Saturday, September 4, 2010

Chicago, mistress of the lakes...

Chicago, mistress of the lakes,
Controller of our inland trade,
The freest city of our states,
What wondrous strides thy fame has made!
-Charles Frederick White "To Chicago"

Charley and I had a fabulous birthday weekend in Chicago to celebrate my 30 years on this earth.  There is something about that city that is alive with promise, ambition and wonder.  We spent a lot of time with the architecture of the city, looking at it above from the John Hancock Observatory, wheeling through on a horse and carriage ride and gliding past on an architectural evening boat tour.  The twinkling lights of the city were magical on a warm summer night.  What a way to bring in my 30th year!
   

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