My kids had their Spring Break this past week so we went to visit our family. I always have mixed emotions going in, I want to see my mom and some of my brothers, but I also know at some point I will argue with my brothers and it just becomes so stressful. I do love going back to visit my friends and mom though so that always outweighs the bad.
We drove in on Tuesday, the 6 hour drive wasn’t too bad and I hung out with my mom and caught up with her what has been new. I FaceTime her daily so nothing is ever really new but it is still fun to talk and gossip. On Wednesday we visited Dan’s mom and had a nice lunch and caught up with that side of the family.
Once we got home I went out to hang out with my two friends Michelle and Elaine. Both are amazing people and I am beyond lucky to have them. I have known Laney since 2nd Grade and Shell since Freshmen Year of High school and we all went to the high school so we all go way back. My other friends are still weary on going out and that is completely understandable so to even see 2 of my friends I was ecstatic. Laney is a nurse so she was already vaccinated and Shell went in the next day to get her vaccine which I was jealous about because I look forward to getting mine.
We went to an old favorite Pita Inn in Skokie and they took me to a new Bubble Tea place called TeaRex. You can never go wrong with Pita Inn so I got the Vegetarian Plate and at Tea Rex I got the Mango Lychee Bubble Tea. Pita Inn was delicious as always and TeaRex reminded me a lot of Tii Cup and Chai Time that we have here in Minnesota. We somehow always incorporate Bubble Tea in our outings lolololol
At night we went to eat dinner with my brother and his fiancé, we ate at a place called Zia’s Lago Vista. Dan and I used to eat at the sister restaurant Zia’s Trattoria in Edison Park so this was nice to eat something we used to eat a lot of. We ordered Bruschetta and Limone Chicken. The meal was good but nothing extraordinary so we probably won’t be going there again.
On Thursday was our super busy day. Dan, me, and the 2 older kids went to the Museum of Science and Industry to see their Marvel Exhibit and OMGGG it was amazing!!! The MSI has always been a favorite but this exhibit was really well curated and I hope it comes to MN. They had the original Marvel Comic Book #1, a bunch of original art work and costumes from the movies. My kids LOVED IT!!! My friends Laney and Shell went to the exhibit too and enjoyed it a lot. We spent a good couple of hours in that exhibit alone and before we knew it time flew and we had to go. Me and Dan bought tickets to see the Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit at 4pm so we had lunch and headed home to drop off the kids.
We got to the Van Gogh exhibit right at 4pm but our friends Shell and Adrian were running late. The exhibit was INCREDIBLE!!! It showed Van Gogh’s works with music on a 33 minute loop. We ended up staying there around 3 hours and saw the video numerous times in every room they offered. We also got some drinks while we were waiting for our friends and that was a nice (too expensive) treat. Afterwards me and Dan had to go back to give the kids a bath.
On Friday, we met up with my brother’s ex girlfriend for breakfast at another old favorite Wildberry. It was so much fun catching up and again eating food that brought back so many memories. I always love how food and smells can instantly take you back to a different time. We were able to get a table quickly so afterwards we walked over to the Art Institute. I have been a member on/off since I was 16 years old so I always make a point to visit it when I come in. We were lucky to see the Monet Exhibit in October when we came in but it was really nice to see it again. They have a new system where they text you when it’s your turn to enter the exhibit and I really liked that because then I could go see other displays of art. We only stayed for the Monet and headed home afterwards and later that night my other brother came over with his family to celebrate my youngest’s Baptism. They left late and Saturday morning we drove back to MN. A quick but jam packed week which I really enjoyed but it is always nice to be back home.
I recently found out the Van Gogh Exhibit is coming to Minneapolis so you know I will be going again. It was on the expensive side so Dan opted not to go again but I already had a friend asked to go so I signed up for the email alerts and am happy I have something to look forward to.
Adventures of Janet 