Cousin time in Chicago

Flexin at the Bean

I walked into my cousins basement apartment in Chicago to find he and his roommates brewing their own beer...YUP, this is gonna be a good few days!!!
I was right...that first night we got deep dish pizza and me and his roommates played round after round of pop a shot, that arcade type basketball game! (a must have for any bachelor pad!)
The next day my cousin, Jeff, and his girlfriend, Kate, showed me around the city. We went to a great brunch place then saw the bean, the one and only thing on my list of things to see in Chicago (other than Derek Rose) and then we got lunch at a fun little sports bar, where I tried cheese curds for the first time (fried cheese, yes please!)
Me and Kate got some quality girl time in later that night when we left Jeff and went to dinner. I knew I liked her but as we sat and shared about walking through similar struggles I found she was yet another kindred spirit...funny how they really are everywhere!