“The Bean,” Millennium Park, Chicago

Jessica hugging the metal moose made of car bumpers, Michigan Avenue, Chicago

Presidential Debates, Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago

Jessica and her sister Jen flew in yesterday. They’re attending a wedding today and staying at our place for the weekend. On Friday they met me downtown after work and we went to Millennium Park. A bunch of it was closed off for NextFest and Chicago Gourmet, but we were still able to admire the bean and the fountains. We walked up Michigan Avenue, bought some chocolates at Vosges, and went up the Signature Lounge for a drink (like we did last time Jess was here), to rest, and to admire the view. Jess has been to Chicago a few times before, but this was Jen’s first time. We ended the night at Village Tap. We were sort of bummed because we missed the first part of the debate, but when we got to the Tap it the patrons were completely silent and the TVs were all tuned to the debate with the volume cranked. So we ended up getting to watch some of it. Well, I should say, the patrons were completely silent when Barack spoke, but totally heckled McCain and drank when he said certain things.

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