breaks go by too quickly

Yesterday was Chicago. Which was pretty much amazing.
It was the perfect day. Temperature waay above freezing, bright and clear and sunny. We went down to Millenium Park, stopping at the Symphony Store on the way, saw the bean and the outdoor concert area, walked down to the lakefront, ate at Gino's East, which is the *best* pizza on the face of the planet. It made the two hour long wait completely worth it. Then, we went to see the Magnificent Mile and the Marshall Fields' window displays, Marry Poppins based, which were...ok. Not Christmas-ish and overly crowded, but cute. We also got some Frango mints, which are the best mints on earth, and went down to the American Girl Doll store for Melissa. It was a wonderful day. It reminded me of how much I want to live downtown someday.
I love that city to no end.
The train ride home was interesting. Melissa and I were sitting by a family with two eight year old sisters who reminded me exactly of how my best friend Alyssa and I (who I've known since we almost turned five, our birthdays are five days apart, and we spent almost every second together for about seven years) used to act at that age. It was cute.
We also started decorating the Christmas tree. I have thirteen holiday Barbie ornaments, every one ever made, and those are the only things I managed to get on the tree.
Today was my haircut. :) My head feels a lot lighter now lol...
And a big breakfast, compliments of my Dadoo.
Some more Target and Micheals shopping, where I got these hoop earings that are so big they can almost double as bracelets. They match my hair nicely :D
I also saw Stranger Than Fiction with Sandy, Rachel and Shea. It was *such* a good movie, I LOVED it, and I normally don't like Will Farrel at all.
Dinner was at the Charley Horse. And it was really good as well.
Then I started my paper. I'm about halfway done. Tomorrow shouldn't be too bad.
And...that's the last of my break in a nutshell. It went waay too fast. Luckily, Christmas isn't too far off...
:D