Mike and I left the day after Thanksgiving for a "meeting" in Chicago. RSNA is always in Chicago this tine of year, but we decided to skip that this year and just meet the Kiewiets for some good food and company.
Both of our flights got in about the same time so we met them in the airport and Ubered to our hotel. We dropped our bags, got a quick drink at the hotel happy hour and then headed out to find some Pizza. We had all the pizza, wings and salad we could hold and then started our walk back to the hotel. We stopped at the Whole Foods across from the hotel and grabbed some beer and wine. We headed back to our room and hung out for a while, until the girls could no longer keep their eyes open.
The next day we met for breakfast and then the boys headed to a pub down the street to watch some football. Maggie and I lounged around in the hotel until it was lunch time and the boys enticed us with pictures of the nachos they had just ordered. We walked down to the pub and joined them for lunch. Nate and Maggie then headed out to a brewery with some of their friends that live in Chicago and Mike and I settled for a nap and more football in our room.
When Nate and Maggie returned, we had a drink in the hotel lobby and then headed to dinner at Smith and Lewinsky's. Our waiter, Gerald was fantastic.....food was even better. We all shared the wagyu, 38oz, swinging tomahawk.....and it DID NOT disappoint!! It was the BEST steak I've ever had, hands down! So delicious. After we consumed all of that, we saw these HUGE chocolate cakes floating around the restaurant and learned that apparently the only way to get it is if you have a birthday to celebrate. Naturally, we made up that it was my birthday.......the cake did not disappoint either, was worth the small fib.
After that meal, we had to waddle back to the hotel and go to bed!!!
The next morning, we had breakfast with the Kiewiets and then they headed out. We were lazy in the room all day. Mike watched football and I worked on this blog for SEVERAL hours, I had LOTS of catching up to do! We went back to the same pub for dinner and then called it a night. We headed out early the next morning.
Grandma and Grandpa Farm held down the fort at home. They went bowling and went to the Zoo lights, and hung out. I think they had a good weekend also!
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