Crayola Challenge: MIDNIGHT BLUE.

With all of my upcoming (and past travel), I decided to stay put here in Chicago for the holiday weekend and have a staycation. I've enjoyed my very closest surroundings including Foster Beach as the weather has been absolutely beautiful (finally!).

Originally, I was planning on using a flag in honor of Independence Day, for my midnight blue but the color just didn't match.

Instead, I went to my Chicago archives. It's always fun to look back at photos from a while back and this picture particularly caught my eye for three reasons:

1. It iconic Chicago.
2. It was a MIDNIGHT BLUE match.
3. This picture was taken in January, so the weather represented here is completely opposite of the weather we are experiencing right now.... It really made me appreciate even more the beautiful long days we get in the Chicago summers!

Here's to not taking these beautiful days for granted and remembering them in the bitter cold days of winter!

Happy Independence Day!

The Bean.