Hi friends! Few days no talk. After traveling over the weekend I needed a few days to relax. I had every intention of sharing a Weekend Recap with you of my girls trip to Chicago, but just couldn’t get my mind right to sit and type. So today I’m brining you a What I Ate Wednesday with some of my latest eats and the delicious food I had during my short stay in Chicago.
One of the reasons I was so exhausted by Sunday was because Friday I spent the entire day stressed out in the airport. At 3:00 AM I noticed I had received a text saying that my morning flight to Chicago was cancelled. I immediately popped out of bed and called the airline. I was supposed to land in Chicago at 10:00 AM, my girlfriends and I all coordinated our flights to land around the same time. But the only flight they could get me on would land at 10:00 PM, a twelve hour difference! I was furious, and hoped to get up to the airport to try to catch a flight standby. Problem was every direct flight from Baltimore to Chicago was cancelled. Uh it was a stressful day, I waited in so many lines, talked to many different airline workers and in the end made it my friend Liz’s place by 11:00 PM Friday night. I was glad to make it, but not so happy with the airline and all the stress.
I hadn’t seen my girlfriends since last May so we had a lot to catch up on and two engagements and a baby boy to celebrate. Saturday morning when we woke up we just chatted over coffee before walking around Oak Park to Delia’s Kitchen for brunch. All the avocado toast, eggs, fruit, and potatoes. 🙂
After brunch we grabbed coffees and then walked back to Liz’s to get ready for the day and head into the city. It was a gorgeous afternoon for walking around, grabbing a day drink, and catching up with your college best friends.
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We stopped at River Roast and Bub City for a drink. The Save a Horse, Ride a Cucumber Cocktail from Bub City was my favorite, so refreshing, and seriously the name, lol.
Then we headed to RPM Italian for our dinner reservation. We started with the ricotta toast as an appetizer. Then I ordered the Mama DePandi’s Bucatini with a meatball and side of broccolini. Everything was so delicious from the bread to the fresh homemade pasta. We all thoroughly enjoyed our Italian dishes.
Before heading back we walked to Pop’s for Champagne to toast to planning a get together, good friends, and all the upcoming celebrations we have with two weddings next Spring.
Sunday morning before our flights back we had breakfast sandwiches at Lea’s. Egg, bacon, cheese, avocado, on freshly baked baguette and roasted potatoes, yum!
Thankfully no flight issues on the way home. I arrived back in southern MD around 6:00 PM and already had the ingredients ready to make this Southwest Chicken Salad for dinner. And we had leftover Chocolate Chip Cookies from their post make over for dessert. I always need my sweet ending to the weekend.
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Linking up with Jenn and Laura for What I Ate Wednesday
When was the last time you took a girls trip?
What’s your favorite place to eat in Chicago?
Tell me something delicious on your plate lately.
Evangeline @Nutrition on a Mission
August 9, 2017 at 11:17 am (6 years ago)Flight cancellations are so stressful. I’m glad it all got worked out in the end though. All the food looks amazing. Sharing food and conversation with girlfriends sounds just lovely.
sweetandstrong
August 9, 2017 at 4:19 pm (6 years ago)Yes good food, wine, and girlfriends is much needed!
Kelly
August 9, 2017 at 12:10 pm (6 years ago)Ugh. Let’s go back! Just made me crave that ricotta- SO GOOD!
sweetandstrong
August 9, 2017 at 4:19 pm (6 years ago)I know, it was way too short of a trip! And NEED to remake that ricotta at home, it was so good!
Carrie this fit chick
August 9, 2017 at 1:37 pm (6 years ago)A girls trip sounds so fun! I love how the breakfast sandwich was in a baguette- I’ve never seen that before!
sweetandstrong
August 9, 2017 at 4:20 pm (6 years ago)Yes same, the baguette was so good and freshly baked!
Sarah @ Bucket List Tummy
August 9, 2017 at 2:10 pm (6 years ago)Sorry to hear about your flight – airlines can be such a hastle sometimes…the food all looks great though!
sweetandstrong
August 9, 2017 at 4:20 pm (6 years ago)Uh it was so frustrating, and I’m pretty sure I caught a cold now because of it. But so worth it to spend some time with the girls.
Naomi || Naomi Why: Roots
August 9, 2017 at 3:23 pm (6 years ago)Ugh, airline trouble is the worst! Everything looks delicious, I’m all about big brunches and breakfasts. Glad you had a lovely trip!
sweetandstrong
August 9, 2017 at 4:21 pm (6 years ago)YES I would skip lunch everyday for a delicious brunch 😉
Patrick@looneyforfood.com
August 9, 2017 at 5:55 pm (6 years ago)Traveling is stressful to begins with them add cancellations. Bummer! Looks the it was all worth it for a great time!
sweetandstrong
August 9, 2017 at 10:13 pm (6 years ago)Yes it was all well worth it!
Amanda @amanda-isms
August 9, 2017 at 8:10 pm (6 years ago)This is too fun!! I’m sorry you had to deal with all the flight stress, though! I always dread BWI….Glad it ended up being a good weekend with friends 🙂 I’m feeling very fortunate that I live fairly close to two of my college best friends (Delaware and DC!). I’ve never been to Chicago but it sounds fun!
sweetandstrong
August 9, 2017 at 10:14 pm (6 years ago)I so wish I lived close to my college friends. Making new friends as an adult is HARD!
Marina @ Happy Healing
August 9, 2017 at 8:42 pm (6 years ago)I want to go on a girls trip! You’ve inspired me 😉 also I need to make those chocolate chip cookies, they look perfect!
sweetandstrong
August 9, 2017 at 10:14 pm (6 years ago)YES to both 😉
Ashley @ A Lady Goes West
August 9, 2017 at 11:32 pm (6 years ago)Hi lady! Oh no! A cancelled flight is my worst nightmare. At least you were able to make it at all. And we also went to RPM Italian when I was in Chicago earlier this year. So delish — and I loved the scene too. Looks like you had fun in spite of the early travel woes! 🙂
sweetandstrong
August 11, 2017 at 2:40 pm (6 years ago)Yes a cancelled flight literally is a nightmare. I’m almost scared to fly anywhere now, so afraid that will happen again. I felt so stuck. But in the end it was still a great weekend, just a bit shorter than I would have liked.
Bethany
August 10, 2017 at 3:53 am (6 years ago)Those eats look amazing! My friend taught me know to make homemade cinnamon rolls today and they were amazing!
sweetandstrong
August 11, 2017 at 2:41 pm (6 years ago)YUM! After making homemade cinnamon rolls I promise you’ll never made store bought again!
Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness
August 10, 2017 at 11:40 pm (6 years ago)Glad that you finally made it to Chicago, and I hope that you loved the reunion! With my Portland trip this/last week, 3 out of my 4 flights were delayed. Luckily none of mine were as extreme as your delay, but it always makes travel seem more tiring.
sweetandstrong
August 11, 2017 at 2:42 pm (6 years ago)What is the deal with delayed flights lately? It really puts a damper in traveling. But still looks like you had an amazing time in Portland!