OY! After a long day of travel with much delay, David and I finally made it to Chicago, IL for our quick little Midwest vacay. We were forced to spend a bit more time in Salt Lake City, UT than we had planned but we managed to get out of there and into Chicago before any of the real bad weather forced us to get stranded. On the flight from LA to Salt Lake, the plane was wifi-enabled which was very cool. I was able to post more information about the sad passing of Bea Arthur while I was in midair (incidentally, I am still very sad about her death … that woman was truly awesome). I also managed to beat everyone on the plane in a round of Trivia — a fact that I’m very proud of ;) In Salt Lake, David and I drowned our sorrows in the airport lounge (and we got to see the famed Salt Lake) … but we finally made it to Chicago at just before 11pm:

We recieved a very warm welcome at the Hard Rock Hotel, where we will be staying for the duration of our visit. Everyone here is so damn polite, I had forgotten how great it is to be in the Midwest again. The Hard Rock Hotel provided us with a nice bottle of champagne and some snacks to get us situated in our beautiful suite. This is my second stay at the Hard Rock Hotel here in Chicago and, just like before, we’ve been treated amazingly well. I just love it here.
Sarah and Mark came over to our suite for a visit and we got to hang out and catch up for a couple of hours before we all crashed. It’s been raining all morning long but the sun is starting to come out … I’m anxious to get out into the city. It’s great to be in Chicago again!