Doug and I worked very hard at my parents yesterday to get a lot of things done for them. Doug was the manual labor, and I was the technical support. While he was cleaning out the closets in their home, I took my mom to Green Oaks to look at their assisted living facility and finished my dad's taxes afterward. We were both exhausted when we left for dinner at Goshen Brewing Company and were glad for a restful night of watching basketball with my parents afterward.
This morning, Doug and I packed a full suitcase for him to take back to Florida of items that our family still wanted to save but had been stored at my parents and then headed to Chicago to visit Cal and Maggie. They were up and ready for us even though we were early. Maggie had bought some macaroons for us to try and hot dog flavored chips. All were delicious.
After catching up at their apartment for a while, the four of us walked to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It was a little chilly, but once the sun came out it warmed up quickly. They had hoped to show us the brown bears that had arrived recently to the zoo. Unfortunately, they weren't out today, but we did get to see the polar bear and a new section of the zoo that we had never been to that housed pygmy hippos, an aardvark, meerkats and giraffes. It was really neat.
Cal had made reservations at Mon Ami Gabi, a French restaurant that was absolutely wonderful. I tried their French toast, Doug ordered salmon and Cal and Maggie split a salad and cheeseburger. No one went away hungry and everything was delicious. We spent a few hours afterward watching basketball and hanging out at Cal and Maggie's apartment. It was so much fun, and I was glad to see them both. The time went by quickly and soon Doug and I were on our way to Midway to drop him off for his flight. I was exhausted driving back to Syracuse but was incredibly happy for such a fantastic day.
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