo's (YUMMY!) and then went back for the free happy hour at our hotel. After that, another one of the bridesmaids arrived and we headed out to a local bar that my cousin (who lives in Chicago) frequents. It was a pretty early night (we were home by 12:00) and we were all exhausted from traveling so we got a good night sleep!
The next morning, we got up and went down to breakfast and waited for my other cousin to get there. Once she arrived, we headed out and grabbed some coffee on our way to the Museum of Science and Industry where we spent most of the day...
After the museum, we went to the mall to get the rest of my shower hostess gift and I happened to find some lingerie from Victoria's for the wedding day. Then we went to Garret's Popcorn to get a Chicago Mix (caramel and cheese pop corn together... YUMMY), where we waited about 45 minutes in the drizzle... it was worth it!!!
Once our shopping was done, we went back to the hotel where we ordered Chicago Style Pizza from Gino's East (YUMMY) and got ready to go out. My bridesmaid from Vegas brought what she called "decorations" for me...
which were weird at first, but as the night went on, it was not such a big deal to have on a veil and a blinking sash. The buttons on the left were distributed to the girls so they didn't feel left out. So we had a great night out... I was out later than I have been in... uh.... I don't remember the last time I was out so late.
After a few hours of sleep (ONLY a few hours of sleep) we had to get up and catch the train to Indiana for my shower. We drank our mimosas on the train and had a great time talking and laughing about the night before. What a fun night!!!
Next Up: the Indiana bridal shower!
Looks like you had a blast! One of my showers was the day after my bachelorette party and I had a really hard time making it there on time & looking presentable.
ReplyDeletewow! awesome time!! I can't believe you had your shower the next day! I would NOT have made it to my shower :) haha glad you had so much fun!
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