Seadog!

During the last weekend in June, Phil and Tammi came over to Illinois for an architectural boat tour aboard the Seadog. It was actually something that we had been wanting to do for a while so when Phil mentioned it, we jumped at the opportunity. Of course, everyone knows you can't go boating on an empty stomach so we had lunch at RL before the tour. I had no idea the place was even there before, but man have we been missing out. The food was simply fantastic.

After lunch we walked over to Navy Pier where we were scheduled to catch the boat. Luckily we were early which gave us time to wander around Navy Pier. The boat tour was a lot of fun (though not exactly what we were expecting). Some of the things the tour guide said are under suspicion but he was a lot funnier than expected. Overall it was a lot of fun and a great day (except for the random shower that came through). We are now inspired to look into different architectural tours in the city. Chicago is truly an amazing city for architecture and we hope to take advantage of that!

Here are few pictures from Navy Pier and the Seadog!

Not a bad day to be on the water.

Look at that blue water. Who wouldn't want to live here?

Sears Tower looking all tall

333 Wacker Drive

Visits

Here is a quick recap of recent visits we have had from family and friends.

As mentioned before, our first weekend in the house we had some family out to visit. Here is one of the pictures. I hope Tammi doesn't mind us putting her on here, but we wanted to show the pool actually being used.

Prior to Beth Ann's wedding in St. Joe last month, Scott came to stay for one night on his way to Michigan. It was a quick stop, but it was great to see him and we were glad we had a chance to show him our new house and downtown Wheaton. We tried to give him the hard sell because three years will go fast and he and Jonnett have to live somewhere....

A few weekends ago, Wayne and Shawna (and Keeper and Page) came to visit for the weekend. It was a nice relaxing weekend but we don't have any pictures to show. We did however go to the new restaurant in Wheaton called The Bank. They did a really nice job remodeling the inside, but the food was hit or miss. We are planning on going back soon to try again (the service was so-so) because they had only been open a week or so.

Last weekend, Phil and Tammi came to visit for Phil's birthday. He didn't know what we were doing but the surprise was that we got tickets to go see Wicked at the Oriental Theater. Everyone really seemed to enjoy the show. After the show (it was the early show) we went to dinner at McCormick and Schmick's. Naturally we had plenty to eat and drink during dinner so we went on what became a fairly lengthy walk downtown ending up at the Hancock building. So we figured the only option was to go to the Signature Lounge on the 96th floor for more cocktails. The view was spectacular that night and was a perfect way to end the day.

The "Johnny"