Last day in Chicago

It's sad to leave, but I was so excited to get home. Before we left we went to millennium park to see the Cloud's Gate sculpture (aka The Bean).








Then we made a chubby pit stop before getting on the road. We went to Ann Sather to get the famous cinnamon rolls which were highlighted on the food network. They were more fantastic than I could have imagined them to be. Absolutely perfect! We got 6 cinnamon rolls to-go!




I hope we plan another trip back to Chicago next summer or even sooner! At least to get more of these cinnamon rolls!

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Shanghai Terrace, Ovo

Last night we ate at the hotel in their asian restaurant. It was delicious!!!

Pork spare rib appetizer:




Wagyu beef fried rice served in a pineapple:




Beef short ribs and Kung pao chicken




Yummy yummy yummy!

The we went to see Cirque du Soleil's new show, Ovo! It was awesome!

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Spoiled

And it feels so good!

A little something for me from Tiffany & Co.




Looking at ridiculously expensive cars at the Bentley/Lamborghini dealership:




Room service for Zorro. A burger with a nice bread bun from their pet menu! He ate it so fast he didn't even have time to savor it!



He also tried to eat the orchid.

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Willis Tower Skydeck

Formerly known as the Sears Tower. Formerly the tallest building in the world. Taller than the Empire State Building!

The skydeck is on the 103rd floor. The ride up the elevator was super fast! The ride down was just as fast, but made me feel pretty sick.

Looking down 103 floors was so scary, but i'm glad we did it!

The view:




Looking down:




Another down shot:




We purchased the photo that they took. It came out great!



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Yolk

Breakfast at Yolk! So good! Jimmy got cinnamon roll French toast. Yes, they slice up a cinnamon roll, batter the slices, then fry them. So so so good!




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Chocolate buffet

The Peninsula Hotel has a chocolate buffet on Friday and Saturday night. We went and had a great time! It was definitely an experience; however, I'm not quite sure that I'd do it again. It was so good that I couldn't stop myself from eating. I ended up with a tummy ache because I literally ate a full meal of chocolate desserts.

Memorable quotes of the night:
"Leave me alone, I'm eating!" and "Leave me alone, I feel sick!" and "I think I'm dying."

"I'm ashamed of myself..."

You know a meal is good when you feel ashamed of yourself for eating so much. You know a meal is great when take a few more bites even after you acknowledge your own shame.

We went to Hot Doug's and had 3 hot dogs each. The fries were cooked in rendered duck fat. Delicious! (and worth the hour long wait in a line wrapped around the side of the building)




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Shedd aquarium

Jellyfish exhibit!




Jimmy and penguins




Jelly hanging on for dear life with one tentacle!




Jimmy and Chicago!




Jimmy with the walleyes. Mmmmmm walleye sandwiches with coleslaw...get in my belly!



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Zorro loves hotels

It is super stormy! Good thing we already took Zorro for a poo before bed! He is having a lot of fun at the hotel. He has his choice of armchairs, sofa, the bed, chaise, and his own personal bed that the hotel brought up for him. I have seen him sitting everywhere, but I think he favors the chaise.

Stormy weather, watching tv, and relaxing!







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Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co.

Pizza pot pies as seen on Food Network's 'Best Thing I Ever Ate'




They are delicious!






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The eve of the best week ever.

Technically, it's Monday so the best week ever has already begun. It's 1:40AM and I am blogging via iPhone from the comfort of our bed. Jimmy is beside me, snoring very loudly I might add. Jimmy and Beeblur on my left, Zorro on my right. Mommy sandwich to kick off the best week ever... I love it!
Monday: Ruth's Chris Steakhouse for Madison restaurant week.
Wednesday: Nau-ti-gals for restaurant week.
Thursday: leave for Chicago! Dinner at a pizza place featured on Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, then ice cream at a place also featured on food network.
Friday: Shedd aquarium, delish lunch and dinner plans, followed by a chocolate buffet at the hotel. (did I mention that we are staying at The Peninsula!?!)
Saturday: museum day, millennium park so Zorro can see the bean (i've told him about it and he's very excited), picnic at millennium park with the boys, delish dinner plans, and cirque du soleil's 'Ovo'.
Sunday: come home, but on the way, pick up cinnamon rolls from Ann Sather, also featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate.
Monday: Daniel Tosh's show in Madison!!!

So excited for the next 7 days. Fabulous food and lots of fun await us!!!

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New bed tomorrow!

We got a new bed! It will be delivered tomorrow. It is really important to find a mattress that will be great for  Jimmy's skin, and comfortable for his neck. Our current mattress has a really nice pillow top, but it has divots from our body weight! We are both sore when we wake up, and that is no good. We are not getting rid of the old mattress, we are keeping it so that when we move we can have a larger guest bed than what we have now.
We decided to give Tempurpedic a try. We went with the Cloud-Luxe model because it was amazingly soft, but has a lot of support. We'll see how it goes! They were actually running a pretty sweet deal that took $200 off, and they threw in Tempurpedic pillows along with it. So we saved quite a bit of money. Here is what we got:

Awesome mattress!

Adjustable frame! Jimmy is really looking forward to this so that he can finally read in bed. My back is looking forward to this as well!

They threw in two of these pillows. They let me take them home, and we slept on them last night. They warned that Tempurpedic products take a bit of time to break in. We loved them already!

And we also got some new bedding since we changed bed size. We went from California King to regular King. They don't sell California King bedding in stores out here. King beds and bedding are so dang expensive, but we don't really have a choice. Our animals hog the bed! They don't sleep at the foot of the bed where they don't take up space. They wedge up in the middle leaving Jimmy and I on the edges. Sometimes it feels like we need a bed that is even bigger than what we already have!

We are so excited for the new bed! I hope that Jimmy and the pets like the Tempurpedic. I am the one that tested the beds out at the mattress store, so we made the decision based on my descriptions.  I hope I didn't fail!

A couple of photos...

Here we are!

Vet school open house for Ashley.

Law school banquet for Jimmy. 

We are lifetime students, and support each other through all of the madness. Can't wait until we both get started up this Fall!