Hall Girls in Chicago

I (Molly) have been planning this get away weekend for my Mom since November of last year. We finally pulled it off. We being myself along with my cohorts in crime, Aunt Lynn Pierce (Mom's sister) and Kerri Noard (my cousin and Lynn's daughter). For weeks mom has been receiving these notes in the mail about Holly's Mystery Weekend January 25 - 27, 2008. She was told to pack in a suitcase for cold weather (or warm weather) and make sure to include hiking boots. I had to throw her off a little. At one point she was pretty sure she was going to Arizona to see our friends the Voris's to go hiking.

Sure enough I picked her up on Friday in Dad's Explorer and she was delighted to find out that I was going with her on this Mystery Weekend. We drove past the airport and onto I-65. She finally realized we were going to Chicago about 2 hours into the trip. When I pulled out the I-Pass she was totally confused. Thanks to Kerri for sending it to me!

We stop at Starbuck's just before our first destination and there we ran into Lynn and Cooper, surprise is on you Mom! Aunt Lynn was nice enough to fly in town for the weekend. We spend the afternoon at the Noard's house playing with Kriston and Cooper and catching up!

Saturday we were off on Day 2 downtown to the Red Door Spa. We have been talking about doing a weekend at the Red Door Spa for at least 10 years! What a relaxing day. After checking into the hotel, courtesy of Aunt Lynn's points (thanks Aunt Lynn) we got ready for a night on the town. Kerri had a surprise up her sleeve and booked a limo to take us around to the sights of Chicago. We hit the Plantation where you can see the skyline of the city, Wrigley Field in honor of Grandma Dee, United Center where the Bulls play and we were off to dinner at Roy's. It was a wonderful evening!

Sunday was breakfast and shopping. All of our favorite things together in one weekend. Thanks to all who helped me pull it off and thanks to Mom for being a sport and playing a long!