Finally!

We made it on another trip! We did end up in Mexico for Jen and Shawns wedding last April, but this was our first excursion alone since our world journey... and it was a short one!

Our trip to Indiana was a whole lot of fun! We drove a good 7.5 hours on Friday night and ended up sleeping in Kalamazoo! I was excited just for the name of the town. We had dinner at Big Boy Burgers just over the border and were treated to a classic US fast food dinner. The next morning we took off for Chicago and spent the day walking all over the city. We had a some delicious deep dish pizza from Lou Manalti’s and took half of our small order back for dinner too! The architecture in Chicago is breathtaking, from the Sears Tower looming over the skyline to the highly entertaining cloud gate (otherwise known as the bean). We took a 2 km hike out to Oprahs fortress, I mean, studio. We quickly learned that outside the city core, Chicago is not that inviting until you reach the suburbs. The transit system had above ground, steel train tracks running on top of city streets. They were not welcoming at all, we should stop complaining so much about the TTC! We capped off our visit with a Blues show at Blue Chicago, where Charlie Love put on an entertaining set.

On the Sunday, we head to South Bend to check out the town around Notre Dame. It took us all of 10 minutes to realize that the town is severely lacking in character and that the school is the only reason to go! But what a reason, the campus is gorgeous. It was an awesome experience to sit in on a Notre dame Class, tour the campus with a current student and interview for their MBA program. Studying at such a legendary place would be an epic chapter in my life.

After a dinner at Olive garden and another at Cracker barrel on the Monday, we made the long drive home, arriving at 1 AM. It was great to be back on the road with my wife, I have missed that!