Adventures of NaDave: Bec & Dave

In late April, Nadine's sister Becky and husband Dave traveling to visit us in Chicago! We had a big secret to keep quiet (we were pregnant!) so we needed to balance that with the weekend of music and partying we had planned.

Bec and Dave arrived on Thursday and we welcomed them with heading to local brewery to grab some drinks. It was music themed, so it was perfect!

On Friday we drove into the city and headed to the Chicago History Museum for a tour of the "Amplified Chicago Blues" exhibit. It was a perfect start to learn about the blues music traveled up the Mississippi River to Chicago, and then needed to be played louder (aka, Amplified) for the larger crowds to hear, and thus the electric guitar was infused into the music! And greats like Muddy Waters called Chicago home late in his career. We also walked around the rest of the museum to learn that Chicago was named after a native onion plant!

Next was a visit to the Goose Island Brewery from some grub and drinks. From there we selected where to catch a nighttime blues show and picked Chicago Blues. We got there early to get good seats and played cards to pass the time. The band featured an amazing harmonica and a older woman vocalist from Mississippi. After the show we headed home and slept in!

On Saturday, we headed into the city again! This time we caught an afternoon Metra train and arrived into the heart of the city. It was a sunny day, we walked towards the Bean and saw Millenium Park! From there we grab some beer and pretzels at Berghoff's, a famous German restaurant! We quickly stopped into Nadine's work and then caught a train up to Wrigleyville for some BBQ & Blues. The crowds were manageable, but it was certainly busy at the Cubs were playing an afternoon game. We then headed back into the city on a packed subway train (bc the game had ended!) and headed for Buddy Guy's Legends. We got there early again, and got seats right next to the stage! In fact, the main act was getting ready and asked our table to buy him some drinks, pretty cool! Nadine and Dave couldn't stay out as long as Bec and Dave (remember, pregnant!) so we caught a cab home around 1a...but Bec and Dave stayed out until the bitter end! They took a cab home and arrived about 4a, nightowls!

The weekend was a blast and Bec & Dave flew out on Sunday. We only rested a little bit, as we were hosting Tanya and Manny the following weekend

Thursday - Drinks at the nearby Mikerphone Brewery