I think Easter in Chicago might be a new tradition for the Deeter family :). Last year, I wound up having Saturday & Sunday off (in addition to my standard Monday) (the ONLY weekend I had off in my 2 years working at that theatre), so my parents and I came up to Chicago for the weekend. We ate at ESPN Zone (and watched the Yankees), had a wonderful brunch including a whole fried chicken, and saw Billy Elliot! It was great.
This year, I live in Chicago, and since I'm running a show right now, I couldn't come home for the weekend. So, obviously, my parents came here! My dad found a GREAT deal at the Palmer House downtown, and I stayed at the hotel with them Friday-Sunday.
We had a great dinner at Berghoff on Friday before I headed to work. After my show, Dad and I had some drinks at the Palmer House bars.
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| Prosecco in the Lobby Bar |
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| beautiful chandelier in the Lobby Bar |
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| the other bar, that, when the PH was opened, was a feather dancer bar |
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| delicious apple tart dessert! |
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On Saturday, we did some shopping at the usual Deeters-in-Chicago-spots: Filene's on State Street, Nordstrom Rack, Macy's, Old Navy, and mom and I went to DSW in Lincoln Park and found shoes for the 2 weddings I'm in this summer. It was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL day. Dad ended up heading up to catch the Cubs game. They saw my show Saturday night, and we had a delicious pub Easter lunch at The Bar On Buena with my roommate.
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| Tulips along State Street! |
To top it all off...Dad got me a GRILL for Easter! So on Sunday, after my show, roomamte Mikey and I grilled out for the first time. It was amazing, and I cannot wait to keep grilling!!
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| Sunset over the back of our apartment while we grilled. |
