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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1771587, member: 16948&quot;]Then it was time to check into my hotel and head to dinner.&nbsp; Since Gibson’s was just across the street and right next to our hotels, not to mention it has wonderful food, that’s where we ended up for dinner.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_2391_zps489d222a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, as some of you have been anticipating (even though I broke my wine fast last week when we were in Shaver Lake with some amazing wines I might add!), here is the first of several bottles of wine I had during my week in Chicago!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_2390_zps754ab407.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The local casino in Rosemont didn’t have any poker tables and their other table games were a minimum of $25 so after dinner, on the spur of the moment, we decided to we go to the riverboat casino in Elgin.&nbsp; Since it was a $75 taxi cab fare each way, I was very glad that I had won over $300 playing 1-2 no limit!</p><p><br /></p><p>Back at my hotel, I ran into my dealer buddy Greg Hannigan – another fellow copper lover – so we had a quick nightcap (I had a very yummy glass of port).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_2394_zps4e184164.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then it definitely was time to get some rest!&nbsp; Here’s the view from my hotel at night and the same view in the morning.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_2395_zps00b37fb5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_2396_zps4892b84f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The front of the convention center right across the street from my hotel.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_2418_zps8c72bcbd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I arrived at the bourse bright and early on Monday, along with many other dealers!&nbsp; We all thought it was weird that the main entrance to the bourse had steps that required careful maneuvering of bags and carts.&nbsp; There was a side door that had a ramp for larger carts.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_2397_zps54678c3b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since I had a dealer table to set up later that day, the exhibit managers kindly allowed me to set up my exhibit a little early which made things a lot less stressful for me!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2008%20Chicago%20ANA/IMG_2400_zpsa4ae8579.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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