The timing of the Canary Symposium coincided nicely with one of Jerel’s meetings in Chicago, so I arranged a layover in Chicago en route back to Brussels. The layover was part of a master plan to re-connect with old friends and to meet their new little ones. Thursday night, we had an epicurean evening with Casey, Katherine, and ‘grandma’ Brown, and met their 3-month old baby Corinne. TJ and Christy joined us for the weekend, and we treated ourselves to a stay at a cool hotel (the W) in the heart of Chicago, right on the lake. None of us knew Chicago very well when we arrived, but by the time we left, we were unanimously smitten.
Highlights included: jogging along the lively lakeshore, admiring masterpieces at the Art Institute, cruising the Chicago River on an entertaining and edifying architectural tour, admiring the view from the John Hancock tower, and dining at Zed 451, a restaurant that claimed to specialize in meat but whose ‘harvest table' had us all going back for more…and more…After two days of fun in Chicago, we road-tripped to Columbus on Sunday afternoon where we celebrated mother’s day with Christy, TJ, Jake and Christy’s parents. Jerel and I spent the evening competing for Jake’s attention and I think it’s safe to say that we both won. Jake charmed both ‘Cha Cha’ and ‘Jerjel’ with his warmth, cheerfulness, playfulness, and boundless energy.
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