Chicago, my kind of town*

*provided it is not -14 degrees.

+ strawberry cheesecake truffles at Long Grove Confectionary

+ new lightweight black Ray-Ban sunglasses from Neiman Marcus, no nose hurt!!!

+ fun new Chanel lipgloss and nail polish, with tons of fun samples

- Ball And Chain now knows how much Chanel nail polish costs... uh oh

+ funny, funny people

+ saw Angels and Demons, it was better than The Da Vinci Code on the basis that you aren't forced to stare at Tom Hanks in a curly mullet for an hour and a half

+ the Chicago History Museum's Chic Chicago exhibit was so interesting, I think Ball And Chain enjoyed it (he doth protest too much)

+ found a great healthy sandwich place in Lincoln Park, next to Zanies... then went to the zoo!

- took two college-educated adults to find our hotel 8 minutes away by the Chicago River

+ upgraded to a GREAT suite: his and hers bathrooms, closets and two bars!

+ dinner at Ruth's Chris... nom nom nom

- took us an hour to find the restaurant, due to Ball And Chain looking at the gps wrong... all the
while, I was stumbling around in 5" cheetah print heels

+ caught Rod Blagovich Superstar, one of the funniest pieces to grace the theater stage

+ after-show drinks at Emerald Loop

+ morning of Starbucks, Millenium and Grant Park

- lines for all the museums were hundreds of feet long, booo

- it was way cold too, for walking around... I only packed an overnight bag with a mini dress for night and a denim mini skirt, tee shirt and scarf for day wear

+ successfully crashed the Mr. Leather pageant at the Hilton

+ walked the Mag Mile... more like Mag 5 Miles!

+ Memorial Day brunch with s'mores... yummy yummy s'mores

+ went to a Walgreens in Springfield, IL... bought a Smooth Away (as seen on TV), and you know what? It's awesome