The reunion trip

 So fun to go to Northbrook and Chicago for my 30 year high school reunion.  My mom and I flew out on Friday morning.  When we got into town we went straight to Little Louis in downtown Northbrook to get a Chicago dog.  Then we drove to visit Stella, who is at a nursing home in Glenview. It was so fun to chat with her.  She is a spit fire still and her memory is still great.  We drove around Northbrook a bit before checking into the Sheraton Hotel, that is located next to the area that I remember as the garbage dump, that has been turned into a nice golf course.  That night we met my good friend Jenny Schwartz (really the only girl I keep in touch with from high school) and her mom at Max and Benny's a Jewish deli that  I love their sweet and sour cabbage soup.  After dinner I dropped my mom off and then a small group of girls at the Landmark, a bar in downtown Northbrook.  It was fun to be able to chat with some of the girls in a smaller environment.  

Saturday morning my mom and I got up and drove to Midtown, the gym Jenny works at.  It is a super posh gym and mom sat at the cafe and ate while I took Jenny's spin class.  After the gym my mom and I drove downtown and saw dad's old building, then drove down Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore drive. We stopped at Lou Malnatis on Rush Street to eat lunch and do a little shopping.  

Afterwards we drove to Northbrook and drove around our old homes.  We stopped at the Millers and Dave Miller was outside working, so we stopped and talked to him.  We went to get an ice cream at Baskin Robbins and just had fun remembering our time as a family in Northbrook.  

Dave bought his parents home that he grew up in and was around the corner from my families home on Maple.  The boys were really good friends with the Miller boys

2390 Greenview - this was a drive by shot and the trees are so big and beautiful now it is hard to see the house.  

We forgot to take a picture outside of Little Louie's yesterday so snagged one on Saturday, plus it was a super beautiful day on Saturday, Friday was kinda gray and rainy.  

I got ready for my reunion and met some girlfriends in the lobby of my hotel.  We drove over to Happ Inn at 7. I ended up chatting with my classmates till 11.  It was so fun to catch up!

Sunday morning we were lucky that North Shore 2nd ward met at 9:00 a.m. so we were able to go to church in our old building.  It was fun to see some of the old ward members that are there. The Ruiz family, the Joaquin's (Herrera's), and the Hiltons.  

My mom and I were back home in SLC for Sunday dinner that Shawn worked hard on. I was so happy we were safe and had such a fun time. I feel blessed I was able to go back with my mom and see so many friends!