My favorite way to explore the city is on bikes. You can get from Northerly island to Wrigleyville without the annoyance of parking multiple times and without the pain and inefficiency of walking, and you get unbeatable views! Josh knows how much I love biking in the city so he accomplished the irritating feat of getting my bike rack on the car, the bikes on the rack, and driving through city traffic, all so we could have a special day in the city. And we definitely did!
The weather was spectacular. It was in the mid 70's with a breeze from the lake. absolutely perfect! We biked from Wrigleyville to navy pier where we stopped and watched small boats racing in some competition while we ate a dollar cone from McDonald's. We then headed back north and hit Lincoln park zoo (its free!) on our way. We spent a lot of time admiring the views of the city and seriously wished we had a friend with us who could have taken all the pictures we wanted, but instead we just had a stranger take one. It turned out great so I'm super psyched they were willing to help us out!
Another adventure we had on our summer to do list was go to the drive in movie. Yes, they still exist! There is one about 25 minutes from my house and it has such a fun, old feel to it. We threw a blanket in the back of my moms SUV, some pillows to sit on, and then popped the trunk and hopped in. It was such a fun thing to do. It's only 9 dollars per person and you get to see two movies, bring your own food, and enjoy the summer weather! We will definitely be doing this again soon!
We started summer off with a bang and there is a lot more fun to be had. Can't wait!
PS- in the collage picture, we're showing off our boat shoes by posing them with a potato we found on the street (who leaves a potato on the side walk? Obviously we had to take a picture).
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