My Chicago Story 7

It shouldn't be surprising that I found elk in the elk pasture in Elk Grove, but I was excited when I did. And I immediately texted my father about it. To appease his inner child and to cross it off his bucket list, I took him on a date to the elk pasture. He was excited even if the elk were like fifty feet away and being lazy butts.

But after dinner we drove past and found the elk up by the fence! So of course I had to pull over and go let Dad say hi again. Ecstatic is an understatement for how happy and super excited he was. They got close enough that one of them snorted up his nose. He was tickled pink by that. 

 

My Chicago Story 6

Another great thing about Chicago is how I am about thirty minutes away from the beach. All I have to do is head west. I went two different times. The second time I actually dipped my toes into the water.

 

oh god its me and my face and my legs.... Hi! *sheepishly waves*

My Chicago Story 4

So after the aquarium, I got to be driven around the city in a convertible where I was practically hanging out of the car taking tourist pictures. Top 14 will be between this post and the next. (And by top, I mean, hipster quality artistic view or just shit I think looks cool.)

 Hey! Look! It's Gotham! Actually it really is where they filmed Dark Knight and it was just before some construction so some of the damage seen on screen was real.

My Chicago Story 3

Aquariums... I LOVE aquariums. Unfortunately I was spending too much time looking and hunting for the fish in the exhibits to actually take pictures of them (my bad) but when I stopped for lunch I did capture this freaking awesome skyline.

 And then we have the Shedd from the outside. It was fantastic, will visit again and with anyone who loves fish. Took about 6 hours to casually go through EVERYTHING. Worth it.

My Chicago Story 2

These are some bridge pictures that I took driving up to Chicago. That Penske truck is all of my stuff. These are for you, Mom!

And then we get to Chicago and move in. But I wanted some furniture so we went off to Ikea and we saw this travesty of an Irish pub. My ancestors are sobbing. Of course I had to document it.

And then my place! The apartment building is nothing to look at but the grounds are pretty nice and have their share of ducks so I feel right at home. (Actually I think a couple of the ducks are Runners like home.)

My Chicago Story 1

These are a couple photos of Chicago from before I moved up here. I am such a tourist.