This weekend, my sister in law Holly and I drove to Chicago for a girl's weekend of shopping. We had a blast! Holly is so sweet and so easy going, she made even the 10 hour (round trip) car ride fun. We shopped, ate, shopped some more, ate some more, and enjoyed every minute of it!
Here are some pictures of us enjoying Chicago at Christmastime:
Holly
The city was decorated for Christmas.... it was beautiful!
View looking down from 4th floor at Crate N Barrel
Chicago River
Me in front of the Wrigley Building
A random group of Santas walking down the street
Shopping was fun and fabulous. But let's not forget the eating! We had some delicious food.
Artichoke with Brie, and Roasted Garlic appetizer at Bistro 110. So rich and decadent!
The beginning of our brunch at Fred's at Barney's. This ultra expensive department store had a really delicious brunch. The first course was a bowl of several yummy breads and muffins.
Next was a side salad, with a Mimosa of course! A great way to start off the day!
Holly ordered the Eggs Florentine. Yum-O!
I had the Eggs al Campagne... Poached eggs smothered in a garlicky tomato sauce. It was so good!
Let's not forget dessert.... Marscapone Cheesecake. Enough said.
We had a Chicago style pizza here on Friday night. It was about 3 inches thick... so cheesy, saucy, and delish! After 2 pieces though, we were ready to go to bed! This was definitely a treat to have once a year- NYC style pizza is the way to go :-)
We stopped in to get out of the cold at a place called Pops for Champagne. Obviously it was a Champagne bar, so the choices were overwhelming! We finally settled on a nice Rose, along with a fabulous cheese plate that paired perfectly with our pink bubbly wine. So much fun!
We went to dinner at a sushi place called "Friend's Sushi". It was one of the best sushi places either one of us had ever been- so fresh and delicious! This was some of the best Edamame I've ever had. Notice how plump it is from being perfectly steamed.
Some of the BEST sushi ever. From top left corner to right: Yellow Tail Hamachi (looks like a rose), White Tuna, Summer Roll (roll with yellow tail, cilantro, and jalepeno), Tuna with Avadcado, and lastly Triple roll, which was a tuna and avacado roll, topped with tuna, yellowtail, and salmon. It was all completely divine!
All in all, we had a great time! I would highly recommend Christmas shopping there!
