Rewind for a brief moment

So, life happens but it got put on the blogger back burner as I was tending to Laz McSoreFoot 

But, now that we are on an UP, I thought I should show you some pictures that I've been wanting to share

Mid June, I headed back home to Chicago (actually I'm from Evanston which is the first North Shore Suburb north of Chicago).

Hello gorgeous!

For those that haven't been to the lovely Chi-town...you are missing out.

It's an amazing, amazing city.

Previously mentioned, when I was home for another weekend, I saw that the Field Museum was running a special show "The Horse."

Surely, I wasn't going to miss that!!!

So, it was on my "To Do List" as it ends this August.

 I guilted my adorable non horse loving cousin (but LOVES her some Laz) to the Field.  

She's always game for a good time and lives in the City  

Play date!

 Meet Sue

She's scary and cool

She's the largest and best preserved T-Rex

Can you imagine seeing Sue in her hey day.

No thanks!!!

 And, below, the Pi`ece de R`esistance...

No cameras were allowed in, but ooopsy.

Behold from left to right; the Kentucky Derby trophy, the Preakness, the Belmont and ....the freakin Triple Crown.

Overall "The Horse" exhibit was fun and we cruised through the history and other fun facts in about an hour.  Nothing earth shattering and definitely could have touched more on the emotional side of the horse, but it was pretty cut and dry, but decent enough.

 Ever so conveniently, when you walked out of the exhibit, this store below was waiting for you.

To take ALL your money

ALL.

It is basically the store of any horse loving 6 yr old wanted.

Or any age for that matter

I walked away with two $1 rubber Bay horse toys

and this LOVELY metal aged horse head hook. 

I'm going to hang him somewhere else in my home office, for my purse to hang proudly on.

Can you believe, it was only $9 bucks!

 And I saw this!

The Greek eye on a horse shoe...too bad, so sad that it's hanging the wrong way. 

So, I passed. 

I didn't want our luck running out, as it is positioned to do by hanging the shoe this way.