SPRING BREAK!!!!

We had a great Spring Break this year but it started out a little bumpy.  This year instead being in the 70s, like it has been for the past five years in a row, the weather took a big turn.  We were expecting a big snow storm to come through Sunday night so we decided to leave earlier on Sunday so that we wouldn't have to drive through the snow on Monday morning.  Boy was that a bad idea!  We ended up driving through Winter Storm Virgil all the way from Greenfield to Merriville where we stopped for the night. In all my years that had to be the worst driving conditions I have ever driven through.  Cars were off the highway everywhere and we barely made it over 30mph all the way there.  At one point we had a semi coming straight for us!  It was terrifying, but we made it safe and sound.

We started our Chicago vacation at the Field Museum.  We enjoyed going through most of the exhibits and had a little lunch while we were there.  I would love to go back sometime and see what we missed.  After the museum we headed out to our hotel and enjoyed Gino's East Pizza for dinner that night. Tuesday was our breakfast at American Girl Place.  We had so much fun.  While the girls were enjoying the breakfast and shopping the boys went to breakfast and took a walk to the lake.  We all met back up at Portillos for lunch.  I would be a happy girl if we could get a Portillos closer to home. We loved it.  After taking it easy that afternoon we had a delicious dinner at Ditka's Steakhouse.  I still dream of the crab cakes that I had that night for dinner.  On our last day we went to Shedd Aquarium.  We enjoyed that as well.  After the aquarium we headed home.  We ate at Portillos in Merriville for lunch and enjoyed our last Chicago dog of the trip. 

I would have to say this trip was a success and can't wait to do again.