When Jason had the opportunity to change his flight back to DC because of the 737 MAX situation, I was pumped that he got to spend a little more time in Chicago. I figured we would go to dinner Sunday after work and a have a nice lunch before I left to work on Monday. Sunday didn’t happen, but Monday was all clear for whatever delicious Chicago food Jason wanted to try. Where did he pick? McDonald’s.
In his defense, he didn’t pick just any McDonald’s— he picked the global McDonald’s. This particular restaurant, which is located at the chain’s new headquarters in the West Loop, has a rotating menu of items from McDonald’s locations around the world. For example, I had a goat cheese burger from Spain. Jason also had the burger and added some cheese bites from the UK and an impressive looking sundae from somewhere else. There was also a double BBQ chicken sandwich from Japan on the menu (that looked pretty good), but we both opted for the beef.
When Jason was placing our order he asked if Arabella wanted a happy meal. I immediately said no, because she’s not big enough to eat a happy meal— or was she?? I decided having her first happy meal at the global McDonald’s would be a pretty cool story– even if she only ate the fries. So we got her fries, chicken nuggets, a yogurt stick (a new addition since I was of age to eat a happy meal) and, of course, a toy. She ate the fries as fast as I could break them up— she was even going after the full ones! She also loved the yogurt stick and her toy. There was no denying the fact that the happy meal made this kid happy.
And I’d be lying if I said the goat cheese burger didn’t make me happy too. (The chicken nuggets may have made Baxter the happiest of all when we got home!)
Oh, and you know what else made me happy? Seeing one of my favorite bachelors strolling through the West Loop with a baby carrier.
Safe to say, we’ll be back.
Trina Orlando 