ate Chicago's deep dish pizza at Gino's East, and took in the sights:
That evening, we met up with Brent's long time friends Nick and Catherine and they showed us their town! We had good conversation and good food, ending the night at the waterfront watching the big sailboats passing through the harbor:
Sunday, we toured the Field Museum and went to the Planetarium:
Monday, we walked the parks, got rained on,
and went to the Astros game at Wrigley Field. This was the strangest game we had ever been to... just as we had completed the 5th inning, a torrential downpour hit and the ground crew covered the infield (I am used to Minute Maid already being covered, so it was a treat to watch how quickly they can get a field covered in the rain)! We waited for 2 and a half hours, watching lightening hit the field like fireworks, cheering when the tornado sirens sounded, singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" with Cubs fans, and watching a guy dressed up like Elvis running onto the field to play slip and slide before he got tackled and arrested! What a night! They started up play agian, but as soon as they did, had to exit the field, so we ended up catching the train back to our hotel. By the time we got back, they attempted one more play and by midnight called the game since the weather was so scary. We will never forget that game! Astros won 2-0!
