Back from Chicago

Well, I believe I left off with my friend coming to visit. Well, we had lots of fun!! While she was here, we went to the mall, had a birthday party for my dog (lol, he turned 2 on June 24), and we went to the Space Center. It was sad when she left. :( But the next day, we left for Chicago just to visit for a few days, since my brother is home now (he has a job so he that's why he couldn't be here for the whole summer). Well, first, we stopped in Kentucky and saw the Land Between the Lakes and stayed at a hotel in Paducah that night. Then the next day, we drove the rest of the way to Chicago. I had never been to Chicago before, but it was really cool. The first night we were there we went to the Sears Tower. They don't let you go all the way to the top, but you can still go up reeeeally high and see for miles down below. Then the next day we went to the zoo there and that night, we saw the big fireworks show downtown. And then on the last day we went on a boat tour of the Chicago River. We had a lot of fun, but I'm glad to be back home! I've been sooo busy this summer, it actually feels weird to be at home! lol