Spent the morning at the park by Water Tower place. Cecilia REALLY likes to spend time on the swings. My arms were pretty tired. We spent about 2 hours there then went to California Pizza Kitchen in Water Tower place. Now where back at the room to see if any one is up for a nap. Owen slept in the stroller on the way back from water tower so things do not seem promising. Not sure what the plan is for dinner just yet. Of course since we are in the heart of one of America's major cities it should not be hard to find something.

Everyone Slept really well. We had dinner at Bucca Di Beppo with Beth,Ross, Callie and Maggie. It was excellent. Sooooooo much food. They serve all of their dishes family style and the portions are enourmous. 1/2 pound meat balls!!!!! I think that the next time we come up here we will definitley need to get either the "Pope Room" or the table in the kitchen. Either way more exploration of the menu is in order!

Today we are going to a little park off Michigan by Water Tower. We are meeting Beth,Ross, Callie, and Maggie. After that it's off to Milenium Park to get a photo of the bean sculpture with our Bean.

Well we made it to chicago without any mishaps. We had a nice lunch at the Rock Bottom brew-pub. Now we are trying to convice the kides that sleep is a good thing.

I think the cold is on the way out. I did not need any NyQuil™ last night and I'm feeling a bit better today. I'm not as congested. My ears are a little plugged still. Mostly it's in my chest. I'm hoping that a nice bowl of noodles at lunch will fix me right up.

I think I should be in good shape for running on monday. Lord knows after the deli food I will need it!

Walked for 30 today. It felt ok. The cold seems to have moved to my chest now. Yay! Of course it doesn't help that I'm listening to "The Stand" on the iPod™ right now. For those unaware "The Stand" is about the world after a super flu kills 98% of the worlds population. Just call me Captain Tripps!

I think I should be over it by the time we leave for Chicago. I am really looking forward to the trip.

Definitely a cold. DayQuil to the rescue! I hope

My head feels like it is going to explode. My nose is runny and I'm tired and unbelievable cranky. Hopefully I will get over this quickly.

My back is stiff from playing with the kids this weekend. The brats and other out of control munching seemed to have taken a toll.

Just wasn't able to start running today. Maybe I was pushing to hard earlier. I think the weight is the result of the salt in the sushi yesterday. We'll have to see where it is on monday.

Made it two miles today. That last three minutes were pretty tough but I'm glad I ground them out. I don't think I'll try for three tomorrow. I am going to hold off until next week for that.