I don't know what YOU did for the holiday, but I went to America's Heartland and shared a fabulous meal with my fiance's family. It was a fast-paced, interesting trip. I had never been to the Southern Midwest and in some ways it was exactly what I expected. I have lived in several major cities on the coasts of the US and the middle is VERY different. The first thing I noticed was the pace... conversation, travel, eating is all done at a much slower pace than I am used to. Also everything is a chain. And nothing is low-fat.
My fiance's family was charming and generous beyond belief and cooked for us every day.
We went into Chicago one night and had drinks at The Signature Lounge at the John Hancock Building downtown. It was beautiful. It was an uncharacteristically foggy night in Chicago, from what I understand, and we sat and watched the lights of the city fade in and out as walls of fog passed by our window-side table. We even saw a spider climbing up the window, 96 stories about the ground with determination. Amazing.
I highly recommend it if you're looking for a not cheap view of Chicago and don't want a meat factory or something filled with douches.
All in all it was a good trip and we made it back to our home of NYC which I was very glad to see. I'm not good in the suburbs, no matter how much I want to see who lives there, and it was nice to return to the uber-urban environment in which we live.
I'll post pictures when I'm not sick with the cold I picked up out there after jogging in freezing rain (literally) and staying up until 3 am most nights. (have re-edited since then.)
Here's hoping all you made it through the holiday without going crazy or killing any relatives.
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