Chicago!

Than and I got to go to Chicago--without our kids (Thanks, Jana!) for 3 days for his company Christmas party. On Wednesday, while we were waiting in our security line at the airport, Than surprised me with tickets to WICKED! Than is the BEST! I was so pumped. We traveled with Sid & Rian--And can I just say how much easier it is to travel without your kids! Dont' get me wrong--we love that we can go places with our kids, but it was so great to be able to just sit and read my book on the plane. What a luxury! :) We went downtown right away and did some shopping on the Magnificent Mile at H&M--Sid's favorite--and had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory--my favorite! And then we hopped on a bus and headed to The Oriental Theatre for Wicked!

Than and I both really loved the show. Everything was just fabulous!

Then, on Thursday we had the Christmas party. It was a lot of fun seeing the people that Than works with since most of them live many miles away. We are just thankful that this job is still around and hopefully it will be next year, too! We ate good food and danced until they kicked us out of the place. I almost forget how much fun dancing is--I pretty much forget how to dance since it's been so long. It is so fun to get dressed up and go out! We need to make sure we do it as often as we can.

Our kids survived the trip. They had a great time with Jana, Ben, Benji and Packer. Pacen didn't even want to leave when I went to pick him up! But now life is back to normal, but it was fun to have a little getaway!