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Girls Night - Part 2 - Ice Castles

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*Before I share the second half of our girls night, I have to give a little shout out to my dear friend Melina and her husband Dave, who had their baby this morning.  They had a little girl with reddish hair.  The world is a better place with another redhead here on earth.  (I'm slightly biased.)  But seriously, I'm so excited for them, this is their first!

Brittany and my next destination during our girls night extravaganza was to the ice castles in Midway.  It was a nice way to enjoy the chilly weather.  Plus, when entering the ice castles, they have complimentary ski poles you can use so you don't slip and fall (and to have pretend sword fights with if necessary...kidding).  I really liked that perk.  The ice castles were beautiful.  Brittany and I weaved in and out of them and took multiple pictures until our fingers and toes were numb.

Afterwards we warmed up with a nice Italian meal and then returned to Brittany's place where we finished off our caramel apple (mentioned in the post before) and in one single conversation solved half of the world's problems.  (You think I'm kidding, I'm not.)  It was a fabulous evening if I do say so myself.  Now, picture time! 

An ice castle, you will see many more in these pictures.




Brittany got hungry






















Ooooo!





















A little scary to have these over our heads


Foot shot  :)






You could go in the ice castles, very exciting

What it looks like inside an ice castle







A view of all the castles from the road
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  1. SarahFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Those ice castles are awesome! Reminds me of the White Witch's castle in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

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  2. heatherFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    (a) Why have I never heard of this?! and (b) That is amazing. Adding to my UT bucket list!

    And congrats Melina!

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  3. grammawoodFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Those ice castles are beautiful, but I'm cold just looking at them. Where are they?

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  4. Becky ShulerFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Bizarre and cool! Looks so chilly and cold. The ice castles are beautiful.

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