We arrived to our hotel just in time for naps. As I was also resting my eyes, I was absolutely incredulous when I heard someone inconsiderately rapping on our door. I quickly threw open the door hoping it wouldn't wake the kids to find my parents on the other side with huge smiles on their faces. Kevin had arranged for my parents to come down and spend the afternoon and evening with the kids so we could go out for dinner. Since this was part of the surprise, I certainly hadn't packed for the occasion and the second part of the surprise included an impromptu shopping trip to pick out a dress and a pair of shoes. This was nothing short of a Pretty Woman experience! While we were out, Kari and Grand-PO went down to the pool and swam. More likely, she jumped in the water probably 100 times and completely wore herself out.
We shopped and we dined. This was truly an interesting experience. Kevin noted for being in the midst of a down economic time, there sure were plenty of people breaking out their plastic at Bloomingdale's. It was particularly fun finding a dress and all with plenty of helpful sales associates waiting on me like I was royalty.
We had an exquisite dinner at TRU. We had seen the chef featured on Top Chef Masters and although being novice foodies, had to check him out. It was a three-course tasting menu that gave us some seafood, prime ribeye and venison. Yes, Holly ordered venison and it was delicious. The dessert was phenomenal and actually included several small little treats after the main dessert course.
The restaurant staff paid particular attention to us throughout the evening. Much to my (continued) surprise when I opened the menu it said "Happy 10th Anniversary Holly and Kevin". This was awesome and they let us take the menus home with us as a keepsake. After many of the waiters wished us Happy Anniversary, we were treated to a special cupcake that was delivered on a long plate. Written on the plate in white chocolate, in cursive penmanship that would be difficult to replicate with even a pen and paper let alone food, was another Happy Anniversary Holly and Kevin. It was a wonderful and unforgettable evening.
Sunday was a bit chillier than expected, but we still ventured out and headed over to Millennium Park to see the Jelly Bean, to Buckingham Fountain and then walk along the Lakefront. We're not sure why (actually it helped burn the multitude of calories we ingested) we did all the walking, but the kids were wiped out by the time we returned back to our room, just in time to check out and head back home.
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