The girls and I went on our trip to Chicago, it was
seriously an adventure.
289 miles, 4 days, 3 best friends and LOTS of laughing.
What kind of shenanigans could we get into?
These will be a bunch of mini stories of our trip.
“No Coat”
“No Coat”
Well, it started at a truck stop somewhere in Michigan (I am
no GPS). Before we stopped I told Megan that she could use my coat as a blanket
as she was cold, she looked through the backseat and couldn’t find it. Melissa
decided to stop at a truck stop, so we could look in the trunk and pee. Melissa
checked the trunk, guess what? No, coat! Yea, I totally forgot my coat at home
in my kitchen. I can seriously be a blonde at times. I did purchase a seriously
cute coat in Chicago and it only cost me $30.00. I do love a good sale.
“That sounds good”
no GPS). Before we stopped I told Megan that she could use my coat as a blanket
as she was cold, she looked through the backseat and couldn’t find it. Melissa
decided to stop at a truck stop, so we could look in the trunk and pee. Melissa
checked the trunk, guess what? No, coat! Yea, I totally forgot my coat at home
in my kitchen. I can seriously be a blonde at times. I did purchase a seriously
cute coat in Chicago and it only cost me $30.00. I do love a good sale.
“That sounds good”
We stopped in Michigan City to gas up and get something to
eat. We decided to eat at Steak N Shake. Melissa ordered a #1 (Wisconsin) and I
ordered a #3 (Frisco) Megan says in the deepest, manly voice “That sounds good”
she was so serious. After laughing, Melissa asks Megan “What do you want Megan?”
what does Megan order?? She says “I’ll just have chili”. I guess you had to be
there, it is one of our new sayings. “That sounds good”. LMAO!
“Roof for 11 points”
eat. We decided to eat at Steak N Shake. Melissa ordered a #1 (Wisconsin) and I
ordered a #3 (Frisco) Megan says in the deepest, manly voice “That sounds good”
she was so serious. After laughing, Melissa asks Megan “What do you want Megan?”
what does Megan order?? She says “I’ll just have chili”. I guess you had to be
there, it is one of our new sayings. “That sounds good”. LMAO!
“Roof for 11 points”
We were relaxing in our hotel room. Melissa was on her
laptop, Megan was on her phone and I was on Melissa’s Kindle. Megan was playing
Words with Friends, I noticed Melissa had the app on her Kindle and decided to
play it (I have never played it). The only word I could make was ROOF for 11
points. I thought that’s a good number, I submit it and Megan starts laughing
hysterically. Melissa asked her why she was laughing and Megan says “Nick just
got 11 points for ROOF on Words with Friends, YOUR Words with Friends”. Melissa
yelled at me to get off her Words with Friends and to NEVER in my life play it
again. I said “I got you 11 points and it was a double word!” Melissa proceeds
to tell me that I suck at it and that I need to learn how to play the game.
“Portillos and a tray”
laptop, Megan was on her phone and I was on Melissa’s Kindle. Megan was playing
Words with Friends, I noticed Melissa had the app on her Kindle and decided to
play it (I have never played it). The only word I could make was ROOF for 11
points. I thought that’s a good number, I submit it and Megan starts laughing
hysterically. Melissa asked her why she was laughing and Megan says “Nick just
got 11 points for ROOF on Words with Friends, YOUR Words with Friends”. Melissa
yelled at me to get off her Words with Friends and to NEVER in my life play it
again. I said “I got you 11 points and it was a double word!” Melissa proceeds
to tell me that I suck at it and that I need to learn how to play the game.
“Portillos and a tray”
We ate at the Chicago famous “Portillos”. Lots of famous
people have dined there and the owner is friends with some big names. Well, we
order our food and have to wait at a window to pick up our food. I notice that
Tess and Melissa received their food in a bag, so when I got my food that
waitress lady asked me “To go or here?” I said “To go, please”, Megan RUDELY
interrupts us and says we are eating here, so I say ok and the lady puts my
food on a tray the size of a XXXL pizza. I look at Megan and say “Seriously”.
Megan starts laughing at me. We sit down at the table and of course Megan is
laughing and when Melissa and Tess seen me with this BIG ASS TRAY, they start
laughing and ask me “Why do you have that tray?” I tell them Megan told the
cashier that we were eating here. I was the only moron in the whole place with
this tray and looked like a huge fatty. Thanks Megan.
I LOVE WOODFIELD MALL! ENOUGH SAID!
“Jordan”
people have dined there and the owner is friends with some big names. Well, we
order our food and have to wait at a window to pick up our food. I notice that
Tess and Melissa received their food in a bag, so when I got my food that
waitress lady asked me “To go or here?” I said “To go, please”, Megan RUDELY
interrupts us and says we are eating here, so I say ok and the lady puts my
food on a tray the size of a XXXL pizza. I look at Megan and say “Seriously”.
Megan starts laughing at me. We sit down at the table and of course Megan is
laughing and when Melissa and Tess seen me with this BIG ASS TRAY, they start
laughing and ask me “Why do you have that tray?” I tell them Megan told the
cashier that we were eating here. I was the only moron in the whole place with
this tray and looked like a huge fatty. Thanks Megan.
I LOVE WOODFIELD MALL! ENOUGH SAID!
“Jordan”
Friday was the night of the concert (the reason for the
trip)in Joliet (I guess if you are a local you reference it as Toilet. The
concert was decent. The concert in Detroit was 100% better. We did have a blast
though. We were literally 10 people from the stage. Jordan girls are CRAZY! The
room was packed and I could barely scratch my butt if I needed too. Melissa was
in her daze again. Every time she sees that man, her eyes glaze over and she
has the smile of a child on Christmas morning. Every conversation consisted of
the word “What” because after the show we were all deaf.
“Downtown with a bean, old man, OPRAHHHHHHHH and getting
jacked for $20.00 bucks”
trip)in Joliet (I guess if you are a local you reference it as Toilet. The
concert was decent. The concert in Detroit was 100% better. We did have a blast
though. We were literally 10 people from the stage. Jordan girls are CRAZY! The
room was packed and I could barely scratch my butt if I needed too. Melissa was
in her daze again. Every time she sees that man, her eyes glaze over and she
has the smile of a child on Christmas morning. Every conversation consisted of
the word “What” because after the show we were all deaf.
“Downtown with a bean, old man, OPRAHHHHHHHH and getting
jacked for $20.00 bucks”
We started Saturday morning in down town Chicago. Melissa
and Megan have been there MANY times and usually park in the same lot. Well Melissa
had seen a lot that said $13.00, and decided to park there. This guy walks in
front of the car and asks us if we want to park there. Melissa says yes and
hands him a $20.00, expecting $7.00 in change. Melissa asks the guy for her
change and he tells her it’s $20.00 and the $7.00 is for Illinois taxes and
blah blah blah and slides a parking ticket in the window. We proceed to the
parking garage and see a sign that says “Please pay at the office when leaving
and that they are an AUTOMATED service and not to pay humans”. Well aren’t we about
dumb?, LOL. The manager of the parking garage said it happens a lot and
credited us for being ganked. My only desire was to go to the BEAN. It’s this
huge mirror shaped BEAN in the middle of Millennium Park right on Michigan Ave.
We went to the BEAN and took some pictures. I was a happy boy. The entire time
we were down town I yelled “Opppprrraaaahhhhhh”, I never did find her. We also
ran into an old man in a kilt. I never got his name, so I named him Grandpa
Larry. I asked him if I could take a picture with him. Of course he obliged.
Grandpa Larry seen that we had Starbucks cups in our hands and proceed to tell
us that he drinks Starbucks 4 times a day or 4 times and hour, I was too busy
pondering asking him what he wore under his kilt. Chicago is an awesome city. I
can’t wait to go with Mike.
“50 questions with two 7 year olds”
and Megan have been there MANY times and usually park in the same lot. Well Melissa
had seen a lot that said $13.00, and decided to park there. This guy walks in
front of the car and asks us if we want to park there. Melissa says yes and
hands him a $20.00, expecting $7.00 in change. Melissa asks the guy for her
change and he tells her it’s $20.00 and the $7.00 is for Illinois taxes and
blah blah blah and slides a parking ticket in the window. We proceed to the
parking garage and see a sign that says “Please pay at the office when leaving
and that they are an AUTOMATED service and not to pay humans”. Well aren’t we about
dumb?, LOL. The manager of the parking garage said it happens a lot and
credited us for being ganked. My only desire was to go to the BEAN. It’s this
huge mirror shaped BEAN in the middle of Millennium Park right on Michigan Ave.
We went to the BEAN and took some pictures. I was a happy boy. The entire time
we were down town I yelled “Opppprrraaaahhhhhh”, I never did find her. We also
ran into an old man in a kilt. I never got his name, so I named him Grandpa
Larry. I asked him if I could take a picture with him. Of course he obliged.
Grandpa Larry seen that we had Starbucks cups in our hands and proceed to tell
us that he drinks Starbucks 4 times a day or 4 times and hour, I was too busy
pondering asking him what he wore under his kilt. Chicago is an awesome city. I
can’t wait to go with Mike.
“50 questions with two 7 year olds”
Ya’ll know I like to ask kids the weirdest questions, so I ask
Makayla (Tess’s boyfriend’s daughter) and Valerie (Danielle’s daughter) if they
have jobs. Valerie proceeds to tell me she works for T-Mobile. Danielle
explained that Valerie thinks she works at T-Mobile and was fired because
Danielle grounded Valerie from her bike and Valerie couldn’t drive to work. She’s
7, how the hell does she know about T-Mobile? I asked them so many questions
that I exhausted myself. Then we played school and I got A+++++++++++ forever
for my artist skills and that I could spell my own name. I am never having kids
=)
“Boys Town”
Makayla (Tess’s boyfriend’s daughter) and Valerie (Danielle’s daughter) if they
have jobs. Valerie proceeds to tell me she works for T-Mobile. Danielle
explained that Valerie thinks she works at T-Mobile and was fired because
Danielle grounded Valerie from her bike and Valerie couldn’t drive to work. She’s
7, how the hell does she know about T-Mobile? I asked them so many questions
that I exhausted myself. Then we played school and I got A+++++++++++ forever
for my artist skills and that I could spell my own name. I am never having kids
=)
“Boys Town”
The girls and I decided to go to Boys Town (the gay
district). We started our night at “Circuit”. It was a cute bar, but there were
100’s of Latino men and they only played Latino Techno. We danced a little bit
and decided it was time to find a bar with music we could understand. Megan
used the bathroom and seen a sign while exiting the bathroom. It basically said
“Circuit, Largest Gay Latino Bar on Halsted”. Of course we had to find the non English
gay bar. We left there and went to “Hydrate” or as I like to call it “Hydrant” obviously
because I can’t read (lol). It was a cool bar. One of the Drag Queens is a contestant
on RuPauls Drag Race. It was a really chill atmosphere, other than the blood
all over the floor. The bar had dancers, and I talked Megan into tipping one of
the guys. It took some pushing, but she did it. Megan walks up to the dance box
and asks the guy “Can I give you a dollar?” the stripper grabs his waist band
to let Megan give him the dollar. What does Megan do? She sticks the dollar in
his SOCK, yes SOCK. The SOCK attached to his leg that his FOOT is in. The
stripper had to sit down because he was laughing his ass off. Melissa and I
died laughing. Megan walks back to us and the stripper yells “Hey Blondie” so
Megan turns around and he mooned her. That’s what she gets for tipping him in
his SOCK. We had a blast in Boys Town. It is such an openly gay, friendly and
super clean area. NOTHING like Detroit bars (sorry Detroit, but its true).
We had MANY more funny stories, but it would take me another
hour to write them all out. We had an amazing time and I am so blessed to have
shared this experience with my best friends. I can’t wait to go back! Thank you
Melissa, Megan, Tess and Danielle for an amazing weekend. Lord knows I won’t
ever forget it. SENTSATIONAL time I say! (You had to be there for our other
*NEW word).
district). We started our night at “Circuit”. It was a cute bar, but there were
100’s of Latino men and they only played Latino Techno. We danced a little bit
and decided it was time to find a bar with music we could understand. Megan
used the bathroom and seen a sign while exiting the bathroom. It basically said
“Circuit, Largest Gay Latino Bar on Halsted”. Of course we had to find the non English
gay bar. We left there and went to “Hydrate” or as I like to call it “Hydrant” obviously
because I can’t read (lol). It was a cool bar. One of the Drag Queens is a contestant
on RuPauls Drag Race. It was a really chill atmosphere, other than the blood
all over the floor. The bar had dancers, and I talked Megan into tipping one of
the guys. It took some pushing, but she did it. Megan walks up to the dance box
and asks the guy “Can I give you a dollar?” the stripper grabs his waist band
to let Megan give him the dollar. What does Megan do? She sticks the dollar in
his SOCK, yes SOCK. The SOCK attached to his leg that his FOOT is in. The
stripper had to sit down because he was laughing his ass off. Melissa and I
died laughing. Megan walks back to us and the stripper yells “Hey Blondie” so
Megan turns around and he mooned her. That’s what she gets for tipping him in
his SOCK. We had a blast in Boys Town. It is such an openly gay, friendly and
super clean area. NOTHING like Detroit bars (sorry Detroit, but its true).
We had MANY more funny stories, but it would take me another
hour to write them all out. We had an amazing time and I am so blessed to have
shared this experience with my best friends. I can’t wait to go back! Thank you
Melissa, Megan, Tess and Danielle for an amazing weekend. Lord knows I won’t
ever forget it. SENTSATIONAL time I say! (You had to be there for our other
*NEW word).
Till next time,
Nick xoxo
Nick xoxo
Here's a tip to beat Melissa. Learn all those weird little two and three letter words. Also, Q’s without U’s rock! Qi, Qat, Qaid and Qanat. Another great skill-builder is unscrambling anagrams to make words from a jumble of letters. If you like TV trivia and anagrams, my blog is fun and good practice for WWF. Let me know what you think of it.
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