Chicago - Oct. 23-26th

Dad had a business meeting in Chicago this past Tuesday, and asked if I'd like to go with him. We left on Sunday afternoon and had a delicious dinner at Daddy's favorite steakhouse in Chicago that night.
We had all of Monday to spend together. We went to the top of the John Hancock building (94 floors up), took an architectural tour on the Chicago river, walk  up and down Michigan Ave., enjoyed a hot drink and a pumpkin muffin at Starbucks, and walked through part of the Art Institute of Chicago (which is HUGE). Dad had a short meeting and then a business dinner which I went to with him.
Tuesday Daddy had meetings all day, so I took a train out to Harvard, IL to visit a friend of mine who lives out there. We had a great time walking around and talking at an apple orchard. Later that evening we drove into Chicago with a few of her siblings and another friend of theirs for a Blackhawks hockey game. I'd never been to a real hockey game before, so that was a really fun and exciting adventure.
Wednesday Dad had a half day of meetings and then we walked around downtown Chicago and did a little shopping. Then we took a cab out to the airport and waited around there for a couple hours before our 8:45 flight.
I thoroughly enjoyed spending lots of time with Daddy, just the two of us. We don't get that very often. =) That trip was definitely full of new experiences like taking a taxi, figuring out public transportation, walking around in such a huge city, going to a pro hockey game, and going to a business dinner with Dad. It was all fantastic.
I'm glad to be home now though. I'm looking forward to being home for a long time and not traveling anywhere. =)