This is the 10 year anniversary of our MLM High School Girls trip - and as always it was so much fun! And also as usual we laughed until we cried, were loud by other people's standards, and shared our personal events of the past year. Even though we don't usually see each other outside of this trip we pick up right where we left off - much to the chagrin of those around us sometimes.
We decided to reunite back in Chicago again - as we did last year - because it's a great central place to meet since we come from one end of the country to another - and also because we could do it at Trump Tower again. How could we pass up those luxurious accomodations!
The majority of us met up in Wilmette at Julie's by Thursday so we could be the cheering section as Julie was a model in the University of Chicago fashion show at Bloomies in Old Orchard that night. She did a fantastic job and then we got to shop at Bloomies with a 25% discount. They served wine and appetizers which were great! After we shopped we headed back to Julie's for a late dinner of grilled chicken and kale salad with quinoa which I have become addicted to! We talked till midnight and then headed to bed. Next morning Friday we got organized and headed down to Trump to meet up with Christie and Mary Ann who had arrived that morning and went straight to Trump. Thanks to the concierge at Trump I became aware of a great AP called Park Whiz that gets you discounted parking in downtown Chicago. I made a reservation at a garage a few blocks from Trump and saved at least $100 - more money to spend at Bloomies! We got settled into the suites at Trump and headed out to lunch. We finally agreed on a restaurant and ended up right across the street at Smith and Wollensky. We stayed there for about 2 and a half hours just talking and catching up. We also celebrated Julie's birthday with the biggest piece of chocolate cake I have ever seen! One piece satisfied us all with some left over.
