I took my mom to an aquarium.

My mom was here in Illinois from California this past week and it was wonderful! It was just so good to be able to see her and spend time with her since it rarely happens. I tried to be the most doting and darling daughter that I could possibly be so that she would remember why she loves me so much and realize that she just has to move away from California and be near me once we move to Colorado. I think my plan is working.

One of our goals while my mom was here was to find her a laptop and let me tell you, if any of you ever thought I was indecisive then you have not met my mother. She finally decided on one after much contemplation and many trips to the store AND she ended up getting us a new camera, yes, a real life camera! Yay!

Well anyway, living in central Illinois is not as exciting as one may believe so we decided to take my mom and sister to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Not only have I not been in quite some time, it also happened to be a free admission day on my only day off so I just knew it was meant to be. Ah, but alas, after the 2 hour drive into the city plus the cost of parking plus the 1.5 hour wait in the heat to get into the aquarium I wasn't feeling quite as gung-ho about it, but we tried to make the most of it and still enjoyed ourselves. I was at least able to play with our new camera and get a few shots, huzzah!

Goodbye my darling Chicago! xoxo