Off to Chicago!!!

The blog will be a on mini-break this weekend because I will be on a mini-break this weekend in Chicago! I am meeting my friend Erin for a girl's weekend! Shopping, Spa-ing, and Brunch-ing...pretty much my three favorite things ever!

Back in January when we first started planning this trip, I was envisioning Chicago in April like something out of the movies...a sunny stroll down Michigan Ave, wearing cute spring skirts, eating brunch on a sidewalk cafe. This is the reality:

• Saturday's Forecast: Coldest weekend in three weeks. March-level chill: 15-degrees below normal! Wet snow, possibly mixed with cold rain. Southwest winds turn north 6-17 m.p.h.


• Sunday's Forecast: Unseasonably cold, nearly 20 degrees below normal. Blustery north-northeast winds 12-24 m.p.h. Extensive cloudiness. Snow showers possible.
  

So all week long, Erin and I have been exchanging emails on how many layers we are packing, what layers will work best under our cute spring trench coats, which shoes will be the most water-resistant. LOL, I can say with 100% certainty that no spring skirts will be worn this weekend, unless I am rocking some long underwear underneath it.

But I am sooo thoroughly looking forward to the weekend. It's been an exhausting week of work and I need a mental break and I need to relax. And Erin and I always find ourselves in the middle of an adventure when we travel together.

I will be back on Monday with plenty of stories and pictures, I'm sure!

P.S. I have never flown American Airlines in my life. Yet this trip is the one I chose to fly American. HA! So far, my flight has not been cancelled...so keep your fingers crossed for me.