12.03.2011

It's a Woodstock Thanksgiving, Part I

This year was the first year for my family to celebrate a holiday at a "kid's house." My sister and brother-in-law hosted in Illinois and we dubbed the occasion "It's a Woodstock Thanksgiving" (sounds like a great title for the next big blockbuster holiday movie).

We started out the festivities with a day in Chicago. We went to lunch at Karyn's on Green. My sister and I split a couple dishes, the BLT sandwich and the sausage and broccoli pizza. In my opinion, the pizza was better than the sandwich, but both were tasty. I also got the Southside cocktail, which was great, sour, but great. I would definitely recommend the restaurant to all those vegan and not.

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From Karyn's on Green we headed over to the Willis Tower (formerly Sear's Tower). My sister had 4 free tickets that she had been trying to use for the last 3 years, and we decided to see if they still worked (Spoiler Alert: they did). Thankfully, we didn't have to wait in too much of a line. And, we got this winner of a photo from the lovely employees at the tower.

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It was clear skies at the top, which made for great views.

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Chicago is a really pretty city, with the lake right there and the river running through it. Whoever was the genius behind, "this looks like a good place to build a city," deserves some major props.

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I love how this red building pops.

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There are some seriously great views from the top.

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We also took the opportunity to take a few family pics.

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On the skydeck there are three glass skyboxes that overlook Chicago and if you have a fear of heights they will terrify you to even get close to them.

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Micah was the most brave, stepping all the way out for longer than 30 seconds.
You can't tell, but this is Micah.

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My sister and I, on the other hand, could only muster up enough courage to step out long enough for a picture to be taken.

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As we were leaving, the sun was dropping and light was streaming in.

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It was a great visit into Chicago and to the Willis Tower skydeck!
Stay tuned for Part II!

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