{"id":13518,"date":"2022-11-20T21:52:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T02:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518"},"modified":"2025-06-25T20:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:36:53","slug":"travelogue-chicago-day-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518","title":{"rendered":"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>October 2022<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Where We Stayed: The Kimpton Gray<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My birthday is in August but we celebrated in October this year.\u00a0 Mike and I went to Chicago for a weekend of all things COLOR &#8212; my dream come true, right? Highlights from Day 1 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our first stop was Cook&#8217;s Cake Decorating &amp; Candy Supplies in West Allis (Milwaukee). I&#8217;ve loved Cook&#8217;s ever since my law school days, so I had to stop to see what was new in the world of pressed sugars and sprinkles.<\/li>\n<li>Our second stop was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marscheese.com\/\">Mars Cheese Castle<\/a> for a bathroom break and, let&#8217;s be honest, some cheese curds.\u00a0 The Mars Cheese Castle, for those that aren&#8217;t familiar with southeast Wisconsin, is a cheese and Wisconsin super store. All the cheese and cheese-related products that your heart could ever desire. It&#8217;s definitely worth the stop &#8212; and it&#8217;s right off the interstate!<\/li>\n<li>Our lunch stop was the Cheesecake Factory in Skokie.\u00a0 Mike had NEVER BEEN to a Cheesecake Factory before and since this was &#8220;my weekend&#8221;, it was time. It. Was. Time. I don&#8217;t think he loved it though (to be fair, they had a limited menu because of some kitchen issues).<\/li>\n<li>A little shopping at Old Orchard followed. I used to go to Old Orchard every December with my parents &#8212; we&#8217;d do a big day of Christmas shopping. Happy memories of that shopping center.<\/li>\n<li>We made our way to Chicago, checked into our hotel, and relaxed for a bit.\u00a0 Mike brought the ingredients to make me a rainbow cocktail &#8212; he&#8217;s always so thoughtful.<\/li>\n<li>Our big to-do for the day was a visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/colorfactory.co\/\">Color Factory<\/a>! I had visited New York&#8217;s Color Factory years ago and thought it was great fun &#8212; and Chicago&#8217;s was no different. Whimsical, weird, comforting, disorienting, and a chance to lean into being a kid again (they have a ball pit, you guys).<\/li>\n<li>For dinner I chose deep dish pizza from <a href=\"https:\/\/giordanos.com\/\">Giordano&#8217;s<\/a> because, when in Rome&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>It was a really fun first day!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/001-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/001-9.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/001-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/001-9-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>Look at all those SPRINKLES!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13520\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13520\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/002-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/002-9.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/002-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/002-9-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13521\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13521\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-9.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13522\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13522\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-9.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13523\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/005-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/005-9.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/005-9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>I love kitschy magnets.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13524\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13524\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/006-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/006-9.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/006-9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13525\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13525\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/007-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/007-9.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/007-9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>Yes, I chose our cheesecake flavor to match Mike&#8217;s shirt.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13526\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13526\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/008-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/008-9.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/008-9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13527\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13527\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/009-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/009-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/009-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13528\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13528\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/010-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/010-8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/010-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/010-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13529\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13529\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/011-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/011-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/011-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13530\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13530\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/012-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/012-8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/012-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/012-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13531\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13531\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/013-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/013-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/013-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13532\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13532\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/014-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/014-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/014-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13533\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13533\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/015-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/015-8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/015-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/015-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13534\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/016-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/016-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/016-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>Here we go!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13535\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13535\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/017-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/017-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/017-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>Macarons come out on a little conveyor belt.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13536\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13536\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/018-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/018-8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/018-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/018-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13537\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13537\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/019-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/019-7.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/019-7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13538\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/020-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/020-8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/020-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/020-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13539\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13539\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/021-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/021-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/021-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13540\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13540\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/022-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/022-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/022-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13541\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13541\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/023-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/023-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/023-8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>This was a weird thing where you had to try to &#8220;taste colors&#8221; &#8212; matching the color with the flavor, that kinda thing. I was more difficult than expected!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13542\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13542\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/024-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/024-7.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/024-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/024-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13543\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13543\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/025-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/025-7.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/025-7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13544\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/026-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/026-7.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/026-7-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13545\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13545\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/027-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/027-7.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/027-7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13546\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13546\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/028-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/028-7.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/028-7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13547\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13547\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/029-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/029-7.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/029-7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13548\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13548\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/030-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/030-6.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/030-6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>We didn&#8217;t have any fun at all.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13549\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13549\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/031-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/031-6.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/031-6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13550\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13550\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/032-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/032-6.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/032-6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13551\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13551\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/033-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/033-6.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/033-6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13552\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13552\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/034-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/034-5.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/034-5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13553\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13553\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/035-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/035-5.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/035-5-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13554\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/036-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/036-4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/036-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/036-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13555\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/037-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/037-4.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/037-4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>I have word\/number-to-color synesthesia. So experiencing this version of it was cool!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13556\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13556\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/038-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/038-3.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/038-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13557\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13557\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/039-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/039-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/039-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13558\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/040-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/040-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/040-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>No fun at all! Not one bit!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13559\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13559\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/041-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/041-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/041-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13560\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13560\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/042-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/042-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/042-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13561\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13561\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/043-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/043-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/043-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13562\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/044-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/044-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/044-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13563\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13563\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/045-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/045-3.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/045-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>Worked up an appetite for some deep dish!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13564\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13564\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/046-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/046-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/046-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>A walk back to the hotel. They filmed The Dark Knight on this street.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?attachment_id=13565\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13565\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/047-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" data-kale-share-title=\"Travelogue: Chicago, Day 1\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/047-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/047-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>Our hotel used to be the New York Life Insurance building. You can tell it was once an office!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2022 Where We Stayed: The Kimpton Gray My birthday is in August but we celebrated in October this year.\u00a0 Mike and I went to Chicago for a weekend of all things COLOR &#8212; my dream come true, right? Highlights&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=13518\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-13518","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}