First and foremost, Jason is recovering nicely. Not 100 percent just yet, but getting there! He has been working really hard to make up tests and lab time that he missed. It has been a blast having Beth with us, and we're glad she still has a few more days! It's been fun to play tourist again, and see all the sights Chicago has to offer. It's just our luck that most of the museums are having a "free week" this week, so entertainment is cheap:) We are heading to the aquarium this afternoon and then some of the bigger museums tomorrow and tuesday.

Beth's first day in town I wanted to show her the areas that I frequent, so I took her to my favorite produce market. She was quite impressed that you bottle your own Extra Virgin Olive Oil. They make pickles in a huge bin as well and you just pick out the ones you thinks are ready. It's pretty awesome, has great prices and makes shopping kinda fun.

Later we decided to take the bus downtown to go through the parks, see the Buckingham Fountain and a few of the popular buildings as well as do a little shopping. We tried to hide our hick side and refrain from gawking at the crowds of interesting people. However, it did come out at one point when the Green Peace cornered us and tried to persuade us to join. Beth, frankly but kindly, informed them that our father is a logger and our cousins are whalers. They cleared their throats and sent us on down the sidewalk. Thank you Bethany.

Before we left the house Beth made sure she was well prepared for our neighborhood!:)

It started pouring rain while we were downtown so we stopped into Ghirardellis for some Classic Hot Chocolate. It was perfect!

Jason heard over the radio that Heartland was putting on a free concert for Friday night. We only knew one of their songs but decided to check it out anyway. Tyler and Dana joined us and we had a blast! They played for 2 hours, plus two other bands played before them so it was a long night!