Happy Father's Day!

Doug had a wonderful time celebrating Father's Day.  First thing this morning Brett called him to wish him a fantastic day.  He was still excited about yesterday's convention and talked to Doug about that before heading off to work.  Cameron, Doug and I left Syracuse at 9:30 a.m. for Chicago.  We had the Pilot filled with everything that Meg still needed.  She had spent her first week in a dorm room and was happy now to have a studio apartment all to herself.  It had a full kitchen, a bigger bed, a private bathroom a desk and a chair.  It was located on the top floor of the building.  Needless to say, she was extremely happy with the arrangement.

We made it to Meg's around 11 a.m.  She and Nick met us in the parking lot.  We got everything to her building in one trip.  We couldn't go up, but she promised to FaceTime us at some point and show us her place. Once they took everything to her apartment, we went on a long walk around the city.  We stopped by the Art Museum and Bean before crossing the Chicago River.  

After our walk, we headed up to Cal's new apartment in Old Town.  It was on the fifth floor of a 1920s building.  We really liked the area and his place.  It had a living room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.  There was a large deck outside that was perfect for hanging out on or even playing corn hole.  We had Doug open his gifts from Meg and Cal while we were there.  He got a kick out of the Gettysburg Battlefield Tour CD that Cal gave him.  It was from one of our trips long ago.  Cal had absolutely hated listening to it.  Meg found him a Blue's Clues salt and pepper shaker set complete with paprika.  He loved it.

Cal took us to a coffee and wine bar for lunch called 3rd Coast Cafe.  I wasn't sure when I walked in what the menu would be, but we really liked it.  They had a mixture of breakfast foods, sandwiches, tacos and quesadillas.  Everyone was pleased with their food.  Meg even tried a mimosa and Nick tried a pimosa (made with pineapple juice.).   We then walked around Cal's neighborhood.  It was very nice. It was close to Wells street and not too far from the south end of Lincoln Park.  

We left Chicago around 5 p.m.  We had to drop Nick in Wakarusa, but still made it home well before 8 p.m.  After dinner, Doug opened his gifts from Cameron, Brett and I.  They were perfect for the head of our household - five different hot sauces to try from Cameron, Dwayne Johnson Tequila from Brett and a bag of snacks and candy from me.  We invited Grandma and Grandpa up to play Oh Hell.  Grandpa loved his Father's Day gifts as well - licorice, circus peanuts and a Chicago coffee mug.  Overall, it was a wonderful Father's Day.  Doug said that he couldn't ask for anything more.