Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The craziest most random vacation ever!!! I’m back!


Where to begin about the coolest weekend I’ve ever had? First off I did so well on the plane that I have to pat myself on the back for it. I didn’t cry & I just kept my eyes forward & CJ was a doll & gave me his laptop to watch a movie on it so I wouldn’t be upset. Chicago…is so different from New York that I think I have a bit of a culture shock from it. I live in the mountains in NY & there is really only a few skyscrapers in the city. Chicago is a city in the sky. Unbelievable city up in the air. I apparently have vertigo because I started getting dizzy up on those high rises & nauseous. But everywhere I went I was basically on the set of a movie in more ways than one. Driving in I recognized some places from the movie The Dark Knight & Ferris Bueller’s Day off but then turned the corner & found myself on the movie set of Transformers 3. Oh yeah…let me give you a run down of what happened.

Saw Shia Lebouf & Patrick Dempsey right smack in front of the hotel filming a scene, the chase scene where the joker is running after batman, got to see the Trump Plaza, went to the Sears tower but alas the skydeck was closed, was in the longest thunderstorm ever!, I can’t belive how flat Chicago is, got to go to Wrigley Field, somehow ran into a Soul Asylum concert, went on the coolest Architecture tour on the Chicago River, got to see Lake Michigan, went to a party on a 40 story building rooftop, went to the Ferris Bueller’s day off high school & saw the water tower, got to see & ride the L in the Chicago loop like in the movie The Fugitive, got to eat Dim Sum in China town, got to spend some romantic nights with CJ, got to feel what it’s like to have a companion which has me on cloud nine, got to walk the streets of Chicago & feel the wind…and omg so much more…

There are so many differences from NYC, especially the Revolving doors. Everywhere there is revolving doors. Towards the end I started getting sick from all the twisting. I had so much fun I can’t begin to write it all down so I’ll just have to show you. Being on the set of the movie was probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever accidentally done. Here’s some shots from the trip!


















Staircase @ The ferris bueller's high school!



Omg so many pictures!! I'll have to do a Part 2 tomorrow! I can't believe how jammed back it was with stuff to do & me getting a lil sick from the heights & boat & revolving dooors didn't help but it was still one of the best times I've ever had! Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow!! =) I'll be back around everyone's blogs too! I miss you guys!

23 comments:

tess said...

how is it possible that you ran into 2 of the hottest men ever!? woah, quite the celeb spot, Mel :)

glad you had a great and busy trip! sounds like the perfect getaway!

And yes, Chicago's sky scrapers are quite imtimidating

Kelly said...

Chicago looks great!! I have been to NY, LA, Vegas and Florida adn have loved them all (I think I should have been born in the US to be honest!)
More exciting PATRICK DEMPSEY!!!! OMG I lurrve him!!!!

Anonymous said...

I've never been to Chicago so I loved looking at your photos! Revolving doors, eh? hahaha... The movie set sounds and looks so cool! Looking forward to part 2!

Susan said...

Photos are great! Looks like you guys had a brilliant time, and well done on coping with the flying so well! x

carmen said...

Looks like you had a wonderful time, welcome back :)

just call me jo said...

Looks like you had a wonderful time. I'm so happy for you. I'd love to go to Chicago. So cosmopoliton. Take me in your suitcase next time. I ain't afeerd to fly.

the chirpy bird said...

Fabulous pics! Loving your randomness too :)

xo tash

Meghan said...

AHHHH! I love your pictures! I am so glad you had a wonderful time - but I am sorry you got sick! Poor girl. I wish we were able to hang, but it looks like you were one busy lady!

And you totally posted a picture of my building!!! Hehe!

Bathwater said...

I would have thought it would remind you of NYC guess I figured all big cities are the same. Glad you enjoyed it.

Christopher said...

Glad you enjoyed it here! Yea transformers has been all over the place lately. I've always wanted to take that architecture tour and I've lived here almost all of my life! I really need to do it now since you said it was awesome.

amy said...

looks like you had a great time! so cool that you go to see Shia Lebouf!!

Diana Mieczan said...

Welcome back,sweetie...so lovely to have you back:)
I am so happy that everything went well and that you loved the trip...Those photos are sooooo cute and you both look adorable together:)

Cant wait for part 2 !!!

Kisses and see you soon:)

Katy Mary said...

holy crap your trip sounds like so much fun!

Sarah said...

You're so lucky I haven't ever seen a celeb. Great pics!

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dulci said...

that pizza looks AMAZING!!

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C'est La Vie said...

i love recognizing places from movies, so much fun haha i feel famous!

glad you had a fabulous trip :)

Lady Grey said...

that silver bean is the coolest thing ever!!

Jennifer Fabulous said...

Yay! What an awesome trip! It looks like you had such a GREAT time! I'm totally envious you got to see Transformers 3 be filmed. Lol. Those pics turned out great.

I especially love the pic of you and your new bf! Soooo cute! xo

Cafe Fashionista said...

Gah! It sounds like you had the most phenomenal spur-of-the-moment vacay ever! :)

angel6033 said...

Simply Amazing!!

911 and the Randomness.. said...

That's so awesome!!!! glad you had fun in Chi!!

Leeann @ Join the Gossip said...

Aw fun! My parents went to Chicago a few years back and I was so mad that they didn't take me. Looks like you had a great time!

P.S. gave you an award on my blig a few days back: http://jointhegossip.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-was-named-prom-queen.html

Lila said...

What fun.

I loved Ferris Bueller!

I am having my first giveaway on my combined blog. Hope you'll enter.
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