Greetings from Chicago!!! 
As soon as I arrived at the hotel, I was put to work stuffing swag bags. We have 225 attendees and a TON of swag, which means lots to do before early registration tomorrow afternoon.
Surprisingly, stuffing swag bags is a lot of work. Luckily, we had some help from other bloggers who arrived early in Chicago. Thank you, Sabrina, Julie, and Diana!! 😀
After swag bagging for nearly two hours, I checked into my hotel room, unpacked, and got settled. The rooms at The Congress Plaza Hotel definitely have an old world charm to them.
Lunch
A little while later, the swag bag stuffing crew met up again for lunch at a small cafe down the street from the hotel. Sabrina and I shared a Margarita pizza.
I ate two pieces, which were tasty and super cheesy!
I also drank an iced coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts (because I’m an addict).
After lunch, I headed out for a 4-mile run + 1-mile walk along the lake. Chicago is a gorgeous city!
Dinner and a party tonight. Stay tuned!
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Nice room, yummy pizza, Dunkin Donuts…..I’d say you had a good day!
You’re welcome! Glad to help!
You guys are doing a great job with HLS…yay! 🙂
Awesome job with the swag bags! I can’t believe you travelled, filled the swag bags and went for a 4 mile run. You’re insane. And amazing. 🙂
Chicago looks like such a pretty place to run! I’m surprised you had the energy for that though. It sounds like you had such a busy day! 😀
Whoa those swag bags are HUGE! 😛
I hope you enjoy Chicago, my home town. I’m actually flying into O’Hare tonight for a wedding. 😀 The hotel rooms look beautiful, btw.
Looks so wonderful! Have a great time in Chicago!