Fabulous weekend!
We had an absolutely wonderful weekend in Chicago! On Friday afternoon, we picked up Khun Paiboon, Khun Patcharaporn, and Petie, and headed to Jacksonville. We stayed there on Friday night and got up bright and early (5am!) on Saturday morning to drive to Joliet. From there we took the Metra to Chicago. Petie was very excited about that and thought it was better than Amtrak since Metra has an upper deck! A short bus ride later, we were at the Museum of Science and Industry. We were able to spend most of the day at the museum. Petie's favorite exhibit was the U505 submarine! We also enjoyed the coal mine and the 727 airplane.
After the museum, we went out to Aurora and had a quick visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, who had just flown in from Thailand, their daughters Genie and Bethany, and Bethany's husband Josh. Next, it was time for dinner. Our friends had never been to Wendy's, so we stopped there and it was a big hit. Finally, we went to Wheaton and immediately went to sleep, since we were all exhausted!
On Sunday morning, we stopped for breakfast at Dunkin' Donuts before going to church at First Baptist Wheaton. It was so exciting to see everyone at church there! We had lunch with some church friends at Wendy's (our friends liked Wendy's a lot and wanted to go back!) before a quick driving tour of Wheaton College. Then we hit the road. Five hours later, we were at a Thai restaurant in St. Louis having dinner. I had pad sue eiw gai (forgive my spelling!), which was egg noodles stir fried with broccoli and chicken in soy sauce. Jeremy had hoi tohd, which was fried mussels with chili sauce. We also sampled quite a few other dishes, including small chicken wings fried and topped with a honey and garlic sauce, grilled beef with a slightly spicy clear orange sauce, and chicken kabobs with a thick peanut sauce. It was all very aroi, which means delicious!!
All in all, it was a great weekend, with lots of great food, and fun times with great friends! You can click here to see pictures!
After the museum, we went out to Aurora and had a quick visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, who had just flown in from Thailand, their daughters Genie and Bethany, and Bethany's husband Josh. Next, it was time for dinner. Our friends had never been to Wendy's, so we stopped there and it was a big hit. Finally, we went to Wheaton and immediately went to sleep, since we were all exhausted!
On Sunday morning, we stopped for breakfast at Dunkin' Donuts before going to church at First Baptist Wheaton. It was so exciting to see everyone at church there! We had lunch with some church friends at Wendy's (our friends liked Wendy's a lot and wanted to go back!) before a quick driving tour of Wheaton College. Then we hit the road. Five hours later, we were at a Thai restaurant in St. Louis having dinner. I had pad sue eiw gai (forgive my spelling!), which was egg noodles stir fried with broccoli and chicken in soy sauce. Jeremy had hoi tohd, which was fried mussels with chili sauce. We also sampled quite a few other dishes, including small chicken wings fried and topped with a honey and garlic sauce, grilled beef with a slightly spicy clear orange sauce, and chicken kabobs with a thick peanut sauce. It was all very aroi, which means delicious!!
All in all, it was a great weekend, with lots of great food, and fun times with great friends! You can click here to see pictures!
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