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By kilax, September 28, 2008 7:19 pm

My parents were in town this weekend to see Robin Williams at the Chicago Theater.

My parents look so cute! And Steven and I… look like goobers!

We had so much fun while they were here – we watched a movie and ate popcorn, made pancakes and eggs for breakfast, played Rock Band, went to a car show, went to our town home association “Fall Harvest” celebration in the park, ate at a Mexican restaurant, toured my office, went to see Robin Williams, and visited the Mexican bakery in our neighborhood.

And that was all between the hours of 9:30 pm on Friday to 10:00 am on Sunday!

We took a long nap when they left.

Robin Williams was really funny. In the beginning of his skit he told some Chicago and global warming jokes. Then he told quite a bit on politics, which really made me laugh (and proud of myself for actually knowing what he was talking about). And in the end, he told some of his sexual jokes. He did a lot of impersonations and facial expressions – there were two large screens on the stage so everyone in the theater could see him “up close.”

The show was about an hour and a half long. We were all amazed by the energy he had for the whole time! I’m surprised my stomach doesn’t hurt today from laughing for so long.

For breakfast today, we took my parents to the awesome Mexican Bakery close to the town train station.

Yes, that’s all for four people (to try)!

This place is amazing – tons and tons of sweets and breads at cheap, cheap prices. You grab a tray (or bucket) and tongs when you walk in, then go around and grab all of the different things you want – and there are so many things to try. There was a line of at least 10 people waiting to check out when we got there – at 9:00 on a Sunday morning! I guess we are not the only people who think this place is awesome!

Steven paid $10 for his tray, and mom paid $8.40 for her tray.

It’s interesting that baked goods from other cultures never taste like you expect them to – even when they look the same as an American staple! We love to try new things though, and found some that we really like.

My poor mom, though. After we got home, she got sick, and couldn’t try anything. She had a really upset stomach – and still did when she got back to Iowa. I told her that is what I feel like every time I go home – from eating WAY TOO much food. So, oops, I guess we did the same thing to her! But when family is around, don’t you feel like eating a ton of fun food? I sure do. I hope she feels better soon. Because other than that, it was a perfect weekend!