Friday afternoon, we took the Metra train into downtown Chicago with the pastor and his wife. We had so much fun! :-) It was complete culture shock....when we walked up from the underground train station, and saw all of the TALL buildings.....wow! What a feeling! We Iowans were in a state of shock....to us Des Moines is a big town...but it was nothing compared to Chicago. Here are some pictures from our big expedition! :-D
::Actually, this isn't Chicago....this is Crestwood, where we were doing the revival. Chicago is famous for it's hot dogs...so we just had to try some at Portillo's - very good!::
::Sorry this is a little dark....you may need to click on it to enlarge it, so you can see it better::
::The John Hancock Observatory::
::What a view! Notice the Sears Tower (wonder which one that is??)::
::Trolleys are marvelous inventions....especially after walking almost the entire Magnificent Mile!::
::Family photo looking through the kidney bean....that is a strange but very cool piece of art!::
::Tired from the exciting day, but not too tired to pose for one last picture::
::Strawberry smoothie Mexican style! We got a good chuckle out of this one.....::
::This is a video of Mom and Deanna rock climbing at Dick's Sporting Goods....watch Mom especially (on left)...she had a rough go of it! It's pretty funny! :-D Be sure to pause the music on the sidebar!::
Thanks to Mark and Paula for taking the day to show us around Chicago, and for putting up with our constantly stopping to videotape/take pictures! We had so much fun!
As always, we ask for your continued prayers. Dad and Deanna left today for a revival in Des Moines, Iowa, so please keep those services in your prayers.
8 comments:
Hey girl!
You live in IOWA?!!? WAY AWESOME! I didn't even know.
Is there by any random chance that you are coming to TeenPact in DM this next week???
Ok, where do you live? This is so cool.
Hey Tori,
Chicago looks awesome. i've always wanted to go but have yet to get the chance. Olivia
Fun, Tori! The last time I went to Chicago was when I was two years old...for some reason I can't remember it. :-) In the video, Deanna is focused on her rock climbing and is oblivious to what's going on with your mom. :-) At least your mom tried! :-) Does Deanna rock climb?
Glad you're safe back home again! The pictures are great! I'm glad you had a good time! =))
That's really cool. I've never had the chance to explore a big city although a few of my friends spent several months in Chicago.
Chicago looks like fun- did you see Oprah? =P
No, we didn't get to see Oprah...which wasn't real disappointing! I could've cared less! :-)
I don't live too far from Chicago; glad you could make it up to "The City." You're right, the "Bean" is so incredible! I always am amazed every time I see it!
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