Friday, Day 2

I'll see if I can do this day in one post. :)

After sleeping in, Therese and I awoke to help Maureen get ready for a wedding she was attending with the new man in her life... she looked spectacular.

And a rather groggy duo (Therese and I) headed out to find coffee and some nice duds, as both of us packed a little light on the dressy clothes.

We then got decked out and went out to eat with Maureen's family at a quaint little Italian restaurant, la Bacchanalia. The food was AWESOME!!! I looked it up online when I got home and the reviews all agreed that the food was great, authentic Italian. And from what I gather, it is hard to get good reviews if you are a restaurant in Chicago.

After dinner, Tom showed Therese and I his SWEET condo, and then we went to an Irish pub that had live Irish music playing. We spent the rest of the evening just chilin' and drinking different Irish beers, except Therese, who drank screwdrivers, because she had a cold and she thought the orange juice would help her sore throat. (I don't think her plan was anywhere near successful, as the bartender made the drink backwards, vodka with a splash of OJ).

In all, it was a wonderful day, but we were all excited for the next day: NEW YEARS EVE!!!




I am almost positive that this restaurant was just down a building or two from where we ate. But even if it wasn't, that's what the area looked like, except with fluffy snowflakes falling softly everywhere. I LOVE CHICAGO!