Baby's first trip to the zoo

Itchy had a job interview on Saturday morning in the big windy city. Stowa and I tagged along. We went up there on Friday night so that we wouldn't have to get up way too early on Saturday morning. It was kind of late when we got there so we didn't really do much on Friday night. We did go get dinner though. Itchy has been craving sushi forever so we found a sushi place. The food was freaking awesome. Soft shell blue crab? Delicious. Now I do not care for sushi. I've tried it a few times, but yuck. The rice is too vinegary and hello, it's raw fish. However, Itchy told me to try it (because he always wants me to try it) so I did. It made me rethink my stance on sushi. Whatever it was that I tried was really good.

Anyway, Saturday morning we dropped Itchy off at his interview and then Stowa and I went to kill time. We did a little shopping, people watched at the local coffee shop, etc. Nothing too exciting. When Itchy was finally done with his interview we decided to go to the zoo.

It was Stowa's first trip to the zoo. I think she liked it. She certainly laughed a lot while we were there. The seals and fish were a big hit. Itchy thinks it's because the aquariums look like giant tvs. She also liked the rhino and the aardvark. Basically it any animal that was close enough to see and that was moving. The sleepy lions are pretty, but boring. A great big seal that swims right up to the glass? Awesome! Also, Stowa loves people. She paid more attention to people at the zoo than the animals (not a bug surprise). She loves people watching. Even better when they smile at and talk to her.

After the zoo we went to the What You Talking About Willis Tower (FKA the Sears Tower). It was pretty cool. Great views and all of that. We went out on the recently installed glass floor balconies. It was cool but it made my head spin. It's crazy to be up that high and be standing on the glass floor. We did get some really cool photos of the baby on the balcony.

We got there at the perfect time too. Just before the sunset. We got to see everything in daylight, watch the sunset, and then see the city light up. Good times.