Wrigley to the Art Institute...

Now, I swear I'm not following Ferris Bueller around... it'd have been kind of hard did all the famous stuff in Chicago without following around Ferris... So today we went to Wrigley Field. We didn't get to watch a game, considering the season doesn't start until the Spring, but after getting into a conversation about how f-n lousy the Cubs were with some dude with a cane, we stared at the stadium from the outside.



To get there and to get back, we took the Chicago metro system - MUCH more effecient that LA's...



Then we got back and the ONLY other thing I really wanted to do in Chi-Town was go to the Art Institute of Chicago... yes, Ferris went there too... remember this painting?



And then Cameron focused on this:



But this was my dad's favorite painting of the musuem...



And this was mine (it's actually to the side... turn your head to the right:



But my brother looked like this the whole time in the museum...



... yes, those are boogers... he also was told to leave an exhibit and then got yelled at for reaching across the rope... he's turned into a regular delinquent... He even had me take this pic of my dad leaving the bathroom:



But overall, it was a good day... tiring, but good.

Question of the day: A Tough One

Is Chicago Mike strangely more attractive than Los Angeles Mike?

~kp

Wake up, Ferris and $$$$

Day 2 - the morning...

So I sleep on a pull-out couch in the suite's living room... I was too lazy to pull it out. Instead, I was asleep at 8:45 p.m. last night. But I woke up early - 6 a.m. - and prepared for my first full day in the Windy City.

I was the first one up, went to workout... woke up my dad and my bro... came back and showered...



When we went outside it was cold - 34 degrees fahrenheit... quick story. It was 34 degrees when we arrived in Chicago and some Canadian dude asked, "Do you guys do your temperature in fahrenheit or celsius." The ladies he was talking to said we use fahrenheit in the U.S. He said, "That's like 150 celsisus, huh?" I was like, "No, it's like 2 degrees celsius..."

Anyway, it was cold. Here are my dad and my bro... cold:



Well, one of two things my dad wanted to do on this trip was to visit the Sears Tower, aka the "Tallest Building in America." But the building is probably better known for its role in the movie 'Ferris Bueler's Day Off.' That's why my dad wanted to go...

Well, we got there and my dad and I did our best imitation of the movie:

This is us looking up at the building...


This is us looking down from the 103rd floor... "I think I can see my dad."


The Sears Tower was cool though... It was a little foggy... But whether it was worth $12 per person is debateable...

After the Sears Tower, Matt wanted to go to the Chicago Federal Reserve. We found Thomas "Del Muro" Jefferson there:


Matt thought it'd be a good idea to try and steal a $1 million cube of $1 bills... So yeah, he wasn't too successful:


After that we walked around, went to Millenium Park, which was pretty cool. They had an outdoor ice skating rink and it was kind of funny to watch the people fall down. There was one dude, who you could tell was trying to impress a girl, and his ankles were completely bent to the side... poor guy. But I bet it impressed his girl...

Anyway, we say pretty views of the city... yes, I said, "Pretty." Look:


So yeah, we walked around a bit, got tired and ate. Now I'm back at the hotel thinking about what we're going to do tomorrow... the cleaning lady just knocked and handed us a card that said that there is a chance of showers tomorrow - SNOW showers! Yay... But tomorrow's agenda includes Wrigley Field, The Art Institute of Chicago and SHOPPING. I wanna shop and buy my friends some gifts and send out some postcards!

Home to the Hotel

Check it, I'm in Chicago... I have never been in the midwest, which is what Chicago is, right? Well, I can see what people mean by a real city... There is actually things to do here...

So check it out.

This morning...


So yeah, I was going on no hours of sleep... but that's me before I shaved my chin beard...

This is at the dad's house... the three amigos:


If you know me well, you know I may forget what my car looks like after four days, so I took this picture of it:


Sometimes we don't understand what my brother is doing. Right here, my dad is like, "Dude, did you just cut some cheese?"


The flight itself was OK. There were some good moments, like this one. I looked down and realized that everyone below probably voted for Bush in the last election:


My dad's look here showed exactly how I felt while flying over this Bush-land...


But Matt decided, "You know what, guys, this flight is stressing me out. I need some chocolate."


Then we got to Chicago. We got in a cab with some Russian. I was going to ask him if he was a Commie and I was going to be like, "Me too!" And then I was going to say just kidding. And then I was going to say not really.

We checked in and went on up to our room. "Room 2232."

"Floor 20," my dad said. He isn't the best hearer... So we're on floor 20, Matt is looking for the room. Matt can't find it.

"Looks like we're going to have a lot of walking to do," Matt says after seeing room 20--.

"Well, what room are we in?" I ask.

"2232."

I can't stop laughing. My eyes start watering. "2232," I say. "We're on the wrong floor. That is a whole lot of walking."

I started to cry I laugh so hard...

We get to the room. Matt turns on the TV - Disney Channel - before looking at the view outside...

Matt after turning on Disney Channel:


View outside:


And finally, just because we're in Chicago, it doesn't mean we can't bring a little California love that way:


... that's all for now... off to eat. Will give a review of the food later!

Question of the Day: Can god and sinners reconcile?

This is a brain child of our fearless host. He left this on my voice mail one day and I think it's a great one. Think about the question..post an answer..or maybe Mike will post one for us.

~kp