Adam's Mark Northbrook

... had a desire to travel, to see the "something more" that was out there before "settling down". <br><br>Kevin had put more thought into his traveling plans than me. He had lived in Chicago for 4 years and had a tentative plan/dream to take a RTW trip before moving back "home", eventually. I had lived in Chicago less than a year when we first met, and hadn't thought much about what I would do or where I would go when my lease was up. I lived with 3 of my ...

... been entertaining the idea of moving out east, living in NYC of course. Unilever has a shuttle that goes around the city and takes people to the office, near these mysterious rolling cliffs. We were initally looking at getting our own places in the villiage. Now, keep in mind that I have not had a roommate since Dayna, and we all know how successful that went! However, in order for us to live in this area and still ...

<br>Breakfast was exceptional this morning, a huge selection and top of the line quality &#8211; really yummy. Guess that's what you pay for staying at The Hilton. The waitress was very helpful and gave us a map of the MTA (trains/buses), plus directions to hotel/Sears tower/Navy Pier where we wanted to go. <br><br>Caught the free hotel shuttle to the MTA station, and then looked like absolute tourists (which I guess we are!) as we tried to figure how to get a MTA card and to get through the ...

... smaller shops inside. When we first got there the stores hadn't opened (a lot of stores open at 10am over here) but by the time we'd been inside for a short while, lots of people started coming through. Lots of sales happening in the stores, got a nice top at JC Penney's for $2.97 on Clearance! Bought Josh a jacket and Fred &amp; I got some good brand sneakers from Sears (Fred's Sketchers $30) , before back on Interstate 90 heading East ...

Well, Sami pretty much summed up the trip to Nana's house. After Nana's though, we went to the mall. It was pretty boring at first, but then we found a painting shop. It was totally awesome. I picked a wolf laying down. Lindsey picked a little dinosaur thingy. Sami picked a lion. Mom picked a sun and moon thingy. It was fun to paint them. At one point, when lindsey finished painting her dinosaur, she ...

... Village with Grandma Nana. She is doing as well as she can for her age. We answered the question "So where are you from?" at least 5,000 times. But, it was still fun to visit with her. The girls polished Grandma Nana's fingernails. She is all beautiful again!!! Check out the girls' blogs for all of the photos. At OH MY GOD IT'S EARLY, we are taking off for Malvern, PA. That should be a good, long drive. Send me none sleep energy!! Amy

... 170.72 Total Left $2,551.15 What to expect from the weather: The weather in Madrid is in the high 60's and mid 70's (In Farenheit). So atleast I don't have to pack my boots and winter coat.

... around the wrong block we discovered that it wasn't open. Instead we decided to go to water tower place for some shopping. We asked a bus driver how we should get there and were told to take the number 4, so we did. Before we got close to the water tower our driver announced that we were at the last stop. We had to walk back a few blocks and catch the number 3. (sigh - Chicago: the world's easiest city to get lost in.) It was after that that ...

... we got home the same day. They wanted to take the easy route and send us on the direct flight to Chicago the next day, but after 6 weeks away, another night abroad was not going to happen. The only remaining flight of the US went to Miami but the Iberia people continued to say that all the Miami to Chicago flights were full. No matter, we would have rather slept in Miami then Madrid. Then mysteriously, seats appeared on the ...

... happened. But you all know me pretty well, and that I have a tendency to stay out of trouble as best I can, unlike some of you. You know who you are! If something important happens while I'm gone, please send me an email or call my parents at 847-498-1632. I will have a phone in Europe and they'll be able to get ahold of me if necessary. Have a great summer. Congrats to those who are finishing lagniappe, or ...