I reached for the lever to drain the water out of the bathtub and heard my husband chuckling through the bathroom door. I was curious what he was laughing at but not surprised as this is part of our daily routine. Every night while I go through my hour bedtime ritual in the bathroom, Chad lays in bed and takes advantage of the opportunity to watch whatever he wants on TV without me interrupting with things like, “Will you change the channel? You know I don’t like Sci-Fi” o

I was feeling optimistic, confident, and excited to spend the day in Chicago with my family. Traffic slowed as we neared the city which gave us ample time to stare up at the massive buildings. We continued along the lakeshore until we found a parking spot. It was country mile away from the hustle and bustle, but we pulled in because it would only cost ten dollars for the whole day rather than twenty bucks an hour smack dab downtown - our typical money saving M.O. We meand