Here's the back story of our trip to Chicago!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOiqFFYiiQc4sEqmHRS7t-YfNtD8-UvSRl5lyz83JUKUsqGpIcBJYxHXi81i6u2WS8RST474iaXLcoEiYfDXyL3Q_-47Zx5GmS4utChCvXoYBDozBV2gQEyV6wunm8gw3eCYWu_ads1w2/s400/IMG_0046.jpg)
We left the house at 8 A.M. Felicia had her coffee, stopped for gas in Benton Harbor, and bought a banana for a mid-morning snack. I waited in the front seat. Felicia couldn't have been happier. We were driving to Chicago, with a full tank of gas, plus plus snacks and coffee, to meet Brooke. I was happy because everyone but me was in the garage, waiting for India to return from work.
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We arrived in the Windy City just as Brooke flew in. Brooke had been up for the last 24 hours. She had been in Russia a mere 12 hours before. She met us at the hotel.
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Brooke cleaned up extremely well.
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We took our usual shot in front of the
Peninsula's marble Foo Lions. But Timothy didn't care for that photo, so we moved. It was a beautiful day. And we were going to shop. All that was missing was world peace.
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But first, we stopped at Cru, now named something else.
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We had a fan.
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I wasn't especially interested in making his acquaintance, but Felicia and Brooke thought he was cute.
Till tomorrow,
Love, Maia
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