My very, very good friend went with us. She is the BEST! Nicest person and so much FUN! I just love her to pieces!! We were in Awww, at all the people, shops, restaurants and TALL Buildings. It was quite the experience for a couple of 'small town' girls. We could have stayed a week and never got bored. I would even like to move there someday.
On the first night my son took us out for real Chicago Pizza. It was the deepest, deep dish I've seen and it was so good! We also watched Chicago's pro hockey team, the Black Hawks on TV at the restaurant. They didn't win, but it was still exciting and fun to watch.
On the second day we took the 'train' to downtown Chicago. We walked all over downtown Chicago. At least it felt like 'all over', but I'm sure we only saw a fraction of the city in just one day of walking. We plan to visit often now that we have a place to stay and know people to show us around. We are going back before Christmas for sure. To see the city with all the decorations and lights. I will probably do all my Christmas shopping there too. They have so many unique stores and shops. 
I couldn't get over all the TALL buildings and things to see. It was amazing! The Navy Pier was also very cool and even though I have seen Lake Michigan before; it was still awesome to see again. So much to see and do there and so beautiful!
