Chicago, IL

Nate and I went to Chicago a couple of times, but on this trip, we went up and visited with some of his friends from Moody, then set out and hit the streets to see some of the sights.

It had all started with an email invitation from his friends at Moody, and after I expressed my interest to go along, the trip was on.  We took the train up, and ran into relatively few delays (considering our luck with Amtrak).

I don't really consider myself a city girl, but I really enjoyed walking around the town.  Maybe it was just the fact that finals were going on and I needed a study break, but it was a very nice break.

We started off walking around the lake, and the weather was quite cooperative.  We found a little "beach" and had fun writing in the sand and collecting shells.

From the beach, we continued on, chatting along the way and enjoying the scenery.  Our next stop: Navy Pier.

We walked around for a little while longer, taking in the sites, then headed to Buckingham Fountain.  We had fun taking some pictures and rested our legs for a while.

On our way back, we grabbed some classic Chicago style food, then met up with some more of Nate's old friends.  We hung around for a while before grabbing some Starbucks and catching our train home.