They ask me where hip hop is goin', a Chicagoan, poetry's in motion like a picture now showin'

I love that lyric! Chicago is easily one of my favorite cities in my few visits there. We went this past weekend to visit Tim's family on his mother's side. Below is just a snap shot of the weekend.

Elliot wanted to come along for the trip.

But alas, we arrived without her.

Tim drove a rental.

And I cheesed for the camera.

I thought this was a cool spotting.

Loved the bridge.

Chi city!

Pretty.

We went to the museum of broadcast communications. #totallyme

Check it out!

Such cool history.

80s anyone?

All Things Considered!

Who remembers BOZO!

My name is in that drum, I'm pretty sure...just ask my mom.

Meet the Press!

OH YEAH!

I bet if my dad were there, he could tell you everything about each piece of this installation.

Tim acting like one of the cats, all passed out.

WHITE CASTLE! It really exists.

I'll let you fill in the caption...I thought they were funny.

For Dad Sowers.

On the drive home.

It's so flat!

Overall, a fun trip. Tim and I flew to Chicago from Atlanta on Friday and got in the city around lunchtime. We explored by driving (not recommended) for a bit and then set off on foot to find the Museum of Broadcast Communications, because I'm a lover of the media. It's especially something that I'm interested in because my daddy has spent over 40 years in the field. I love seeing things that he's lived through. It was pretty cool, but honestly a little less than I expected. But it's ok. Tim and I watched one exhibit show clips from memorable moments in US TV news history. We watched the Kennedy assassination, the challenger explosion and of course, 9/11 when the second plane hit. It was very emotional. 

After the museum, we met up with Sarah and CJ and ate at a place called Elephant & Castle. It made me think of my dear friend Beth because of the elephant and the fact it was crimson. However, it turned out to be some British and Canadian pub that's in fact a chain all over the North. We ate outside on the sidewalk and watched the people and cars on the street. Afterward, we went to find Cousin Amanda at Aldo. She managed one of the stores off Michigan Ave. After three stores we found her! :) 

On Saturday we got up and went to the family reunion. It was nice to see Tim's family because they are so far away. I really enjoyed visiting with them all, but I've especially grown quite fond of Cousin Stacey because we keep in touch on facebook a fair bit. She has two sweet boys and her sister Cousin Nikki has two sweet girls. One of them, Nora, was very much attached to poor CJ all weekend :). I of course also love talking to Cousins Amanda and Lauren because they are close in age to Tim and I and it's fun to hear what they are up to! Again, love them all- but it's easier when you have something like facebook to help bridge the gap between visits. :)

On Sunday we got up, ate breakfast and then began the long trek back to Georgia via car. We stopped in Champagne, IL where my husband was born. While there we ate BBQ at his dad's favorite place and bought sauce to bring back. It's pretty good (no one tell Country's)! We got in around 2:00 a.m. to our house and I slept until 10:00 a.m. the next day, ha!