We expected today to be an emotional day and it was. Our day was good, bad, stressful and poignant. It was a day that hit us on many levels and took serious reflection to write about. Today, we went to Read more…
We woke up today, to the best weather we’ve had in a while. The forecast was for sunshine, with temperatures in the low 40’s. Not too shabby for March in Chicago. We talked about what to do and Theresa said, Read more…
Today was a fun day. One of those days we don’t plan, but rather decide the night before. We realized the Orchid Show was going on at the Chicago Botanic Garden (it is not GARDENS!) and decided to head north Read more…
We’ve been to all the big museums in Chicago many times and always enjoy our visits. Today, however, we decided to venture out to two of the lesser known museums on the north side of Chicago. We took in the Read more…
What to do on a cold February day? That was our question earlier this week as we strategized about our next Date Day. It was going to be too cold to stay outside and we had recently been to a Read more…
If you want to learn about the history of Chicago, there is no better thing to do than have a Chicago History Museum Date Day. The museum was founded in 1856, burned down during the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Read more…
We are big fans of Lake Michigan. We visit its beaches, walkways and hiking paths frequently during the spring, summer and fall, but don’t spend much time there during the winter. Today, we decided to do something different and drive Read more…
We picked a Wednesday in January for our visit and were pleasantly surprised to find our Shedd Aquarium Date Day virtually empty. This gave us the opportunity to see everything we wanted to see without the usual hustle and bustle Read more…
For most people, a date at the movies is something special, but not something extraordinary. For us it was both since Tom had not been to a theater since 2000. Yep, the last movie he saw in a theater was Read more…
A Museum of Science and Industry Date Day is great any time, but something magical happens every year from November through early January when the Grand Rotunda is turned into a labyrinth of Christmas trees and other seasonal decorations. This Read more…