Honeymoon v.2.0

So KW and I are taking a mini-honeymoon vacation this weekend. Okay not really.

For this trip, I am going to work a conference in Chicago for the school and since I can drive there easily, KW is coming along. We are hoping to see Wicked, eat some good food, walk around a ton, and see stuff. We've been to Chicago before but have enjoyed it more every time.

KW and I have taken a lot of mini-honeymoon vacations like this: work is paying part of it, so you have some schedule restraints or parents are paying for it, so you have family obligation restraints.

We have never had a vacation without one of these. Yes, even our honeymoon.

Wait, I haven't told you the story of our honeymoon yet? Oh, well, it is a doozie. But I will have to write a separate post on that later today.

Now, I do not want to come off complaining that we have gone to some really cool places for pretty cheap through both mine and KW's work.

But, OH, how I long for a vacation in which I do not pack a suit other than bathing. To not feel the pressure to perform for bosses, parents, friends, and rando family members. Where KW does not study and I do not complain. And KW and I find that perfect balance of sightseeing and relaxing (this will never happen: look forward to THE HORROR OF THE HONEYMOON, coming soon to this blog near you). In a sense, to be with just KW and me for an extended period of time.

This mini-vacation will not be this dream vacation, but we have not been on a vacation without family obligations since KW started school. We also have not been away just him and me without studying in a long time. Now, he is threatening to take his books along, but I am determined to mispack them.

If you guys have any suggestions for visiting Chicago, I would love to hear them.

Also, get ready for the worst honeymoon story ever. Okay, it is not the worst, no one died or was seriously injured...injured but not seriously.