St. Louis > Chicago
Took a mid-morning flight to Chicago and caught a car service to the hotel downtown. This is one city I don’t drive in.
We are staying at the Intercontinental which is right on the Magnificent Mile (on Michigan Ave). It’s rather nice for a Holiday Inn brand!
I got up to my room and checked out the view.
Sent some clothes out to the laundry service and then tried to take a nap. Was very unsuccessful since the housekeeping ladies were crazy loud in the hallway.
I gave up and met up with my friend Mike. We wanted to check out a pizza joint that had been recommended to him - Lou Malanti’s.
http://www.loumalnatis.com/
The pizza is super duper deep dish, so prepare yourself.
Afterwards we headed back to the hotel. We stopped by our friend Steve’s room to share our leftovers and watch some hoops.
That evening, a bunch of us met up and went to The Weber Grill for dinner. It was quite tasty!
Monday – PowerADE JamFest
Finding the venue proved to be a challenge for Alex and I. We eventually found it and got right to work. This is quite possibly the most difficult event we do all year.
The day goes by much too fast and before we know it, we are on the air.
I am proud to say that Alex and I had yet another flawless show.
Yah!! We make an excellent team!
After back at the hotel, my friend Jill and I met up for drinks and a late dinner. We wandered until we found a place that was still serving both. It was nice to catch up since we hadn’t really spent much time together since football season.
Tuesday – McDonald’s All-American Games – Set Day
We just work a half day today.
This is my first trip to the United Center.
Our set day was ok. We never have enough time on this event to prepare.
In the afternoon, the guys always play a basketball game vs the event organizers.
I chose to not stay and watch this time. I just had a lot I needed to catch up on email wise. And just needed some “me time”
Wednesday – McDonald’s All-American Games
Whirlwind day, but awesome!
Before I knew it, it was over.
Even thought it's a difficult event for me, I love it! I look forward to it each year and can't wait to face the challenge all over again!
Thursday – Travel Day
I ordered a car service thru the hotel yesterday before going to work.
When I got back last nite I had stopped at the front desk because I had realized I had the car coming an hour too early.
Me + math + different time zone = bad
The girl at the front desk said to just call down in the morning, it would be ok.
Of course, when I called down this morning, it was not ok. The concierge was mad at me and said it was too bad, the car was already en route. I explained that I had tried to fix it last night and was assured it would not be an issue.
LONG story short, the driver sat outside for 45 minutes while I showered and packed. The hotel screwed up. The girl I spoke to last night was incorrect and it was not my fault.
Even so, I tipped the driver an extra $20 because I felt bad. And I can’t expense that since the car service charge, including tip, was already put on my bill as a room charge.
I am headed home. Yah!
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