My Fiancé is an official graduate of the University of Chicago Law School! I would say he’s an official lawyer…but there is one little obstacle called that BAR that needs to be passed first! Steve’s family came to visit last weekend to watch him graduate, and we had a good time showing them around the city.
Steve’s parents, brother, sister and grandmother arrived rather late last Thursday. Traffic was horrendous that day for one reason or another, and they didn’t get in until about 7:00. We rode the red line down to their hotel at Balbo and Michigan. Thanks to Priceline, they stayed in a really nice hotel called the Blackstone. We chatted a bit and went home to catch some sleep.
On Friday, I had to work a full day, but Steve showed his family around Millennium Park, and a little bit more of the South Loop. It was CRAZY that day because the Blackhawks had won the Stanley Cup the night before, and they were having a parade downtown. The city estimates there were some two million people downtown. That’s insane! Friday night we had dinner at Volare, an Italian restaurant that gets good reviews on Yelp. I might have agreed with their review, but the night we were there it was 90 degrees and their air conditioner broke. WE were the ones being roasted the entire meal. We finished the night with a trip up to the Willis Tower to view the city at night.
Saturday was the graduation in Hyde Park, where the school is. It was foggy that morning, and sure enough, during the first ceremony that was all-school and outside, we got POURED on. I was so soaked. Directly after the main ceremony, there was a Hooding ceremony (indoors at Rockefeller Chapel, thank goodness), for all of the law students. I was so proud of Steven and all of the work that he had put in. He looked great walking down the aisle and getting his hood put on by his law school professors. Truly a moment to remember! We went to the Law School reception after the Hooding ceremony and took pictures with friends and ate some yummy appetizers. Then, we took a quick ride back up to downtown and tooled around the Shedd Aquarium for a few hours. I grew up with the Monterey Bay aquarium, but this one was pretty impressive too. For dinner we ate at Gino’s East pizza, so they could get a taste of real deep dish. Steve and I returned to the apartment and celebrated a bit with some Champagne before totally crashing into bed after the big day.
Sunday, everyone came over to check out our apartment. We then headed over to Ann Sather to have some brunch and tasty Cinnamon Rolls. The family was leaving that day, so we road with them out of town a bit for one last stop to an old school that Steve’s great grandma when to in 1908. It still stands tall and proud over in the Albany Park neighborhood. I took a picture of all the relatives in front of it, and then they dropped us off at the blue line before heading back to Minnesota, where Steve’s sister lives, and the halfway-ish point between Chicago and their home in Malta, MT.
It was a great weekend and I was so thankful that Steve’s family could come and share it with him. The next big adventure in our lives is the passing of the Bar exam, which Steve has thrown himself into studying. At about the same time Steve graduated, my brother was graduating on the other side of the country from COCC with his AA. He’s thinking of going to a 4 year college next year, so I will be sure to catch his graduation from that!
I’m off to California for my cousin Monica’s wedding next weekend. So this weekend is all about relaxation, hopefully in the sun!
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