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watchI was out running errands today, and ended our chores with a trip to Chipolte. Chipolte is one of my favorite “fast food” restaurants, and it is a great option with kids too. They have lots of highchairs and offer $1 kids quesadillas (what a deal)! I walked into the Chipolte on Clybourn, and was pleasantly surprised to see so many families. Out of the 20 tables, only 5 did not have kids sitting at them. If I did not know better, I would have thought I was in the burbs with all the kids around.
I love living in the city with my kids, especially this time of year. I love that I can go an entire week and not get in my car. I love that I can walk to the FREE zoo or check out a new park (there has to be 20 within walking distance of my house). On Thursday the girls and I walked from our Lakeview home to Bucktown. We checked out a new park, did a bit of shopping (Psycho Baby and Red Balloon) and had lunch (Toast). All and all I pushed my stroller about 5 miles, so I squeezed in my workout too.
On the way home, all I could think was how lucky I was that I live in Chicago! Seeing so many other families enjoying Chicago today made me smile. People think that you sacrifice a sense of community living in a big city. I for one do not agree!
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Thanks for this post! I’m glad to see more families stay in Chicago who, a few years ago, might have moved to the ‘burbs. I hope this is going to mean awesome things for the public schools in a few years.
You can say that again. It is great that some of the public schools in the city have turned around, but unfortunately our neighborhood school is not one of them. We have our finger’s crossed that things will improve in the next few years. Luckily I have some time until my little ones are ready for school.