Though most schools have already started classes mine does not begin until next week, so this is sad my last homework-free weekend for the next 8 or so months. I decided to try and make the most of it so I took a trip down to Millinium Park with my mom, brother, and cousin Beth. My mom had never been to the Bean before! We had to fix this problem. It was fairly crowded due to the Air and Water Show this weekend, so we also got to hear the occasional jet zoom overhead. I don't go to the tourist areas of the city that often so it was different experience then I'm use to, but not a bad one. Here is a picture of the four of us under the Bean!
Me, my mom, my brother Tom, and Beth in the front.
After some lunch at the park's grill, we walked down to the new Marilyn Monroe statue! It was incredible to see, and so very beautiful. It was huge. We guessed one of her earrings is as big as two of my fists. If you are in the area, I definitely recommend going to see it while it is still in town. I missed seeing the giant eye that was there a few years ago and am still bitter about it haha. Here are a few pictures of the statue.
We spent the next few hours wandering down Michigan Ave., stopping in the Hersey store for some sweets to bring home and then getting some Ghirardelli ice cream. Finally it was time to say good-bye to my cousin and we headed home. We got home about 6:30 from our adventure and my dad wanted to go to this fish fry at one of our favorite restaurants so we headed back out and stuffed ourselves again! The amount of food I've eaten today would put most teenage boys to shame.
Now I'm back home, uploading pictures and listening to Regina Spektor. Every time I go downtown my yearning to live there grows more and more. It's such a interesting and diverse city. There is more then enough to do, plenty of places to go, and it's extremely beautiful. But lets not worry about the future now, I'm still in high school. Once I post this I am going to go watch Sherlock, which I am very excited about. I'll give you an update on what I think about it tomorrow. Till then :)
Good luck with school next week!
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