We are certainly making good on the promise we made on our honeymoon to travel more.
I booked the airfare for our next trip this morning. Our destination? Chicago.
We’re going for a long weekend trip in September. I can’t wait.
I’ve been to Chicago a few times, but it was always for work. I’ve never been for fun. Whenever I was there, I did get a chance to experience a little bit of the city, and what I’ve seen, I’ve loved! I’ve always wanted to get back there, and Michael wants to go for the first time.
We weren’t planning to book so soon–We thought we’d wait until we got back from our Seattle/San Francisco trip (coming up in just a few weeks now!), then book Chicago in maybe late June or sometime in July.
For whatever reason, though, I had the urge to plug our preferred dates into Sidestep this morning, and I was shocked when $139 popped up for roundtrip airfare! When I checked in the past, the prices were more around $240-270. We didn’t want to miss out on such a great deal, so we quickly decided to just go ahead and book it. Plus, the flight times are absolutely perfect for us.
We’ll leave on a Thursday night after work, getting into Chicago around 9:00 p.m. Then we leave on Sunday afternoon to come home. It should be a lot of fun. We still have to find accommodations. There’s a possibility Michael’s uncle may be able to get us a deal at a particular hotel, so we’re going to check into that. If not, I’ll be hitting up Priceline again!
This year has been awesome. It’s so nice to always have a vacation to look forward to…
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I'm Heather. I'm 33 and have been married to Michael for seven years. Together, we have two beautiful little girls we love more than anything, and a miniature dachshund who drives us crazy. I'm a full-time working mom who has very little time for my own "stuff" these days, like home improvement, cooking/baking, cake decorating, and photography. Despite the team not making the playoffs since 1999, I'm STILL a Buffalo Bills fan, which I think speaks to my loyalty AND sense of humor. I can't wait to pick up the pace with travel again some day... you know, when we're done being ruled by tiny fists. Welcome to my blog.
How exciting! Chicago in the fall is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
We LOVE Chicago. We normally go once a year for work, but they switched it this year to ST Louis. Make sure you stop at Giordanos pizza right out side of the airport. They have the BEST Chicago style pizza. Also can’t leave without getting a true Chicago style hot dog. If it’s not vienna beef don’t eat it! Try Super Dawg or Portillos. Lots of museums; The science and industry museum was our favorite and was an all day thing. I’m jealous you’re going. I was really pissed when they moved our convention.
I don’t live too far from Chicago, but like you had never gone there just for fun. A few summers ago we planned a girls trip there and had such a great time! The one thing I would totally reccomend is to go on the architecture tour that takes you on the Chicago River and out onto Lake Michigan. The tour was Amazing and we learned so much about the different buildings and the history of Chicago. Have a great time on your trip!
I love Chicago, but haven’t been for years, and someday hope to bring the husband there…I love having trips to look forward to!