---
title: Chicago
date: 2024-10-05T18:58:05-05:00
description: >
  Tess and I traveled to Chicago to attend the wedding of one of my oldest
  friends, visit some family, and do a little sightseeing.
resources:
  - src: wedding.jpg
    title: Bill and Ashley walked each other in. My dad officiated.
    params:
      alt: >
        To the left, a man wearing a suit and white pastoral stole stands near a
        mic. To the right, a woman in a white dress, and a man in a tuxedo walk
        into the frame. Everyone is smiling.
  - src: quincy.jpg
    title: >
      Wood plank platforms, Copperplate lettering, and wingding-style hands to
      direct you where you need to go.
    params:
      alt: >
        A large station sign, framed with a simple wood frame, hanging on the
        railing around a station platform stairway. It declares the station's
        name, Quincy, and points to exits to the left and right.
  - src: tess-kerryman.jpg
    title: >
      The Kerryman is a great Irish bar in River North, owned and operated by
      one of Tess' distant Irish cousins.
    params:
      alt: >
        Tess, on the left, stands outside a large pub on a stree corner. The pub
        has outdoor seating.
categories: Travel
tags:
  - Travel
  - Friends
  - Family
  - "Chicago, IL"
  - Illinois
---

This past week {{< tess >}} and I traveled to Chicago to attend the wedding of
Bill, one of my oldest friends, and his partner Ashley.

{{< figures/image name=wedding.jpg >}}

They've been a couple for a long time. I'm thrilled that they've decided to take
this step together, and grateful to have been invited to witness it. Bill also
asked my dad to perform the ceremony, and I think he did an excellent job.

{{< figures/image name=quincy.jpg >}}

After the wedding day, we spent several days in Chicago sightseeing and visiting
with friends and family. We went record shopping at [Reckless][reckless], walked
down Navy Pier and Michigan Avenue, rode the L (including a stop a the
delightfully old timey [Quincy Station][quincy]), took selfies at the
[Bean][bean], and caught Hokusai's [Great Wave Off Kanagawa][wave] at the [Art
Institute of Chicago][artic] on a limited exhibition. We had breakfast at
[Tary][tary], and stopped in for pints at [The Kerryman][kerryman], a pub owned
by one of Tess' distant Irish cousins.

{{< figures/image name=tess-kerryman.jpg >}}

[reckless]: https://www.reckless.com
[bean]: https://millenniumparkfoundation.org/art-architecture/cloud-gate/
[artic]: https://www.artic.edu
[tary]: https://tarycoffee.com/menu
[kerryman]: https://kerrymanchicago.com/drinks/
[wave]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa
[quincy]: https://www.transitchicago.com/station/quin/
