Our family is hosting our first Things 4 Good Fall Fundraiser! We’ll be raising money for four good causes by selling Things 4 Good Candles, Jiggy Thing Puzzles, and some additional surprises! Great for presents or home!
Damn fine Chocolate Chip Cookies from Please & Thank You in Louisville.
MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 3: Tour Day
Weather: Perfect. Couldn’t have asked for much better.
- Breakfast at Biscuit Belly.
- Tour at Churchill Downs.
- Tour of Louisville Slugger factory.
- Tour of Copper & Kings distillery.
- Dinner at The Mayan Cafe.
Part of MEA 2021 collection.
Artwork on the side of The Holy Goat in Louisville, KY.
Fun Brandy Tour today at Copper & Kings distillery. It was interesting to see how different a distillery is from a brewery.
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
We went to the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory today. Learned that it takes 47 seconds for a computer to lathe a professional bat. And the many batters have custom specifications that their bats are made to. Very cool place.
Churchill Downs Tour
We visited Churchill Downs today and took the Superstars & Spires Tour. The history of the race, the venue, and the horses. It made me want to go to the Kentucky Derby someday! 🏇
Just bought tickets to see the new Dune on Thursday when we are staying in Indianapolis. I’m super excited to see it. The whole family is going.
MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 2: Chicago to Louisville
Weather: Wonderful weather. Sunny in Chicago. Clear weather for entire drive.
- 7:30a Good morning! Coffee at Fairgrounds.
- 8:40a Breakfast at Wildberry. 30 min wait for table already.
- Walk all around “The Bean”, Millennium Park and surrounding area.
- 1:00p Pick up car.
- 1:22p First time at Home Run Inn pizza.
- 2:34p Enter Indiana.
- 3:04p Visit Albanese Candy Factory.
- Now in Eastern Time.
- 6:13p Pass Through Indianapolis.
- 7:45p Gas and snack stop in Columbus, IN.
- 8:54p Enter Kentucky, crossing the Ohio River.
- 9:18p Checked into the coolest Airbnb in Louisville, KY.
Part of MEA 2021 collection.
Checked in to the coolest Airbnb we have ever stayed at, a restored 175 year old church! Incredible space detailed and appointed perfectly. 🤩
Construction on I-65 down to a single lane south of Indianapolis causing a 45-minute backup of traffic. 😳
Quick stop at Albanese Factory Outlet Store on the way to Louisville. Best Gummy Bears!
Mazie and Tyler both love Home Run Inn frozen pizza. We made a point to try it “in real life” in Chicago, skipping the freezer aisle for the first time. Everyone loved it and thought the frozen option was amazingly close to the “real thing”.
Demand Justice sculpture opposite Buckingham Fountain in Chicago.
I loved the warm, cherry wood decore of the Chicago Athletic Association hotel. Fun spot to stay right in downtown Chicago.
MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 1: Drive to Chicago
Weather: Cool in the morning. Nice and clear weather all day. Nice in Chicago.
- 6:00a Departed on schedule!
- 6:36a Enter Wisconsin
- 10:33a Enter Illinois
- 11:35a Lunch at Lou Malnati’s. The fact we can drive from our house in the morning and have lunch in Chicago blows my mind! 🤯
- 1:49p Visit Shedd Aquarium
- 4:15p Check in at Chicago Athletic Association.
- 5:30p Dinner at Game Room in the hotel.
- 7:00p Magical evening at the Magic Parlour! 🪄
Part of MEA 2021 collection.
Another amazing night of magic with Dennis Watkins at The Magic Parlour! My third time and it still blows my mind.
This is up close magic and we got to be part of things:
- Tyler picked one of the six starting numbers, 3!
- Jamie got to be part of the mentalist section, selecting three items at random from the audience: REI Member card, Tyler’s retainer box, and back scratcher. Watkins got them all!
- Tyler got to shake the dice in the shot glass. Rolled a 6!
- Mazie got to pick the order of the cards that went up his sleeve and into his pocket.
- Tyler identified one of the 10 cards, 10 of ♠️.
If you are in Chicago I highly recommend taking the whole family to this.
Related: Magic Parlour via Zoom.
“Have Dreams”. Message on 300 East Randolph in Chicago.
