On our way into Chicago, we stopped in this gorgeous lil suburb in the north side, Lake Forest, that felt like Pleasantville. There were finely dressed ladies to lunch, kids walking their Labradoodles and tree-lined streets galore filled with local businesses like candy shoppes and stationary stores. The homes were huge in size and colonial in style. It was so clean and sweet there. Williams-Sonoma and J. Crew are a few of the stores approved to be there. Turns out after doing some research that the population is a whopping 95.80% Whites! Hispanics, Latinos and Blacks combined equal about 1%. Too Crazy! Well I guess I was pretty accurate when I called it Pleasantville from the 50's.
We walked around, had a bagel from the Delights Bakery and sent out some of our postcards from the local post office. It felt like Ryan and I were from the future or I guess, just a more culturally flourished area in the same present time. Either way, it was a really nice to have stumbled upon this place and the homes were so beautiful there and the people were, well, pleasant. So we bid adieu to Lake Forest, home of polo matches and pressed khaki pants and headed for Chi-Town, the Windy City!
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