Chicago

We had an "Exchange of Ideas" conference to attend this weekend in Chicago. One of our trading partners RJ O'Brien put the conference on. In attendance besides Nicole and I was my boss Mark and his wife Karen and two long-time customers of ours Doug and Dan Schmitz from Currie, MN.
Friday night we had a 1-hr session on why we are the luckiest generation living in the best country in the world. It was pretty good. After that your standard cocktail reception followed by dinner at Japonais. Nicole had to take everyone to her new favorite restaurant. She has now been there 3 times since December (spoiled girl). The food did not disappoint and everyone loved the place.
Saturday we had a full day of meetings for the guys. Nicole spent the day roaming the city taking photographs and studying. Dinner Saturday night was at the Mid-America Club located ozn the 80th floor of the Aon Center. It was an impressive place. The food was Irish fare for St Patrick's Day and the view was very cool.
After dinner we checked out a wine bar that Mark and Karen had been to before when they were in Chicago for the marathon (their daughter ran it) this past October. The bar was called, Swine, Wine, and Cheese. I had bread pudding and beer so you can see what I thought of the menu.
This morning (Sunday) we walked around the city for a few hours taking more pictures and had breakfast at a great spot called the Grand Luxe Cafe. Then we caught the train to the airport and we are back home. It feels good to be writing this at nearly 7:00 p.m. and have it be still light outside. Spring is just around the corner.
Have a great week everyone.