Going to the Museum

Andrew and I have been keeping an eye out for free events in Chicago so we can keep semi active in what is going on, without spending tons of money. Some of the free things are even cool! Like the Art Museum, which we were planning on going to once we found out that it's free on certain nights, at certain times. So we took the bus as far as we could and walked the rest of the way. You wouldn't believe how amazing their flower beds are! Chicago roads may suck (a lot.) but they sure shell out the money to make their little patches of earth look breathtaking.

Unfortunately, Andrew and I missed the museum. We were sure that they closed at 9 P.M. but it turns out they closed at 8 P.M. instead. He and I have a bad habit of missing things like that. But the night wasn't wasted. We walked over to Barnes and Noble so he could pick up an application. Susan (Andrew's mom) had given us some money (I think I should call it Fun Cash, cuz that's all we use it for. We're bad at using it for something useful. Like bills. ><) so I had fun begging Andrew if I could get a trilogy of books for my collection. I got the Sevenwater Trilogy, a wonderful collection by Juliet Marillier that I often try to steal from my mom. Well, now I have my own so I can stop stealing them from her ;) .

After that we headed toward the fountains that are near the museum. They are pretty fantastic, two big pillars that have water running down them and show videos. I'm sure they have a name and are some big tourist attraction but I don't know what that name is. I'm a bad tourist like that. Since we didn't get to go to the museum, Andrew relented and we went for a night time walk in Millennium Park (I only know the name of that cuz there was a sign). It was amazing with it's wooden walkways and their diverse gardens. We both had a good laugh about the large patch of grass they have where Obama held his speech. We thought it was amusing that we're not used to seeing grass anymore. But then again, we had a good laugh at the expense of a guy who was marveling over tree leaves. Us country folk are spoiled like that. You see one leaf, you see them all I guess. You appreciate nature more when there is a lack of it. We've even debated on getting a house plant to make us feel a little bit more at home but we're afraid the cats will eat it.