Spring Break

March 21st, 2008 at 10:02pm Cathryn Vaulman

Our Spring Break officially began on Thursday, and we’ve thought of a few fun things to do.  We’ll share a few of our ideas in case you’re looking for some ideas. 

Springtime is the perfect time for road trips, and while the weather may not scream spring quite yet, we still enjoy them.  We’ll probably head near Chicago for some shopping and dining.  Our two favorite suburban malls are Woodfield and Oak Brook.  Unless it warms up, we will definitely be going to mostly indoor Woodfield to check out H&M, Nordstrom, XXI Forever, Urban Outfitters, and DSW Warehouse. Check out the sale and clearance racks at DSW.  Here, you find incredible deals on Puma, Steve Madden, BCBG, and many other adorable shoes.  We cannot stress enough the values found in this store! 

Shopping makes you hungry, so you will naturally want to grab a bite to eat.  One of our favorite lunch spots in Woodfield is Stir Crazy, where you pick the noodles, meat, vegetables, and sauce for your own stir-fry.  If you go here, try the passion fruit spritzers!  Besides Stir Crazy, there are many other enjoyable chains around the mall, so you won’t have to venture too far from I-90 to find really good food.  Maggiano’s Italian restaurant has huge portions, but the food is delicious.  If you’ve never been there, we highly recommend it. 

If you still want great food and don’t want to spend too much money on it, try making your own fun dish.  To do this, visit Valli Produce, the new grocery store at Riverside and Alpine.  All of their fruits, vegetables, and deli selections are very fresh and it’s quickly becoming our favorite grocery store.  Plus, they have bakery-made, authentic Italian and Polish cookies.  Delicious! 

Something surprising to us is the number of people who have never been to some of Rockford’s finest offerings.  Have you ever been to the Burpee Museum?  How about the Discover Center or the Rockford Art Museum?  These are all classic Rockford places that should be visited.  Boring Spring Break days are the perfect times to do this. 

Take some time this Spring Break to explore Spring Break and beyond.  And just keep in mind: summer isn’t too far away!

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