On Tuesday my friend Anne met me for lunch. It was great to see her. We’ve been friends since we were college roommates almost 40 years ago.
We were going to walk along the Naperville Riverwalk, but it was flooded. We were still able to take a nice walk and see the carillon.
I didnt know what a carillon was. It’s a really cool bell tower.
Here are some photos of Anne and I in college. I love the photo of our dorm room with the old TV. I don’t remember ever turning it on.
Jenny and I went out to breakfast on Monday and I had a vegan hash that was amazing.
After breakfast we went for a walk and saw Franklin Loyd Wright houses. It was fun taking photos.
Then we went back to Jennys house.
And played with her dog.
And then for dinner Jeff and I had deep dish pizza.
On Sunday We started the day seeing Jan and making Muppet pictures.
She got a kick out of doing them with us and with her nurses.
Jenny came over and had a nice visit with Jan then Jenny and I went back to Oak Park.
Jenny got us an amazing Airbnb which I could just live in forever it was so nice. I didn’t take any photos of it unfortunately.
I got to see her office which I love. Notice the sloth by her feet.
I also got to visit my nephew Elliot at work. I think he’s grown 6 inches since I saw him last.
Then we went out for an amazing tapas dinner.
And of course made ourselves into Muppets.
Jeff saw his friend Jack and Jack’s girlfriend Amy. I think this is maybe at an Indian restaurant.
On Saturday we started the day at our nephew Matt’s house and got to see Matt, Melissa and their kids Aubrey and Kylie.
Then it was back to visit Jan. We planned to take her outside but it was just to hot, so we sat in the dining room instead.
After dinner Don taught me about Scotch and Bourbon. It was a busy but great day.
On Friday we spent the day with Jeff’s mom Jan. She is doing well and it was great to see her.
And we also had to Muppetize ourselves. We ordered Portillos for lunch. I ate it so fast I didn’t take a photo but it was really good. For those not from Chicago, Portillos makes an amazing Italian beef sandwich.
While Jan took a nap, we took a walk in the nearby forest preserve.
For dinner we went out with Don and Gabriella to a really good Italian restaurant.
On Thursday we flew from Cancun to Chicago. We got “upgraded” to the exit row. It was like exit row delux.
And then we played Mexican train with Don, Gabriella and Tristan.
Tristan may be only 7 but he’s a Mexican train whiz.
On Wednesday we took a bus to Cancun. Wec stayed overnight so we could fly from Cancun to Chicago. The bus was early so waiting at the bus station was tiring.
The bus was really nice. Platinum class is more legroom than a plane.
The Cancun bus station has this little shrine. Not sure if the backpacks were their for blessings or someone just left them there.
we went out for lunch for some questionable tacos. They were fine but i think this is a great new way to never wash dishes. Encase them in plastic!
Since we are going to be in Chicago for a week with family, we decided to put the stuff we weren’t taking into a storage locker.
This one had movable stairs that reminded us of the TV show Arrested Development. The men at the storage locker were great at helping get our stuff up there.
After they got everything in, Jesus, the owner asked us if we knew the musical group Air Supply. He said they were on tour in Mexico and left some of their instruments in a storage locker at this place. It was all confusing. Is Air Supply even still together? Why would they tour in Mexico? Why would they leave instruments behind? Do they even play instruments? He showed us the autographed Air Supply guitar pick. So it must be true.
I asked him if they also stored some love in there but he said no, they were all out of love.
One thing we see here that we never see in the US or Panama are VW Bugs. We see at least one every day here. They were still produced in Mexico until 2003.
It reminds us of the one Jeff had in the 90’s.
While we always say how fun it would be to have one here, we will not be getting one. No AC and no safety features. But we do like seeing them around town.
On Friday night there was a really cool sunset. Then we went out for Korean food.
When we’ve been in other placesI’ve craved Mexican food. Now that we are in Mexico I crave Asian food.
