A day of Chicago Fun!!

Ok guys so over the weekend some of my girlfriends and I had an amazing Sunday in the city! We checked out the Chicago Jazz Festival, went to Ohio St. Beach, hit Ghiradelli's for a sundae, and took a stroll through the Magnificent Mile before jumping on the Orange Line train and heading home.  We had a blast hanging out together and catching up on old times....I just wanted to share with you all the beautiful photos  and videos I took of this city.




I know this post is a bit short, so to balance out the lack of info in this blog post I'll leave with something to ponder.....

The really happy man is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour. – Anonymous

Take some detours and make some memories my friends!!

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