A couple months ago my cousin, Maddie, texted me and asked if I wanted to go on a surprise trip with her in March. Yes, please! The trip ended up being a trip to Chicago and it was so much fun! Maddie was just the sweetest and planned this whole trip and found so many great things to do!
TUESDAY
This trip was a couple of weeks ago and we went to Chicago on a Tuesday. We did your typical road trip things and jammed out to music and gabbed the whole way. As we got closer to Chicago it started to hardcore snow and Maddie did a great job driving through it all.
It was still snowing after we checked into our hotel, but we decided not to let it get us down and we walked around Magnificent Mile anyways! It was cooollldddd, yes, but the sun came out soon after and that made us happy!
Maddie surprised me with tickets to an Arianna Grande concert for that night! I was excited because I’ve never been to a real concert before, let alone someone that was super famous. It was fun to watch everyone freak out about her and to see the cool stage theatrics and costume changes. They definitely plan to entertain you and that part is fun.
However, Maddie and I were so tired because even though the concert starts at 7 pm, Arianna didn’t even come on till 9 pm and by 10-10:30 pm we were losing steam. I’m glad someone else likes to go to bed early like me haha!
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After finally grabbing a cab back to our hotel, we warmed up and quickly fell asleep.
WEDNESDAY
The first activity on the day was breakfast and I took Maddie to one of my favorite cafes. Maddie and I have very similar tastes and we’re very obsessed with French things. I first found this French-inspired cafe when I went to Chicago for my birthday 2 years ago and she loved it just as much as I did! Even though it’s a bit pricey for what you get (in my opinion), it has really good breakfast food and drinks and a nice atmosphere.
On the itinerary that day she had us exploring different thrift stores. I was on the hunt for a used Chanel handbag under $200. If you know anything about Chanel bags you know I was setting myself up for failure and needless to say, I did not find one haha. Maddie got some great finds though!
We went to a Luxury Garage Sale and though nothing was garage sale price, I got to look at and touch designer clothes that were thousands of dollars. For a fashion blogger, this was really fun! For a fashion blogger that is more about a budget and maximizing your wardrobe, this made me feel quickly out of place 😉 We didn’t stay long.
Shopping took up most of the day and after warming up at the hotel we were planning our night. We thought it would be fun to go to a karaoke or jazz bar. There weren’t many that allowed people under 21 (Maddie’s 21st is in April), but we found one online and it had great reviews so we decided to check it out. Our cab took us to a karaoke place that was right outside of Chinatown. When we went inside it was completely empty. Just us and the workers.
LOVE this! So many favorite parts. I love the photo of you drinking from your cup at breakfast, love the part about the karaoke where you couldn’t order off the menu and there wasn’t karaoke, so sad! But I laughed out loud. I love following your adventures 🙂 You two are so beautiful!