At the beginning of the summer my sister moved to Chicago. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in May and started working at Yelp in June! What a big transition and an amazing opportunity. Everyone is so proud of her hard work and adventurous spirit. We miss her like crazy, but it’s given us a good excuse to visit her and the cool city!
Instead of a big vacation this year, my family decided to take a few short trips to Chicago to visit Hope. After our first visit in June to help her move in we planned a longer trip for July. Jack and I went up for a few days before the rest of my family arrived and we had so much fun soaking in as much Zia (aunt) time as possible! I’m so glad for the bond that Jack and Hope share. He truly looks up to her and she loves him beyond measure.
Hope took us to some of her favorite new spots, including a vegan cafe to get THE BEST chocolate chip cookie I’ve ever had (sorry, Mom). We also go to visit Hope’s office in the Merchandise Mart, right in the middle of the city! (Fun Fact: the Merchandise Mart was so big when it was built that it was given it’s own zip code!) It was awesome to see the Yelp offices, which give their employees free breakfast and lunch everyday, as well as barista-made coffee! Jack loved checking out Zia’s desk and hanging out with her co-workers!
Since, Hope had to work while we were there, Jack and I got to explore some of the city on our own. We used our Carnegie Museum pass from back home to get into the Field Museum for free! We saw the dinosaur bones and explored the Africa exhibit. Jack is still a bit young to really appreciate museums, but I want to get him used to the spaces and it was also nice to get out of the heat! The next day we went to Lincoln Park and saw the working farm right in the middle of the city as part of the Lincoln Park Zoo! We even got to feed hay to the cows!
For the weekend, the rest of the family arrived. Hope took us to some hip restaurants and showed us around her new city. On our final day we spent some time at Lake Michigan to cool off and then we were on our way back to the ‘Burgh! It was such a nice little family vacation and I’m excited for many more trips to Chi-Town!
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