Abby went to Chicago last year with Addison and she got asked to go again this year. Brett plays hockey there and it is around Addison's birthday, so they make a trip out of it, and it is more fun with a friend. I had a lot of reservations about her going this year. She recently had been diagnosed with Celiac and it was still new for us to manage let alone asking someone else to manage it with eating out especially. Robb and I discussed it and about the only way it could work was if she took her own food. We were still at the point of healing her gut and we really couldn't afford any big mess ups with gluten. I had talked with Andrea at length about it and she treats Abby like a daughter and was willing to make it work.
I made meals, packed them in single serving tupperwares and froze them so they would last. I had breakfast, lunches and suppers. We also packed a lot of snacks. Abby was on board with this. She was just desperate to go. We also bought a little car hot plate so she could warm her food up anywhere.
Abby was so excited to go. I was so nervous for how this was going to go! She was still getting pretty severe stomach aches anytime she may have been cross contaminated with gluten.
They did a lot of fun things. One day they went to the Pier and rode some rides. It was terribly cold here while they were gone, and I think it was even colder there.
The girls by the Chicago Skyline.
Abby and Addison have been such good friends for so long. They love to dress alike and I'm not sure they could ever get tired of each other.
Abby did a good job eating her meals and on the last day they found a pasta place that had a gluten free pasta. Abby was excited to be able to eat out but when they got home, she was sick. Not sure if she was just really overly tired or if she got glutened but I'm glad that she stayed healthy for most of the trip.
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