Black Friday! Mom and I took the train down to Chicago to get our "big city" fix for the Holiday season, and to shop of course! It was a 2 hour train ride from Kalamazoo- where we hopped on the train. Quite the cool experience! Here's a pic of a building (don't know the name) with red and green lights on the top!
Wrigley Building! Looking very Christmasy!
This photo is a tad washed out, but we visited Navy Pier- and came across the Gardens. Here I am with some Poinsettia's!
I just couldn't resist taking a picture of these trees inside Talbot's! I'm not even sure if you're allowed to snap photos in stores! Oops.
This was the view from our hotel room! A beautiful sunrise coming over Lake Michigan!
Mom and I got TONS of laughs watching the ice skaters at Milenium Park! It was hilarious watching the kids who have never skated before...and the parents who CANT at all!! :)
Here we are at Milenium Park again....they had Caroling in the Park Friday night and we attended!
Sears Tower, and the Carolers right next to the big Bean thing! Haha.
Here is the skating rink once more. Obama is trying to get the 2016 Olympics in Chicago!
The trip was lots of fun, we ate at two VERY delicious places, shopped (though we didn't end up buying much....looking was alright with us), walked ALOT, froze our butts off, drank wine, ate cheese, and enjoyed the "hustle and bustle" of it all :) I was ready to come home in the end....big city living isn't for me.
Each year we go out to Leelenau County and get our Xmas tree at Valentine's tree farm. You cut them yourself. It's a really cute little place where you get treats and warm up by the hot stove while they bind and tie your tree to your car (if needed). We love it!. This year since we'll be in London Xmas Day...we decided to only get a 5footer instead of the usually 15ft tree. Here were are standing next to the winner!
Dad is loading it into the truck. No binding was necessary this year :)
Here is the pre-cut trees in the lot. This year it was VERY snowy and blowy....they had over a foot of snow on the ground. 
Here she is! Well...the tree and Maisy. Maisy is loving the tree already....and I have to say the Tree is looking great this year! Let the season begin!
A small view of what the snow storm looked like lastnight!