Splayed wheels

Wow, look at the tires on this Honda Civic!

Traffic on the Tollway!

At the toll booth in Elgin, IL.  There was construction, we had to drive slowly.  But this was a great opportunity for a "traveling picture" or your favorite traveling TP!

Parking Garage in Rosemont looking at ORD

I decided to break this one and the previous entry into two separate entries.  Partially because we spent time here on what is technically the next day.  And partially because it was a pretty good experience on its own, deserving of its own entry.

The parking lot in Rosemont looks across the Tri-State Tollway right at O'Hare International Airport (ORD).  If you meander up to the top level (that's 7) you can watch planes land right over your head.  It was pretty late at night, so we only saw one (and right as we were getting there, so we couldn't snap a pic).  But it sets up a pretty nice atmosphere.

We had parked on level 6 and took the elevator up to 7

Moon

That's ORD (across the Tri-State)

...and that's me hovering over ORD!

Stopped on the Interstate

We were driving on I-90, right near mile marker 40.5 - and all of a sudden we were at a dead stop due to traffic.  There was a block in place because further down the road some numbskull went ahead and had a DUI crash.  We sat for a full 55 minutes before we were allowed to move again.  So, I was able to be "on" an interstate for the first time.

Belvidere Oasis

The Belvidere Oasis is fairly similar to the O'Hare Oasis but I was able to see this one during the day.

As always, I enjoy the fact that there are a lot of cars going by - people traveling.  I like that atmosphere.  Also, it was a warm day and the snow was melting, which was also nice. BUT... I came across a few distant cousins (not TP rolls, but empty doggie-doo rolls) who were being kept locked up - it was hard to look at.  I had to remind myself that they couldn't think.

Anyway - Oasis #2 for Ollie. :|

Starbucks SOW and O'Hare Oasis

So, seeing I have no way to get around on my own, I have to depend on my, uh, "owner" I guess you'd call him.  Anyway, everything in those first few weeks is a blur.  I remember a lot of coffee, and a lot of loud cars and trucks.  For example, on December 26, 2011 I was at the Starbucks at the Streets of Woodfield (SOW) in Schaumburg IL

and at the O'Hare Oasis on the Tri-State, near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

But I can't speak too much about either experience yet.  Sensory overload.