Business trips are often meant for business ... but now and then the opportunity arises to mix "business with pleasure." This past week Cody was able to take Paige with him to the WIndy City for a meeting with other yearbook professionals. While Cody was in meetings on Wednesday, Paige kicked back in the 29th floor executive suite of the Ritz-Carlton hotel. She eventually ventured out to do some shopping along Chicago's Magnificent Mile in search of "re-sale" or "thrift" stores. Unfortunately, the only one she found amongst the Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue had price tags that competed with the family grocery budget.
Thursday was a free day ... so after Cody got back from a 7-mile jog along Lake Michigan, he and Paige took to the streets of Chicago. Breakfast at an outdoor cafe, the "bean" sculpture and Crown Fountains at Millennium Park, deep dish pizza, the Navy Pier, and anywhere else that 6-miles of walking would take them.
Dinners were succulent ... with Paige's favorites being the halibut and creme brulee. Wednesday's dinner was at the Signature Room on the 95th floor of the John Hancock building. On the final night at the Service Awards Dinner, Cody was presented with a gold-and-diamond HJ ring for 10 years of service. Bling-Bling!
Tyson meanwhile was kindly adopted by the Fletcher family (to whom we are forever indebted) where Tyson was able to experience life with siblings (5 of them). His eyes were opened to a life he hasn't known at the Edwards home and he will never be the same again.
Thursday was a free day ... so after Cody got back from a 7-mile jog along Lake Michigan, he and Paige took to the streets of Chicago. Breakfast at an outdoor cafe, the "bean" sculpture and Crown Fountains at Millennium Park, deep dish pizza, the Navy Pier, and anywhere else that 6-miles of walking would take them.
Dinners were succulent ... with Paige's favorites being the halibut and creme brulee. Wednesday's dinner was at the Signature Room on the 95th floor of the John Hancock building. On the final night at the Service Awards Dinner, Cody was presented with a gold-and-diamond HJ ring for 10 years of service. Bling-Bling!
Tyson meanwhile was kindly adopted by the Fletcher family (to whom we are forever indebted) where Tyson was able to experience life with siblings (5 of them). His eyes were opened to a life he hasn't known at the Edwards home and he will never be the same again.
2 comments:
Awesome pictures, looks like you had fun. Congrats on the ring.
I wish my team would of got championship rings for winning the Bourns Bowl.
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