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Chicago area G2G Organizing thread?

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 sisoon (original poster moderator #31240) posted at 7:09 PM on Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

I've started this thread to see how real the interest is for a G2G in the Chicago area and, if the interest is real enough, to plan and organize it.

I'm thinking a weekend in May (except the weekend of the 18th) or June, with activities depending on the number of people who will attend and their interests.

Please chime in with your interest level - maybe we can start by saying whether you're a Probable or Possible attendee. I'll keep updating this post with the list.

Also, if there is a weekend that won't work for you, you might as well add that to your post. Also, mention what you'd like to do, if you have a preference.

Possible

sisoon & plainsong

NIK

FacePunched

Aubrie & QS

ILINIA

DixieD

Mousse242

thebighurt

Dobegirl

JessicaFL123

Little Turtle & SO

Mama_of_3_kids

Ruby44

tesla

[This message edited by sisoon at 3:16 PM, February 15th (Saturday)]

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 sisoon (original poster moderator #31240) posted at 7:20 PM on Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

Possible activities include but are not limited to:

Friday night -

meet at someone's house or apartment

find a reasonably priced restaurant with a private room

Saturday

picnic/cookout by Lake Michigan for lunch or dinner

dim sum in Chicago's Chinatown for brunch

Chinese banquet for dinner

dinner at a restaurant

Do some ballroom dancing

baseball game

musical performance

Lincoln Park Zoo (probably a let down for anyone who was in Detroit)

Sunday AM

dim sum

pancakes

'traditional' brunch

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I'm partial to ballroom dancing. I believe there are venues where we can get a big table or 2 in a location where the music doesn't drown out conversation, so people could spend part of the time conversing and part dancing.

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nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 11:53 PM on Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

Sign me up on the probable list, sisoon.

You can call me NIK

And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane

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Ascendant ( member #38303) posted at 12:03 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

I'm on the definite list.

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Aubrie ( member #33886) posted at 12:26 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

Put me and Hubs on the maybe list.

Just depends on the dates everyone settles on.

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - J. Wayne

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ILINIA ( member #39836) posted at 1:27 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

Probable, please.

Also, I didn't know that it was ballroom dancing people were talking about! I was getting ready to do some twerking. Man, that could have been embarrassing for all involved!

Okay, I'm really not a twerker. I tend to lean towards the night club scene vs ballroom, but hey, I am game for anything!

ETA: As for availability, May or the first weekend in June works best for me.

[This message edited by ILINIA at 8:36 PM, February 12th (Wednesday)]

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DixieD ( member #33457) posted at 1:39 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

We can go on the probable list too, depending on the date.

June would be better than May for us.

Growing forward

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Ascendant ( member #38303) posted at 1:46 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

-Cubs games are a good experience and super easy to get to via public transportation. If they suck again, the tickets can get pretty cheap online. I routinely buy tickets for $8.

-Chinatown would be fun.

-Willis Tower and/or Hancock Building for newcomers.

- Navy Pier.

-Illinois Institute of Art (that's the one with the ramp to Millenium Park, yeah?)

-There's also a really cool Chicago Architectural tour (via boat, down the Chicago River). I believe they do that almost every day.

-If, and this is a huge if, this doesn't happen until July, then the Taste Of Chicago will be going on. It's a cool experience, but it'll make downtown fucking awful. Plus, Chicago heat/humidity is best experienced in April/May/June....July and August get downright nasty.

[This message edited by FacePunched at 7:49 PM, February 12th (Wednesday)]

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thebighurt ( member #34722) posted at 1:52 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

Hmmm......., I might be able to get a free flight to Chicago...... Always wanted to visit more than O'Hare there.... Can't think of a better time to do it. And what better way than with friendly 'tour guides'?!

I've been all over the place, so might as well keep up my traveling image! Depends on the date.

Does the ballroom dancing come with lessons?? Always wanted to do that but never had any cooperation.

Finding what life could have been....... Why didn't I see it?

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Aubrie ( member #33886) posted at 1:57 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

June is more doable for us.

And I officially cast my vote for a Cubs game. QS is a die hard fan but never been to a game. Its on his bucket list.

Every year he crosses his fingers they win the World Series. Poor man.

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - J. Wayne

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Mousse242 ( member #6330) posted at 2:42 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

June would probably be best for me. Consider me a probable to definite depending on the date.

I work in the city and have many work dinners. I can recommend some affordable restaurants with private dining options around the city.

PM me if you want more answers on those places.

Pegasus in Greektown has it's rooftop open after Memorial Day. It's tapas style/small plate and they usually have a Greek band playing.

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Ascendant ( member #38303) posted at 3:04 AM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

Pegasus in Greektown has it's rooftop open after Memorial Day. It's tapas style/small plate and they usually have a Greek band playing.

Awesome. I love Greektown. I went to college a block away.

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 sisoon (original poster moderator #31240) posted at 5:17 PM on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

Yup - Greektown offers many possibilities. There's a Turkish place with belly dancing shows, too.

The Cubs are in town the weekend of June 7; also the 1st weekend in May, but that weekend is generally cold and wet. Of course, this year, it'll probably be 95 degrees.

I'm going to let this hang around a bit to give others a chance to indicate interest. I suspect Friday is the high traffic day for F&G....

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tesla ( member #34697) posted at 2:51 AM on Friday, February 14th, 2014

Count me as a probable for a June date

"Thou art the son and heir of a mongrel bitch." --King Lear

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ruby44 ( member #41135) posted at 3:16 AM on Friday, February 14th, 2014

I am game, don't really have a preference except that early May can be iffy weather wise.

Me BW 52, Him WH 48
Married 13 years,
2 DDs (12 and 10)
D-Day Confirmed 10/24/13 suspected before that but did not want to believe it.
WH filed for D 11/12/13
2/8/14 WH asked if he could come home.

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Mama_of_3_Kids ( member #26651) posted at 3:22 AM on Friday, February 14th, 2014

It's only about 4.5 hours for us, so we are a possible, at this time. We are going on vacation at some point, in May, so as long as it doesn't fall while we're gone we should be able to make it

ETA: I could fly that short distance, but after my luggage saga this past week, I will never fly into Chicago nor will I fly United, again...says the girl who fly's into Chicago and fly's United at least once a year

[This message edited by Mama_of_3_Kids at 9:24 PM, February 13th (Thursday)]

Me: BW/33 The kidlets: DS16, DS12, and DD10 The hounds: Three Shih Tzu's The felines: Two short haired kitteh's

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scarednbroken ( member #41961) posted at 4:36 AM on Friday, February 14th, 2014

Count me in for a weekend in mid to late June. Snow days pushed us into a June dismissal. Lol. I HOPE to be 185lbs lighter by then.

BS: Me 47 WH: 54 Kids: 17, 19, 21, 32 DD: every yr Ow: tons Status: fed-up. A woman should never invest in a relationship she wouldn't want for her daughter, nor should she allow any man to treat her in a way she would scold her son for

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little turtle ( member #15584) posted at 9:53 PM on Friday, February 14th, 2014

SO and I are a maybe. Depends on when it is. May is a super busy month for us.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

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JessicaFL127 ( member #26864) posted at 3:20 PM on Saturday, February 15th, 2014

I'm a probable.

BW,35
divorced for 10 years
Happily remarried to a much better choice.:D
mom to two awesome boys,14 and 13
And now to a beautiful baby girl, 1 <3

"But you said your vows, and you closed the door
On so many men who would have loved you

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Dobegirl ( member #41837) posted at 8:10 PM on Saturday, February 15th, 2014

Sign me up on the probable list

Me- BS 44 Always faithfull
Him- WS 44
2 mo. EA/PA with 25 yr. old slut that stroked his ego, OL profiles, CL ads
Married 8 years-No kids together
DDay-11/21/12...and many more
False R 2 LONG years
Time is a thief when your undecided

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