So Long Chicago

July 3 - 6

I have to be honest - I'm disappointed in the Chicago portion of our trip.

Our host was kind enough, we had a place to sleep, and several of our meals out were paid for... these are indisputable benefits, bonuses, and perks that I am fully grateful for receiving.

So what's the dilly-o?

1. I'm tired of being ignored.
2. I wanted to see more of the city
3. I don't enjoy watching people play video games for hours on end

I'm tired of being ignored by DB's friends. My friends don't ignore DB. They actively include him in conversations, ask him about himself, and respond to his comments and questions. Whereas DB's friends do not offer the same courtesies to me... We call it "the invisible girlfriend phenomenon," and we've seen it before. Anyway, 3 days of being ignored was a bit beyond my tolerance level.

I wanted to see more of Chicago - and I'm sure there was more to see.

Day 1 - We walk to the lake. DB and our host play chess while I read.

Day 2 - We watched our host play video games, excuse ourselves for a walk around the neighborhood, come back for more video game watching, then attend a 4th of July party our host wanted to attend. (DB and I aren't much for big parties, we're more the wine sipping and cheese board types.)

Day 3 - The big day in the city. Our host had told us all these great things about the city, yet I got this feeling that he felt obligated to be our tour guide and didn't want to, like he'd rather be home playing video games. When we finally arrived downtown, he bolted so fast that we didn't have a chance to really look around since we needed to keep on the look out for which direction our host / guide, had gone. We even asked him to slow his pace which he did... a tiny bit. I'd have prefered our host send us off on our own if he didn't really feel like showing us around. And since I was an "invisible girlfriend" I didn't feel like I could really state that maybe we should do our own site seeing.

Day 4 - We left for Detroit, MI.

Of course there is more that I didn't appreciate, but I don't want to dwell on any additional details. I wash my hands of Chicago.