i am feeling laaaaazy! i think it's just because it's literally 15 degrees outside and i am scared of the cold. i'm sitting in miriam's apartment, next to her cute loving/lovable dog izzie, who's napping, and google-mapping all the places i have to be in california next week. such a freakazoid.
last night, i heard miriam come up the steps and opened the door wide and i couldn't believe it was her! i haven't seen her in 6 or 7 yrs. it was so so good to see her! and it's like no time has passed since i've seen her- i love that about friendships- real friendships at least. after we stopped yelping and saying 'ohmygod' because we were seeing each other, we got ready to brave the cold, and i borrowed her huge north face puffy jacket, and we walked a couple blocks to this yummy organic restaurant called lulas. so good- we had this cheesy risotto and this butternut squash dish, chai teas and caught up on everything. we walked back on the ice, i mean sidewalk, to her car, and were going to drive to the grocery store. she gave me a mini tour of downtown chicago- the chicago skyline is goregous!!! she showed me the financial district, the 'magnificant mile' of shopping in chicago, and pointed out a few more things...we drove through to lincoln park, which is where she grew up and she pointed out where she used to ride her bike and go to high school, and then impuslively decided to stop at the house where she grew up. we surprised her parents and she gave me the tour. i love seeing where friends spent their childhood years!
we went to the grocery store, dominicks, which looks exactly like safeway, so we could get some food for the house...she asked me what i wanted to do- i could take her car today, i could stay home, she could drop me off somewhere while she was at work. and to be honest, all i wanted to do was stay indoors- which is very rare for me! i think it's a combination of the cold, of having been going for 3 wks in nyc, and in anticipation of preparing for 4 interviews, a board exam, a flight to LA, a drive to santa barbara and back- all in 6 days. everyone says not to worry about the board exam, but i'm still worried of course! it's supposed to be a test of your english, supposedly, but the last thing i want to do is blow it off and fail. so i'm going to prepare. my classmates will laugh if they read this, but it's okay. plus, i'm trying to keep all my interview locations and locations of the dinner the night before straight, as well as reading about what makes each program unique or special. anyway!
so today i'm staying indoors. i slept a solid 8 hours last night - so so nice! miriam is going to try to get off early so we can hang out- otherwise i have dinner at 8 pm with the residents at a place called Hawkeye's Bar and Grill near University of Illinois-Chicago. when i woke up this morning, Miriam and Izzie were out going for a run. Miriam came back and no joke- she had icicles of sweat on her brow. she didn't wear long johns so her thighs were mottled. she, a chicago native, told me to not go outside because it's so cold. it's deceiving because it's sunny though.
a part of me wants to explore and see chicago- such a rare opportunity, but my inkling is to take it easy and take care of stuff.
anyway! i will take pictures of her cute apartment and of izzie her dog and of miriam. there won't be many 'chicago' specific pictures but oh well.
yay to relaxing!
2 comments:
my memory of Chicago is that it is FREEZING! Good idea to stay indoors.
BTW: Noe lives in Chicago too.
actually, noe used to live in chicago but moved to austin, texas recently. you still might want to get in touch with her for recommendations though. =)
i was soooo the same way when i finally got to boston this summer. dee and josh kept planning things for me to do to "see boston" and get out of the house while they were at work, but all i wanted to do was stay inside and do NOTHING. sometimes its hard to be on the go constantly for weeks at a time!
yay to comfort and staying in. =)
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