12 days... no plans ... baby in hands.. so much packing... forgot the stroller.. stayed at sissy's place.. all roomies left but for one..
May 3- noon reached ORD airport..
rented a car.. drove to a relatives home... sis had her last exam that evening... we didn't wanna go to her place before that... so whiled the time at this relatives home... had a great time actually... we went over talking about our well knitted extended family... n I learned that there were soooo many distant relatives around the states... we all visited the lemonte Rama temple .. that night they persuaded us to stay back... but we promised we will come a couple days later...
Night reached M's place...
May 4- relaxed at home
May 5- went to a near by beach.. Wihala beach lake front... weather looked good out the window .. but it was freezing cold outside and windy... such high tides...
Evening R joined us.. spent time home..
May 6- was the day.. the reason we were here..
before I even woke up R was missing.. lol
Her prof called her for something about her grades and so she left with the first train that morning .. lol .. she had come for M s grad walk ! Crazy girl!
May 7- we all went to chicago.. navy pier.. met B there with his cousin and nephew.. oh B as usual traveling on work.. stopped by.. then after that we went to see the Magnificent Bean @ the Millennium Park.
From there went to Uncle's home!
Tvisha learnt the art of rolling with ease over there!
May 8- went to pick R.. and then just rode around chi downtown... and then stopped for lunch @ Devons street.. then went to Aurora Balaji temple.. empty it was..
The next stop was home- Uncle's place.. and then night show we three girls went to Bahubali 2!
May 9- R said she had some work at college. So we went to drop her home before we head back to M's place - Indiana (just at the border, soon after crossing Illinois). But as we approached her place .. she called her college to confirm the appointment and found out she could spend more time with us! And so we got back!
May 10- relaxed max at home.. just went for a little walk around the apartments and to their university campus!
May 11- morning R left. Afternoon we went to Indiana dunes state park. Took a trail.. not an ordinary simple one.. steep.. walking up heights .. in the sand.. beating the heat.. walking into the forest .. dad, M and me.. finally to see the view of the Lake Michigan.. the beach... so beautiful..
Then went to Michigan city - shopping and got back home!
May 12- planned to visit Indianapolis.. but as usual woke up late and got ready late.. and was ready only after lunch.. plus nothing there at the city..
we went to starved rock state park.. walked a small trail.. that reached the French canyon.. a tiny shower like waterfalls is all I saw.. M alone walked a little up . Stepping over the water stream.. and she saw a better French falls! And then visited another overview point... lots of stairs ... oh the place had been affected by floods.. and so there were more stairs to the visitors center..
May 13- A friend said she will come by in the afternoon.. afternoon became evening.. R said she will join as well.. evening turned night... they finally came...
May 14- morning all got ready... I said let's go to the nearby beach... but our lazy troop didn't get up.. so sissy M , friend M and me .. went to Walmart .. picked a cake for M- day! (Mother's Day). We had already got a gift for mom! (iPhone)
Got home.. set the room with the cake and candles lite up.. the gift on the side .. called mom and dad.. had a lovely celebration.
Night friend M left. R stayed back..
Mid night we all left..: dropped the rental car and took the shuttle to the airport.. girls said they will wake up... lol.. we of course said never mind ,, not required... it's so un-time ...
Days we relaxed back home .. nights we watched movies ... along with roomie P.. also she played a lot with Tvisha everyday...
We had a good time!
