but I have been lucky to call Chicago HOME for that past 2 years. Today was my last day living in Chicago. We are moving to Mesa to live in my parent’s house while they are serving their mission in Peru. To try and remember our time here, I have put together a somewhat lengthy video of highlights. It’s basically for me, so don’t feel obligated to watch it. But know that I will cherish every second that we spent in Chicago.
Now bring on the Valley of the Sun!
Our little rascal has been mobile for a good week now. He started on the wood floor but has since mastered the carpet.
Clinton Green/Pink Line Stop
This is the El stop at Clinton and Lake. Our old apartment was just a block north of this place. The big building that is lit up is called the Merchandise Mart. When it was first built, it was the largest building (in terms of floor space) in the world. It was passed when the Pentagon was built. The thing is so large that it has its own zip code.
75 degrees, light breeze, good food, good company, good baseball game… makes for a great day right?
Wrong!
It makes for a great 2 days! On Thursday and Saturday of this week, we were able to watch the Cubs play the Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field.
It was also a week of firsts for Griff. First Cubs game, first bus ride, first train ride, first lick of ice cream (just kidding, kind of).
The first day we sat on one of the rooftops. There is nothing like sitting on the rooftops for a game. You get all you can eat food and drink, inside areas with flat screens everywhere, just fantastic. We were on the rooftop just right of the foul pole in the picture below.
View from the rooftop
On Saturday, we were actually in Wrigley. We are very proud of how Griff did through the whole thing. He lasted 7 innings on Thursday before we started really pushing naptime, but it was a little too loud for him when we were in Wrigley, we didn’t last long. The Cubs won one game and the d’backs won one. So Griff’s record stands at 1-1. (Landon is now 19-14. Yes, he does have every single ticket from every Cubs game he’s ever been to.) Here are a few of our favorites from the week.
I can’t believe this kid is already 6 months old. Happy 6 month birthday!!
Taken in Grant Park, no real story here. Just really like this picture.
Griff has been sitting up all on his own for a week now. He wanted to show off his mad skills in support of the Cubs!
Hope Springs Eternal
Spring is always a great time of the year, mainly because baseball season starts. I wish I could report that the Cubs had a better start to the season than they have, but hey, there’s still 156 games to go. Maybe this is the year. And in case you’ve never been to Wrigley, you may be wondering why there is a pole in the middle of my view of the game. Yes, there are a lot of seats in Wrigley that are completely obstructed by poles. The place was built in 1914, what do you expect?
One thing I’ve always found very interesting about Chicago is that it is a very “neigborhood” centered city. Every inch of the city has a neighborhood name associated with it, and one block can be the nicest place in the city and the next block looks something like this. This was taken here, as I walked to the United Center in my bright orange jacket to watch the Suns play the Bulls. If that doesn’t win some points with the family in AZ, I don’t know what will.
