Wildfire & Morton Arboretum

Yesterday we celebrated our anniversary by gorging ourselves on food.

We started our day having breakfast at the local pancake house, then headed to the mall intending to see A Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D. Once we got there, however, neither one of us felt like sitting in a theatre so we went shopping instead. Try not to laugh, but I ended up buying a robe! It’s so warm and fuzzy and lavender. I love it because I’m always cold once the weather dips below 60°.

We skipped lunch because we went to Wildfire for dinner. I want to tell you that it was wonderful like last time but it wasn’t. I convinced Joe to try the calamari because I had it at Bahama Breeze before, but it was nothing like that and we didn’t enjoy it. To add insult to injury, they fry little squids and put them right on the plate looking just like little squids! So gross! In addition, my filet was charred yet rare inside and after sending it back it was even more charred and over-cooked inside. Even with our $10 voucher and the $11 we had left on the Lettuce Entertain You card, the meal was still over $60 which pissed me off. I am absolutely done getting steak anywhere other than Lonestar Steakhouse. What a disappointment! We decided to cut our losses and skip dessert; we got ice cream from Baskin-Robbins instead. It was so good too. I had my old favorite – peanut butter and chocolate, but I also tried a new flavor – Mississippi mud which was really good! So we did end our day on a good note. And it was still a good anniversary despite the disappointing dinner because I spent it with my favorite person in the whole world.

Today we visited the Morton Arboretum for the first time in five years. Unfortunately the Fall colors aren’t quite in full force yet. That being said, we made an effort to take our time exploring the area, resulting in a three hour visit.

Afterwards we had yummy orange chicken at Panda Express and visited Cosley Zoo for a bit before coming home. We couldn’t think of anything else to do and spent the rest of the evening watching tv, although we did run out for some hot wings for dinner. We found a local place we hadn’t tried before and luckily they were good. Now we don’t have to drive all the way to Hooter’s when we’re craving wings.

I’m at a loss on what to do tomorrow. Zoo? Eh, don’t feel like driving into the city and Brookfield is the same old shit, different day. Planetarium? I could wait another few years. Pumpkin farm? Boring. Movies? Nothing good playing until Friday. Forest preserve? Trees aren’t glorious reds and golds just yet. This is killing me! I know some people would love the prospect of just sitting at home all day but I am not that type of person. The worst part is come Monday morning I will probably think of a ton of fun stuff we could have done while off. If anyone has any suggestions, I’m all ears!