When we arrived in Chicago, Nick was there to pick us up at the airport. He described the different areas of the city as he was driving and showed us a couple great views along the way. It's clear that he loves where he is from and he has a lot of knowledge to share. When we got to the house, they had a chalkboard sign welcoming us, cold beer and water in the fridge, and more snacks than we could eat in the few days we were there! The suite is beautiful, complete with a very comfortable bed and a bathroom/amazing shower that is nicer than ours back home (I'm going to have to put Greg to work!). The neighborhood was also beautiful, clean, and safe. Nick gave us suggestions for touring around downtown and his wife found jackets for us because it was raining off and on that day (which we ended up forgetting to take with us). On our last day, I opened the door to a box of donuts in the morning (which were delicious!). When I told Nick that we were going to take a cab to the airport, he told us we didn't have to do that and he drove us to a train station very close to the airport. Thank you to the Ford family for your excellent hospitality! We can't wait to go back to Chicago (for a longer stay next time)!