Tidbits...: Chicago For The Weekend

Whoa baby, to say this past week has been a whirlwind would be a gross understatement. Ryan got back from Africa Wednesday afternoon and Thursday we left for Chicago to attend one of Ryan's high school friend's wedding. Since Ryan's body was still on Africa time (7 hours ahead) he decided that our best bet was to leave KC at 2 a.m. Thursday. I hate road trips because I get all agoraphobic (fear of being unable to easily escape) which results in a lot of anxiety, needless to say that I did not sleep much on that trip.

We rolled into Chicago around 10 on Thursday morning and immediately went to meet up with Ryan's friend Christine, Mike and Pat who were staying at Christine's place. From here we went to a nearby restaurant whose name I cannot recall for the life of me, and had one of THE best meals that I have ever had. I would describe this restaurant as a delicatessen-gastropub-chic-esque place with a menu that is drool-worthy. I got a roasted chicken, brie, Fuji apple and sprout ciabatta sandwich that was killer and Mike got vanilla bean brioche french toast. This french toast blew my mind, so good.

Vanilla bean brioche french toast with granola, blueberries, strawberries and blackberries with a custard sauce..yummm

Later in the day we headed to a Chicago suburb for the wedding. The groom was Hispanic so the ceremony was bi-lingual and the reception had so many neat Hispanic touches which was really cool. The couple surprised everyone with a wonderful mariachi band who were incredibly entertaining and talented.

Mackesiecker coming at ya!

Ryan and I

Mariachi band

The singer

The next morning we left to go back to Ryan's friend Andrea's apartment in Wrigleyville and spent the afternoon drinking and playing "bags" on the rooftop deck. Malorie drove down from Milwaukee to visit and Lindsay and her boyfriend Steve met up with us to go out for drinks. Needless to say, but it was a good day.