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| Walnut Room |
So I have just really been getting bad at this. But oh well. My last weekend in Chicago I had a handful of visitors. My parents came into town so I could show them all of the holiday things Chicago has to offer. My friend Kristin and her family also came into town. I showed my parents around to Christkindl Market, Macy's (Marshal Fields), Michigan Ave and Zoo Lights. Kristin and her family joined us for Zoo Lights as well as my mom's college friend who lives here in Chicago.
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| Live Music at Christkindl Market |
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| Mom & Dad along Michigan Ave |
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| View from the Signature Lounge |
So after Christkindl and Macy's I took my parents the Signature Lounge for drinks before we met up with everyone for Zoo Lights. My mom had been there before but my dad had not. Going on a Saturday the weekend before Christmas might have been a bad idea but he still really enjoyed it.
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| Landscaping along Michigan Ave |
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| Zoo Lights |
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| Zoo Lights |
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| Zoo Lights |
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| Rosemont |
I really love Christmas lights and the city I work in, Rosemont has a great display of Christmas Lights. After work I walked home and just took pictures along the way.
The following weekend I drove home for the holidays. The first night I was back in Michigan I stayed in Grand Rapids with my old college roomies for our 4th annual Brewery Pub Crawl. We went to
Brewery Vivant,
Hop Cat, and
Founders. It was the first snow fall I had seen all year. It is a great thing that we do so we all get to see each other at least once a year. Sadly Nick can't make it back for these but I did get to see him a few times earlier in the year.
Photos coming soon!
Once I woke up on Christmas Eve I drove to DeWitt and we had lunch with my dad's friends before going to Church and then Christmas at my Grandpa's. I spent a good portion of the night playing find the bad guys with my little cousin Brooklyn. After we left there I drove around Lansing with my parents and look at Christmas lights around the city before headed home.
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| Happy coffee drinking Dad |
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Mom opening her new Camera from
me and Alissa |
On Christmas Day we skyped my sister so she could open gifts with us even though she wasn't home. My sister and I got my mom a new camera. I didn't know how badly she needed a new camera till she came out the weekend before. I got my Dad a Keurg coffee maker. I went out on Black Friday with my mom and purchased the coffee maker from Kohls.com while I was standing in Younkers.
Later that day we went to my Grandma's for Christmas with my Mom's side. We ate so much food like always and had a wonderful afternoon. After Christmas at my Grandmas we went to some family friends for a few drinks and a couple more deserts. Again we skyped my sister. It is sad to not have her home for the holidays but Skype does help make it better.
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| Grandma's Santa collection |
So I have just really been getting bad at this. But oh well. My last weekend in Chicago I had a handful of visitors. My parents came into town so I could show them all of the holiday things Chicago has to offer. My friend Kristin and her family also came into town. I showed my parents around to Christkindl Market, Macy's (Marshal Fields), Michigan Ave and Zoo Lights. Kristin and her family joined us for Zoo Lights as well as my mom's college friend who lives here in Chicago. 
So after Christkindl and Macy's I took my parents the Signature Lounge for drinks before we met up with everyone for Zoo Lights. My mom had been there before but my dad had not. Going on a Saturday the weekend before Christmas might have been a bad idea but he still really enjoyed it.
Once I woke up on Christmas Eve I drove to DeWitt and we had lunch with my dad's friends before going to Church and then Christmas at my Grandpa's. I spent a good portion of the night playing find the bad guys with my little cousin Brooklyn. After we left there I drove around Lansing with my parents and look at Christmas lights around the city before headed home.
On Christmas Day we skyped my sister so she could open gifts with us even though she wasn't home. My sister and I got my mom a new camera. I didn't know how badly she needed a new camera till she came out the weekend before. I got my Dad a Keurg coffee maker. I went out on Black Friday with my mom and purchased the coffee maker from Kohls.com while I was standing in Younkers.
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