Cardinals at Cubs, Wrigley Field

Chicago! We made it out to the midwest in miraculous fashion. Thunderstorms were keeping flights from leaving New York and from landing in Chicago, but we managed to be the last plane out and the first on the ground at Midway.

After our arrival, we jumped on the L and rode to Ben's apartment. Once there, we were whisked away again to the Second City stage to have "The Absolute Best Friggin Time of Our Lives."

The following day, after a delicious breakfast at Ann Sather, we walked around Millenium Park and saw "The Bean." BL remarked, "Wow, now I know what everyone loves about this thing. I love it more than Ann Sather cinnamon rolls."

Sunday was the day of the big game. The Cardinals had been in town all weekend and beaten by the Cubs on both Friday and Saturday. Cubbies fans were psyched for a sweep. After a quick tour of Wrigleyville's pre-game scene, we went into the stadium.

The game was exciting enough, even though it wasn't our Rays out on the field. Pujols homered for the Cards to tie the score in the sixth. Unfortunately, BL and I missed it as we were down in the bowels of the stadium looking for a vendor that sold brats and veggie burgers.


Even though the game stayed tied until the 11th, the Cubs couldn't pull out a "W" for the sweep. Luckily, we had a great weekend in Chicago anyway. Ben even agreed to host us again the following weekend...