Snow Days At Navy Pier

Snow Days is a festival held at Gateway Park (located at the entrance of Navy Pier) where 15 teams of professional sculptors created masterpieces out of snow. We also got the chance to see a dog sled racing demonstration and saw some adorable huskies. Check out the photos from Snow Days!

At Navy Pier!

The process of the snow sculptures.

Skyline of Downtown Chicago.

Harry Potter and the Death of Disney. Kinda sad, actually.

Penguins snow sculpture.

Peace and love!

Medusa, who won first place.

Native American Chief, who should have won first.

Japanese castle sculpture.

Me in front of an eel sculpture.

Time to check out the dog sled demonstration! The huskies were too cute for words and afterwards, they were hanging out by the audience so you got the chance to pet them. I wanted to take one home right then and there!

I'd like a husky, on the rocks.

Too cute!

After some hot dogs (our Navy Pier tradition), it was time to head back home! I couldn't feel my toes at that point and they needed some warmth, ASAP!

The view of Chicago from Navy Pier.

Da Bears!

Despite a loss to the Green Bay Packers, it was amazing living in Chicago for the playoff game! In honor of Da Bears, I went to Cut The Cheese, a pep rally brought to you by RedEye, a daily Chicago newspaper. Cut The Cheese was a rally to show "disdain and utter hatred for the Green Bay Packers". With contests, freebies, and a no-cheese pledge, it was a freezing good time to show our support for Da Bears!

With Ernest "No Cheese" Wilkins, our pep rally host. 

Getting interviewed by the local news.

Crushing the cheese.

Reciting the no-cheese pledge.

With some loyal Bears fans!

It's time for Da Bears game, and with our hot dogs (it is Chicago, of course) ready, we got comfy and hoped for a win!

The view of Soldier Field from the apartment.

Watching the game!

Throughout Downtown Chicago, lights are often changed on the top of buildings based on holidays or special events. For example, pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, red and green for Christmas, and blue for MLK weekend. This past weekend, Chicago showed its support by lighting up the city in Da Bears colors. (Also a favorite of mine, being a Gator Alum.) See the Sears Tower, John Hancock Center, and the Wrigley Building decked out in orange and blue!

The Chicago River, with the Willis Tower in the distance.

A close up view of the Willis Tower.

The antennae of the Trump Tower changing colors.

The Wrigley Building in orange and blue.

The John Hancock Center showing its colors.

Happy Birthday!

To me! Thank you to everyone for the sweet birthday wishes! I'm so grateful to have such amazing people in my life. I miss you all and love all the keeping in touch we do. And now... birthday cake!

Carvel birthday cake... A family tradition!

Today's Forecast... Snow!

Watching the snow fall from the window at work for 8 hours was getting me antsy to get outside and feel it for myself. While it's not like the snow the rest of the US is getting, it was was definitely a beautiful sight. I headed out to Millennium Park to capture some photos and videos of the snow on this cold Tuesday night.

Pierre's somewhere on the 47th floor.

On the way to Grant Park.

4.7 inches of snow today!

The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in the distance.

The BP Bridge covered in snow. 

The Jay Pritzker Pavillion covered in snow.

A bit of the skyline.

Michigan Avenue from Millennium Park.

While at Millennium Park, I stopped by The Crown Fountain. The fountain is an interactive piece of art that displays faces using over one million LEDS onto two towers. During the summer, the faces spit water over a black granite reflecting pool, a fun treat for kids and possible chaos for parents. During the winter, the fountain part is of course turned off, but the faces stay on for our enjoyment.

A face of The Crown Fountain.

The pool now covered in snow.

On the way to The Bean.

Still feels like Christmas!

The ice skating rink in front of The Bean.

The Bean!

A tiny reflection of me!

I feel like a kid in the snow!

I love when it's covered in snow!