July 15 - Polar Vortex?!? Pardon me?!?

Wow - I did not prepare for the weather we are getting this week.  As always, the weather men are blaming Canada for the cooling air that has dropped the usually sweltering Chicago summer weather to sub-70's this week.  They are calling it a Polar Vortex but I don't think we should ignore the subtle anti-Canadianism that pervades this and all weather network stories like it!  Don't stand for it people!!

We hit Navy Pier with the kids in the morning - it's a crazy tourist trap but it's got to be done!

Once the sitter arrived, Jack and I headed out to enjoy an evening at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art.  There were a few stand out pieces - like the video of an artist who took a wood-powered boat out for it's final voyage ... using pieces of it's own hull to feed the engine until it sunk into the lake.  For me, contemporary art pieces are not often beautiful in the traditional sense, but the good ones make me go' hmmmm!'

We were wandering around looking for dinner when Jack spotted Eataly.  This 2-story grocery store / restaurant is a shrine to all things Italian ... well, all foods Italian, anyway!  We happily browsed until our table was ready and ordered the pappardelle with mushrooms and their signature pizza.  Perfection!  We looked at each other and said ... maybe we should go to Italy next summer ... !