Our trip from Amarillo, Texas to South Bend, Indiana went very smooth. We actually flew into Midway Airport in Chicago, where I finally met Jane Giannoulas, Ted (the Chicken's wife), who flew in from San Diego because she is originally from Indianapolis, and we were greeted by Terry, the Sales Manager for the South Bend Silver Hawks (the Single-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks). We ended up getting Chicago style deep-dish pizza from Due's Pizzeria and it was phenomenal. However, with getting the pizza, we did not arrive into South Bend until around 3am, and we had to make a the 1 1/2 hour trip back to Chicago in the morning to take care of some business stuff (a.k.a. the other two interns failed to get their passports and you need a passport to fly internationally).
So, at 7:30am, we perceeded to Walgreens, they each got their picture taken, and then we drove to Chicago; they actually have on of the 12 regional passport offices and they actually can print your passport within a matter of hours and the cost is about the same. We ended up spending some time at the library in downtown Chicago, then we worked our way to Michigan Avenue to be tourists and take in the sites and sounds of the city, as well as Millenium Park off of Michigan Avenue. Needless to say, only one of the two interns got their passport because the other one failed to provide proof of citizenship, so it was not a total waste of a trip, and since we were in Chicago, and the Chicago Cubs had a day game, Dave, TFC Inc. Managing Director, and myself were extremely excited to see a game at Wrigley Field. We took the subway to Wrigleyville, and the ballpark, we scalped $15 standing room only tickets for $35 (which I thought was a great price considering they are the Cubs). For those of you that have never been to Wrigley, please go and enjoy everything it has to offer. It was one of the best experiences that I have ever encountered and Wrigley Field is everything I thought it would be. So please spend the time and the money to take in the excitement and the joy that Wrigley Field presents to city of Chicago, as well as the people that make it such a unique place.
After watching the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs, we worked our way back on the subway towards our car. Upon arriving to our car, our boss Dave, the Managing Director, realized that some place along our travels, that he lost the keys to our rental car :( We retraced our steps, and could not find the keys anywhere. So we called road side assistance they basically said there was nothing they could do... So we had the car towed, caught the subway back to Midway Airport and rented another car to drive back to South Bend, in which we did not arrive back there until around midnight. It was an extremely stressful, yet exciting, very memorable for all of us on our trip to Chicago.
Anways, after the fiasco in Chi-town, we had a game the next day in South Bend. It was a great show, the fans responded very well and considering the day that we had the previous day, we were all sharp and I do not believe that anybody knew how tired we really were at that point. It was unfortunate that the group of my aunt's and uncle's could not make it to that game, but hopefully they will be able to catch a game sometime throughout the summer.
Well this about concludes this portion of the blog, and I will be posting another one within a few hours, as soon as I write it to fill everybody in about our trip to Indianapolis and the beginning of the Triple - A All Star Game in Louisville, Kentucky. I hope everybody is doing well and enjoying summer to the fullest. God Bless.
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Hi Chad, My son was one of the little chickens in South Bend. We really enjoy the Famous (SD) Chicken and if we enjoy the Chicken, there must be a staff behind him to congratulate as well.
Thank you for your kind words. We had a great crew this summer, and it is sad that it is over, but ending bring new beginnings and that is always a bonus.
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