Happy Valentines Day!
Valentines Day wouldn't be the same with out the Valentine sent from Valentine! It's my favorite Grandad tradition! Every year Grandad drives out to Valentine, TX to send his loved ones Valentines. It's a simple, yet heartfelt gesture that makes my Grandad unique and irreplaceable!Ruben and I have had a wonderful day!
Friday night, Ruben gave me my gift, a beautiful pair of earrings that he found in Lima, Peru. I love them, they are just my style!
Today, Ruben and I set out for a Chicago adventure! I did an Internet search for free things to do in Chicago for Valentines day. What I found was the Skokie Sculpture Park. Which is a free public park that is 2 miles long and features large sculpture pieces. We decided to head out there in the morning and check it out. Skokie is a Northern suburb of Chicago, only about 30 mins. from our house. Despite the fact that it was cold, and has snowed a bit this morning, Ruben and I head out.
We really had to bundle up, but it was a nice day, and the sun eventually came out. A river runs along side the park, as you can see below it is frozen today.
Ruben and I took turns reading the guide book about the pieces and photographing them. One would read, and the other would click. It was a lot of fun. Below are some pics of the sculptures we saw today.
Ruben took this shot of me.
I liked this one. It was made of tractor parts and painted John Dear Green.
I also really liked this one, sort of a woven basket of chains.
I really liked the pine cone collection that has acquired over time.
As we approached this piece, Ruben was reading from the guide. He explained to me that this piece represents the ass kissers of the world, and that in order to get ahead in this world everyone has to do some ass kissing. I was shocked! And then skeptical...."let me see the guide" I say, "where does it say that?"
Here's us another view from a tube.
The park is about 2 miles long and broken up into 4 sections. We decided only to visit one section today, and save some for another time when we can bring Canon and Nikon. (And when it gets a bit warmer...it was starting to get chilly.)
After that we went in search for one of Chicago's best pizza joints. Another southside favoritie; a mom and pop place called Home Run Inn. We indulged in our favorite meal, ceasar salad and pizza.
Ruben and I took turns reading the guide book about the pieces and photographing them. One would read, and the other would click. It was a lot of fun. Below are some pics of the sculptures we saw today.
Ruben took this shot of me.
I liked this one. It was made of tractor parts and painted John Dear Green.
I also really liked this one, sort of a woven basket of chains.
I really liked the pine cone collection that has acquired over time.
As we approached this piece, Ruben was reading from the guide. He explained to me that this piece represents the ass kissers of the world, and that in order to get ahead in this world everyone has to do some ass kissing. I was shocked! And then skeptical...."let me see the guide" I say, "where does it say that?"
Ok, so it didn't mean that at all, but I thought that Rubens interpretation was right and decided to step up and practice my ass kissing. HA!
Here's us another view from a tube.
The park is about 2 miles long and broken up into 4 sections. We decided only to visit one section today, and save some for another time when we can bring Canon and Nikon. (And when it gets a bit warmer...it was starting to get chilly.)
We then decided to head down to the southside of the city and check out some of our favorite thriftstores. They didn't have much for us today, but we thought while we were down south we would search for the Worlds Finest Chocolate. (Rubens favorite.) We asked some people in the neighborhood, and they guided us to the store where we could get some.
Felt like a goose chase, but we found it! So, Ruben, for Valentines Day got a box of his favorite chocolate bars. They ran out of the ones that said "I love you," so I had to get him "congratulations" instead. He didn't mind, "I'm not going to eat the rapper." he told me. :)
Felt like a goose chase, but we found it! So, Ruben, for Valentines Day got a box of his favorite chocolate bars. They ran out of the ones that said "I love you," so I had to get him "congratulations" instead. He didn't mind, "I'm not going to eat the rapper." he told me. :)
After that we went in search for one of Chicago's best pizza joints. Another southside favoritie; a mom and pop place called Home Run Inn. We indulged in our favorite meal, ceasar salad and pizza.
Tonight, we're going to stay in and avoid the craziness of the city. It was a really great day, and I hope that all of you have had the same!
I love you!
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