Day 3: Dunkin', walking, and Chicago deep dish pizza

Mom was up early Sunday for her first NEA convention duties. While she was working hard, Eryn and I explored on foot!

First stop: Dunkin' Donuts for a chocolate donut!

Then we made our way to Lake Michigan, just a few blocks from our hotel.

Eryn and I were amazed how few people were out on such a beautiful summer holiday weekend.

We didn't know Soldier Field is right on the lake:

We saw signs for stadium tours, and Eryn got the idea to book a Wrigley Field tour for the next day. What a great idea!

We walked all over and eventually made our way to the McCormick Place Convention Center - where Mom's NEA convention was happening. Doors were open, so we went inside. The place is HUGE! The AC felt really good!

We were just wondering where Mom was when she appeared on an escalator right in front of us!

We hung out a bit with her and other Tigard-Tualatin delegates while they checked out some caucuses and ate some lunch. 

Then it was time for us to get back to the important task of exploring Chicago...

It took far too long to get outside the convention center (it really was HUGE!), then we kept walking and checking out the sights.

Our hotel was in the financial district, which was really nice on a holiday weekend - so quiet! We realized the cool old building right outside our hotel windows was the National Reserve. 

After hours and hours and miles and miles and miles of sightseeing, we decided to call it a day. But we still needed dinner. Thankfully, a Chicago deep-dish pizza shop was just around the corner:

WOW. That was so good! I sometimes don't like tomato sauce, finding it too sour or tangy. But this was yummo! It was just cheese (we're both pescatarian), but the flavor was excellent. 

Bed time! Early wakeup to get in a run before it gets TOO hot.

*Day 1

*Day 2