Shedd Aquarium

On our second day in Chicago we visited Shedd Aquarium. It wasn't as AMAZING as I expected it to be, but it was still pretty cool. My favorite parts were the Caribbean Reef, the Beluga Whales, and the dolphins. The videos at the bottom are of the dolphins playing and the Caribbean Reef.

Chicago

We arrived around 1 o'clock on Sunday. So, we still had most of the day to explore the city. The first place we went..... Best Buy, yeah that's right. I left the memory card in the printer, oh well. So, armed with my new memory card we walked a few feet and went to the John Hancock Observatory. Very cool, and informational. There was a multimedia tour with the voice of David Schwimmer, who is from Chicago. We had awesome views of the city.


I could almost touch the clouds! Not really, but almost....


Navy Pier, we walked all the way down that and all the way back up.



View of the city


A view of the beach and Lakeshore Drive.




I was standing at the very bottom of the building.

A Day At The Farm

We had a great day at Purina Farms today. The weather was PERFECT!!! My favorite part was petting the little piglets!

Finally!!!!!

I'm finished! We had a minor delay due to some mismatched tile. I put the last two tiles up tonight! Now they just need to be grouted and the edges need to be caulked. Then we will be in the clear!

Another Slow Start

This is my progress today. I am about halfway through. Only three more rows to go! Hopefully I can finish tomorrow so I can grout on Wednesday. I sustained a minor injury today, so minor I didn't even know I had it! I couldn't figure out why there was orange-ish, red stuff all over my tiles. Turns out I cut my finger, I wouldn't even call it a cut. I think I will live though....... I think...

One Side Down, One More To Go

Yesterday I was able to finish what I started over the weekend. So the left side of the kitchen is now completely tiled and ready to grout. Hopefully I will get an earlier start on the other side this weekend. I am hoping to finish everything this weekend.

Tile Is Going Up

The first two rows were pretty easy, no major cuts had to be made. I started to get worried once I had to start making cuts to go around the outlets. There are three on this side of the kitchen, and I must say, I think I did a pretty good job!!




I was VERY proud of this cut. It was the first outlet I had to cut around.



Starting to see some progress....




I had to stop since it was getting dark and my wet saw was set up outside. This is what I have finished so far.



It is taking a lot longer than I thought it would. The last row is going to be interesting, there is not enough space for a full tile so pretty much every one will have to be cut. I absolutely LOVE the way it looks. I can't wait to be finished!!!