My in-laws are some of the greatest people on planet Earth. There are a variety of reasons for this, but the one that is most pressing in my mind right now is that they have been generous enough to allow me and Josh to spend the weekend away from home so we can celebrate our anniversary. Three nights, and three days away is a long time - the longest in fact, that we've ever been away since having kids. In thinking about it tonight, I don't think I've ever spent a night away from Carsten, our baby, before this trip. So, we're 2.5 hours away, in Oak Brook, IL which is just outside of Chicago, enjoying our time away. Did I mention how great my ILs are?!
Today, we went to Shedd Aquarium and froze TO DEATH outside waiting for tickets. There were many times when I felt like saying, "forget it - I don't want to wait any longer" but then I'd remember that we'd already dropped $19 to park in the garage, so we might as well get something for our money, right? We were so frozen by the time we got in, we'd sort of lost our zeal for it. Oh well.
After the Aquarium, we went over to the Sears Tower (thanks to a very nice, and WARM may I mention, cab ride) to stand in line again! But this one was so much better, and worth it! Now in general, I would say that I'm not afraid of heights, but when you go up 103 stories and can feel the building swaying ever so slightly, I get a bit more freaked out! And plus, they just recently built these plexiglass platforms that have you step outside of the building so you can see the city under your feet! Ahhhh! So crazy freaky!
Even now, looking at these pictures, I keep getting this queasy feeling in my stomach! I stepped out on it for a brief moment, all the while holding onto this bar thing. I laughed later realizing that if the whole thing fell, me holding on to that bar wasn't going to help. It was a wild experience, for sure, but I'm so glad to know that we did it. Plus, the city looked gorgeous from up there!