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Last weekend we headed to Chicago. I had a very fun reunion with my college roommates, who I hadn't seen for quite some time. And Ryan and Leah met up with his parents, who happened to be in town for a conference.

My girlfriends and I stayed at a hotel on the Magnificent Mile and had fun wandering around, trying to find a restaurant or bar showing the MSU game. (We were not successful.) We ate a lot of good food, laughed a lot, and got cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory. I guess that goes along with eating a lot of good food. So good to see you all my friends!


Meanwhile, Miss Leah had an adventurous day as well. They went over to Millennium Park, and to the kids museum at Navy Pier where Leah climbed and played and explored. Then there was swimming in the hotel pool, and playing with Grammy and Papa. The girl practically slept all of Sunday after all the excitement!




In other news, Leah turned THREE this week. Somehow, I did not take any pictures of the actual day. But we are celebrating this upcoming weekend, so we will post more. She got to choose a restaurant on her birthday and decided she wanted to go to a, "happy birthday Mexican restaurant." Can't go wrong with rice, beans, and cheese enchiladas! Happy birthday, Bug!

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Jessica and Greg said…
cute! can't wait to celebrate with everyone this weekend!
November 21, 2011 at 8:12 PM
Anonymous said…
We had a blast in Chicago!
November 22, 2011 at 4:50 PM
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