Paul Robeson and George McGovern

Today I woke up early (7:30) and got myself ready for the journey to Chicago. I had to make a stop to get gas and another to close the gas door thing and put the cap back on. It was a nice drive. I got here in like three hours.

When I arrived, Owen gave me the grand tour of the house. I'll post pictures. It's a legit house. Two words---laundry chute! Oh yeah, there is one in the house! Then we went for lunch. We went to Johnnie's. I have heard about this place for awhile now and I am glad I finally got to experience it. It is pretty much a soup nazi like place for italian beef and sausage. You have to know what you are ordering when you place your order. Owen prepared me well. The guy was intense telling his workers what and when they should be doing it. Super fast service though. First of all, it is super inexpensive. For 7.57, I got a sandwich with both sausage and italian beef, fries and an italian ice. I thought for Chicago it was a pretty good deal. Second, it was really good. Well worth the wait. The sausage had a nice kick to it and everything complemented each other very well. I got mine juicy which means the whole sandwhich was soaked in broth.

After lunch we did some exploring in Owen's neighborhood. Frank Lloyd Wright designed a lot of homes in the area. They were so beautiful. I don't think I've seen a neighborhood with as many varied homes as there are in this neighborhood. I wish I were an architecture afficianado to describe them in technical terms. They were absolutely beautiful.



Then we went to downtown Oak Park. It was a nice little town. I went to Trader Joes. It wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be, but it was an experience. I got an apple pear. Should be interesting to see what it tastes like. I also got some chocolate covered blueberries, which should be really good. After that, we walked down a different street. This old guy stopped us and talked to us for a good half an hour. Make a long story short he told us that it is important for us to know about George McGovern (the greatest politician ever) and Paul Robeson. He liked Romney, but told us to stick with the Democrats. He complimented us on going to BYU and grad school though. It was a fun experience and gave us a good laugh.

Then we headed back to the homestead and had dinner. It was amazing. Meat, potatoes and vegetables. Of course we had Pie for dessert in honor of Pi Day!

Anyway, it was an awesome day! Day Two should be Epic!