Chicago trip and the largest piece of carrot cake I've ever seen

So as you know, Ben and I recently took a trip to Chicago.

We went to second city to see a show, hung out with B & K (the parents of Ben's goddaughter), and generally acted like tourists.

I didn't take too many pictures, partially because my camera is getting old and a little grumpy.
I know that K took some great ones though, so perhaps I'll post those at some point.

This picture, however, just HAD to go up right now:

That's B next to the LARGEST PIECE OF CARROT CAKE I'VE EVER SEEN.

It was absurd. And free.
So we ate as much as we could, and then we packed it into boxes and brought it back to our hotel.

I think we all felt a little guilty about ordering such a monstrosity, but we had no idea what we were getting when we asked to redeem our coupon (provided by the hotel) for a free dessert.

And people wonder why America has such a reputation for excess...