A Family Weekend
My sister was right, I need to post about our fun-filled family weekend in Chicago! Lucky me, my mom and sister surprised me this week and flew out here!!!! My mom flew out last Monday and my sister came last Friday. They left on Sunday, which was entirely too soon for me. I didn't shed a tear at the airport... but I may have let one slide by on the car ride home. Consider it a happy tear :)
During their weekend out here, I took them into the city on Saturday. My mom is more concerned with the Goodwill stores and when the Target load is arriving, so peeling her away from a store whose sole purpose is to provide products at reduced prices for poor people was a tough feat. Let's just say she spent so much time there in October that the workers remembered her when she showed up this past week. I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing. Any how, our trip to the city was eventful. We started at Millenium Park so they could see The Bean. I don't know if my mom's equillibrium was off, but she backed up into The Bean so I could take a picture of her and knocked her head! The thump bellowed through the hollow Bean and everyone stopped to see if she was ok. I think everyone was reassured she was okay when they saw my sister and myself keeled over from laughing so hard. Onto the John Hancock center. While we were waiting for the elevator to take us up to the lounge, a little boy kept us entertained. He was this little man with glasses and the most perfect bowl cut you've ever seen. During our ride in the elevator, my sister waved to him. He said "Hi, my name is William and I am four years old" My sister laughed and replied, "Hi my name is Lauren and I am 21 years old." This is where the story takes a turn for the worst. William then said "My family has secrets that I can't tell you" My eyes lit up in horror. I thought this kid was about to spew flames from his mouth. I was in the presence of the anti-christ. I pinched my sisters' arm to keep her from asking anymore questions. His parents had looked at him and said "William, you mean surprise!!! We don't have secrets, its a surprise honey" Yea right, I thought to myself. Then, as if this would help the matter, the father says (to everyone in the elevator) "We got rid of the bodies a while ago" WHAT in the sam hell!!!!! The doors opened to the 96th floor and I flew out of there faster than you can say Dakota Fanning.
During their weekend out here, I took them into the city on Saturday. My mom is more concerned with the Goodwill stores and when the Target load is arriving, so peeling her away from a store whose sole purpose is to provide products at reduced prices for poor people was a tough feat. Let's just say she spent so much time there in October that the workers remembered her when she showed up this past week. I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing. Any how, our trip to the city was eventful. We started at Millenium Park so they could see The Bean. I don't know if my mom's equillibrium was off, but she backed up into The Bean so I could take a picture of her and knocked her head! The thump bellowed through the hollow Bean and everyone stopped to see if she was ok. I think everyone was reassured she was okay when they saw my sister and myself keeled over from laughing so hard. Onto the John Hancock center. While we were waiting for the elevator to take us up to the lounge, a little boy kept us entertained. He was this little man with glasses and the most perfect bowl cut you've ever seen. During our ride in the elevator, my sister waved to him. He said "Hi, my name is William and I am four years old" My sister laughed and replied, "Hi my name is Lauren and I am 21 years old." This is where the story takes a turn for the worst. William then said "My family has secrets that I can't tell you" My eyes lit up in horror. I thought this kid was about to spew flames from his mouth. I was in the presence of the anti-christ. I pinched my sisters' arm to keep her from asking anymore questions. His parents had looked at him and said "William, you mean surprise!!! We don't have secrets, its a surprise honey" Yea right, I thought to myself. Then, as if this would help the matter, the father says (to everyone in the elevator) "We got rid of the bodies a while ago" WHAT in the sam hell!!!!! The doors opened to the 96th floor and I flew out of there faster than you can say Dakota Fanning.
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