Since our first large-group hotel stay in Michigan was such a success, we decided to try it again, this time a little closer to home. We all booked rooms (like six rooms total, I think) at the Embassy Suites in Schaumburg for a little extended family togetherness. On the way there, we stopped in at the Shedd Aquarium, where we were going to meet my mom and Bethany, Joe, and Klaudia, but the line for them to get in was too long, so we met up outside and decided to go to the Field Museum instead. Really making good use of our museum memberships this year!
So after some time hanging with my mummy (har har), we headed out to Schaumburg and got settled in. There was some swimming, some beverages at the manager's happy hour, and then we topped off the night with a trip to Ikea for carts of random stuff. My find: possibly the trippiest wrapping paper ever, woodland creatures and stylized dolls, all with those eyes that follow you wherever you go. Score!
It was just a short overnight trip, but the kids loved having one of the rooms to themselves so they could stay up late watching movies together, and the adults had fun in the suite next door having yet more beverages and chatting. AND we decided that for fall break we should all head to Gatlinburg together. Now THAT will be a fun trip!
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