SPLURGE DAY, 2006

CHICAGO, IL – 08.13.06 - 08.14.06 | Welp, we decided that since we were braving the Chi-town traffic for a wedding we might as well spend a couple of "fun-filled" days in the city. On Sunday we hauled our sore bodies out of bed, packed up our small amount of equipment (NOT!), and headed into the city. We first went to the M.C.A. (a chicago must) to see the current exhibits (wolfgang tillman & catherine opie among others) and after that we walked down the "magnificent mile" for some people watching & shopping. After making our purchases at tiffany & saks fifth ave (haha, just kidding) we decided to hit up navy pier and see Superman on the IMAX ... where we got to wear these sweet shades (see pic below). Even though only 20 minutes of the movie was IMAX we enjoyed it thoroughly ... and we also enjoyed watching the people next to us who came in after they gave us directions of when to take off your glasses (and kept the ridiculous glasses on the whole time!). Is it a requirement for manufacturers of 3-D glasses to make them look ridiculous? I guess they kind of fit in with the "big & buggy" sunglass trend ... anyways, after that we rode the ferris wheel and got some amazing views of the city ... and after a little more wandering aimlessly we went to bed. The next day Laura was feeling "under the weather" so we decided to go to Shedd Aquarium (where we could be inside & not have to walk too much) and that ended up being a lot of fun. You can definitely see God's creativity as well as sense of humor through marine life ... from fish that emit light to fish that can camouflage themselves to their surroundings ... we were like kids in a candy store! After we got our fill of fish and fowl ... we decided to head back to good ole G.R., thus concluding our mini-vacation. Enjoy the pics!