Family Envy.
This past weekend was a culmination of anticipation/preparation/elation (and other related -tion words) for a reunion much, much too long in the making.
The girls on the Blinn side (minus one) all got together in Chicago and I don't think Chicago knew what to do. It's always fun to play a tourist in your own city because you get to see it through others' eyes.
A sight for sore eyes.
The cool thing about us is that I learned even though it'd been pretty much 14 years since seeing each other, it was as if no time had passed at all. We were all just a little older, a little classier and legal.
Highlights of the trip:
• Paisely Shoulders has an uncanny ability to read people's body language.
• Chicago means "smelly wild onions" in Native American
• Meghan thinks the Blackhawks flag is the Chicago state flag...
• Celebrity sightings can be found at low-key restaurants in Lincoln Park. [Edward Cullen to Meghan at dinner: "Thanks for letting me be a part of your memories"]
• Erin & I lead parallel lives - one in Chicago and one in Dallas.
• Caribou Coffee has the best napkins and coffee cups of all.
• Bridget looooves the zoo and can name any animal known to man. She's probably a walking encyclopedia.
Taking a picture of Erin taking a picture of THE infamous Bean.
The black & white monkey that stared us down on Sunday morning.
Bridge could probably tell you its favorite food and favorite song.
The girls on the Blinn side (minus one) all got together in Chicago and I don't think Chicago knew what to do. It's always fun to play a tourist in your own city because you get to see it through others' eyes.
A sight for sore eyes.The cool thing about us is that I learned even though it'd been pretty much 14 years since seeing each other, it was as if no time had passed at all. We were all just a little older, a little classier and legal.
Highlights of the trip:
• Paisely Shoulders has an uncanny ability to read people's body language.
• Chicago means "smelly wild onions" in Native American
• Meghan thinks the Blackhawks flag is the Chicago state flag...
• Celebrity sightings can be found at low-key restaurants in Lincoln Park. [Edward Cullen to Meghan at dinner: "Thanks for letting me be a part of your memories"]
• Erin & I lead parallel lives - one in Chicago and one in Dallas.
• Caribou Coffee has the best napkins and coffee cups of all.
• Bridget looooves the zoo and can name any animal known to man. She's probably a walking encyclopedia.
I fell in love with my family and Chicago all over again - this much I know.
Taking a picture of Erin taking a picture of THE infamous Bean.
The black & white monkey that stared us down on Sunday morning.Bridge could probably tell you its favorite food and favorite song.
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