The first long weekend of the summer and we decided that we need to head out of town. Many people have suggested that we should visit Chicago so we thought why not. Luckily for us it’s only seven and a half hours which is easily doable for a long weekend. Our adventure this time includes Karen’s niece Teresa from Barrie.
We left Kitchener around 9am and had a quick drive to Sarnia. Once we got to Sarnia, the drive came to a standstill. We’re not sure why, but It took us close to two hours to cross the border. Every minute in that line was cutting down our shopping time. We finally got across and stopped at the Cracker Barrel to pick up lunch.
During the middle of our drive, we found out that Teresa’s brother Dave and his fiance Cathy welcomed the newest addition to the Maloney family – Michael Thomas Maloney who weighed in at 8 lbs 6 oz, and was born at 4:44 PM.
Doing research really can pay off. Karen found the Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets in Michigan City, Indiana. The mall had all the usual stores and one special addition – a Bath & Body Works outlet. When you find a Bath & Body Works outlet make sure to stock up. Teresa saved over $115, Karen saved over $150 and I saved $110.
It was a quick one hour drive to the Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago – North Shore/Skokie. Before checking into the hotel, we grabbed dinner at California Pizza Kitchen at the Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Mall.
Tomorrow we hit The Windy City to check out the sites.
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