The drive to Chicago was uneventful to the point of being somewhat disappointing. By all accounts nothing happened... at all. The thing that struck me most, as trite as it may sound, was the emptiness of the mid-west. When we first crossed into Ohio I was surprised to see vast fields of grapes. I was unaware that there was even a mid-western wine industry, and here we were surrounded by mile upon mile of vineyards. Sadly that was about as exciting as the drive got. I'll upload a few pictures of the nothing that we drove through.
We arrived in Chicago, or more precisely Villa Park, at about noon yesterday. After meeting up with Marlene's girlfriend Hallie we grabbed a quick bite to eat, tried my first Chicago Red Hot, and headed into town for a White Sox game. I'm really not a baseball fan by any means but the game was good. We honestly were too busy goofing around to notice the first few innings, and by the time we were paying any attention the Sox were already down 3-1. They had a decent drive in the 9th inning, but fell short ending the game at 3-2.
For some unknown reason the local highway department apparently decided it would be a good idea to begin construction on as many streets as possible at the same time. We were stuck in traffic for far too long considering that it was after midnight on a Wednesday night. Traffic was bumper to bumper. We capped the night off with some good company at Hallie's brothers house.
Once again exhaustion is getting the better of me. Pictures are currently being uploaded and will be added once they're ready to go.
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