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The Bluths are considering purchasing a neon light sign that reads OPEN to place in their window.

Why?

Because their home is always open to anyone.

Over Memorial Day weekend, Mrs. Bluth's parents came for a visit. They were our first visitors and the first visit from parents since we have been married. A chance to show mom and dad that we are on the path to being grown ups and to show off our first home. It was definitely a journal worthy experience.

Chicago's deep dish pizza, Millennium Park, river boat ride, Lincoln Park Zoo, Cubs vs. White Soxs game, many other tours of the city and buildings, and adventures of riding the train kept us busy all day and then put us into a sleep coma at night.

Three full days are not enough so if you plan on visiting us, please plan a longer stay or multiple visits (or both).

The weekend's weather was cloudy, rainy, and chilly. With those factors it equated to very few pictures. Mrs. Bluth's mother refuses to be in most pictures so she was able to be our photographer and she was pretty busy with taking pictures of the buildings and the train. Mrs. Bluth believes that her mother will return home with 75% of her pictures containing some aspect of the train. Public Transportation is quite fascinating.

We went to Gino's East for some deep dish and the place is famous for the pizza, but also for the ability to sign/write all over the building.

We did find this signature:

"I'm a Mormon"

Proof that we went to the zoo:

The White Soxs' stadium was nice and they even had fireworks!

Half way through the third inning the rain started and within a couple of minutes the tarp was out to cover the mound.


The rain did not stop. In fact it turned into flash flood and we waited for about an hour until it calmed down a little and we could walk to the train. At one point, security was not letting anyone leave because it was too dangerous to go out in the storm. Mrs. Bluth's mother bought us ponchos except for Mr. Bluth. Mr. Bluth would not wear a White Sox poncho because he is a cub fan. So good old mama Lee went into the bathroom to find a clear garbage bag for him to wear. We all made it home safely.


It was a wonderful weekend.