Field Museum & Shedd Aquarium

The Field Museum & Shedd Aquarium sit on Lake Michigan in Chicago and they are AWESOME!! The Field Museum is huge! It houses thousands of species from all over the world as well as displays on the Egyptians, whales, horses, and DINOSAURS!! They have the world's most complete T-Rex skeleton, called Sue, along with other species from those periods. It is fascinating to see bones millions of years old. I was like a kid in a candy store.

The Aquarium was no less spectacular. They had dolphins, Beluga Whales, sea lions, sea otters, a shark reef with six different species, jelly fish, and hundreds of other fish species. I loved it!

Willis (Sears) Tower

We also ventured to the Sears Tower- one of the tallest buildings in the world. It is 108 stories tall, standing 1451 feet in the air. On the SkyDeck there are 5 glass platforms that jet out from the building allowing visitors to be suspended in midair over the city below. This was one of the scariest and coolest things I have ever done. With beautiful 360 degree views of the city, this is definitely a must do!

Chicago & Wrigley Field

This past week I spent in Chicago for the NEA Representative Assembly. We got to have a little bit of fun besides going to meetings 12 hours a day. The first night was spent at Wrigley Field- one of my new favorite ball parks. This park is beautiful. It is original- placed right in the middle of the city, surrounded by neighborhoods, stores, restaurants, the Metro, buildings. I love that people reinforced their buildings and put bleachers on their roofs. The Ivy on the outfield wall is beautiful. This is a great, very personal place to watch a baseball game. Loved it!