Friday, August 20, 2010

To Do in Chicago

Right before the drive from  San Clemente, CA to Chicago!
We have been in Chicago just shy of one year and are committed to the city until 2013. I feel a bit claustrophobic thinking about being forced to stay in one place so I am already thinking of what city we should move to when he is done with law school. Boston? Boulder? The Pacific Northwest? SF? Ultimately, it will all depend on the job situation so it is useless to even try and make "plans". By then it will be time to grow up anyways, right? Ick.

Chicago has been great to us though. I have had the best year ever! We are close to home and family and have great friends in the city who are always doing something fun. There is so much to do and see in Chicago; we tried to not say "no" to anything this year, but only managed to do a little. In anticipation of one day leaving this wonderful city I have complied a list of firsts I want to experience in the Second City (most have been bookmarked in a folder since we moved here!).

  1. Go to a Bears game
  2. Shop at the Green City Market
  3. See the sun rise over Lake Michigan and the city
  4. Weird Chicago's Devil in the White City tour (Kim, Joey, and BF need to read the book so we can all go!)
  5. Go to Zoo Lights at Lincoln Park Zoo
  6. Shop at the Chirstkinlmarket at Christmas time
  7. Go to the Magnificent Mile's Lights Festival and see the parade
  8. Take a Sailboat ride on Lake Michigan
  9. Dance at the Chicago Summer Dance downtown
  10. See one of the Chicago Park District's movies in the park
  11. Visit the Shedd Aquarium
  12. Visit the Museum of Science and Industry
  13. Visit Alder Planetarium
  14. Visit the Field Museum of Natural History
  15. Visit the Art Institute of Chicago (I will have to check out the free Kraft Great Kids Museum Passes from the library for all the museums,or I'll be broke.)
  16. Carriage ride down Michigan Ave during winter
  17. See the light show at Buckingham Fountain
  18. Pack a picnic and see a free concert at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
  19. Take my parents to a Broadway show
  20. Skydeck???  I may be too scared for this one.
  21. Pride parade!
Some of these will fulfill items on the 30 before 30 list.

Anything else super cool to do in Chicago that's a must?
Posted by R. Taylor at 12:58 PM
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4 comments:

  1. Scott N.August 20, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    i was gonna say that walk-out window in the tower but i think that's the skydeck at #20, right?

    what about "make a trip up to milwaukee for a brewery tour or brewers game?"

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  2. AnonymousAugust 20, 2010 at 10:40 PM

    Eat at Al's on Taylor St

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  3. JenAugust 21, 2010 at 12:58 AM

    Nothing to add to the Chicago list, but want to add a vote to the future plans involving a move to SF. As long as we are planning the future, this would make it so we can babysit for each other and both work part-time. :)

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  4. R. TaylorAugust 31, 2010 at 11:24 PM

    Al's on Taylor St. it is! Then on to Mario's Italian Lemonade.

    I'd babysit for you any day Jen!

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