Last weekend Lee and I traveled to Chicago and then to South Bend, Indiana for the Notre Dame vs. Washington football game. We had such a great time and loved seeing so many friends. I know I am just an "adopted domer" but I really love that place and it's truly special. Aggieland still holds my heart but I do love the Irish!
On Thursday night we stayed with Mehgan and Al. Mehgan was so sweet to stay up and wait for us to get in. Thanks for letting us stay with you! I sure miss this girl!
Here's a picture of me with Mehgan.
On Friday, Lee and I walked around downtown Chi-town and then met Kristin, Garrett, and Pete for lunch at Giordano's (the BEST pizza EVER!).
Here are the guys over our two-hour lunch talking about their Notre Dame days.
After lunch Kristin, Garrett, Lee, and I all drove to South Bend to arrive in time to do the "tunnel walk" on Notre Dame's campus only to find that the visiting team took to long on their walk through and the tunnel was closed. However, we did get to see part of the Knute Rockne statue unvailing. All ND fans would know who this guy is (not me!).
Lee and I then walked around campus, went to the bookstore to buy me a long sleeve ND shirt and then went to the outdoor pep rally. We had so much fun!!
Here is a picture of us walking around campus
Part of the pep rally
After the pep rally we met up with Rebecca and Zach along with their baby Asher for dinner at Legends on campus. Lee's friend Justin came too.
Here is the Allen family
And Justin, Lee, and me
After dinner Lee and I walked around campus at night in the rain. By the end of the walk our shoes and socks were soaked but we had the best time.
Here's a picture of the Grotto at night. Isn't it gorgeous?
On Saturday (a.k.a. Game Day) we woke up to Mr. and Mrs. Ellison cooking us pancakes. They were so sweet to let 3 couples stay at their house all weekend. The Ellison's are the best hosts ever! After breakfast Lee and I drove over to the Allen's to pick them up and head to campus. It's a tradition for us to go to ND home games with Rececca and Zach!
Once on campus Becca and I had chicken sandwhiches while the guys ate their "Knights of Columbus" steak sandwhiches. Lee swears up and down these are the best steak sandwhiches ever. He likes them so much that he even took a picture of it....haha! We walked around campus during the daylight. I can't even begin to describe the feeling of excitement I get when I see the golden dome. It's so AWESOME!!
Here's us "doming it"
Then we met up with everyone for the team walk!
And the girls!
It's finally game time!
By the end of the game we were soaked pretty much head and toe and looked like this....haha!
After the game, we went back to the Ellison's and had a "post game" party with pretty everyone anyone knew that was in South Bend for the weekend. It was a blast getting to know so many people this weekend!
On Sunday, we went to church with everyone at the Ellison's church then Lee and I went to the College Football Hall of Fame that is located in South Bend. Next year it is moving to Atlanta.
Here it is!
Then we met everyone on campus for one last group meal.
One last dome picture as we were leaving campus
Then Kristin, Garrett, Lee and I all drove back to Chicago together. We stopped by to see the guys' good friend Patrick and met his wife, Jenny Nicole, and dog, Bacon.
Finally, Lee and I meet up with Lauren and Adam Allen. They were so gracious to let us stay the night with them. We have missed them so much!! It's still hard to believe Adam and Lee have known each other for 15+ years!
Monday morning arrives and we are so sad it's our last day of vacation but we make the most of it. We walked all around Lincoln Park, Millennium Park, and Grant Park.
Here's me at "the bean"
Then we drove to the Hancock building and had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. It was so good! After lunch we went up to the 96th floor of the Hancock building (world's 5th tallest building).
Here's what the view looked like!
Then we walked to Navy Pier. Oh what a walk and a blister I still have...haha!
Finally we headed to the airport to go back to Tucson. We had an awesome long weekend!! Hope you did too!
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