so here i am, day 26 of officially living in the windy city. well, i guess its not "official" official... i havent landed a job yet & i cant move into my apartment until october. so im staying with my boyfriend & his college roommate in this beautiful 1800's apartment in lincoln park. the space is huge for two people (three for the time being!) & open with hardwood floors & a fireplace that doesnt work. theres a dishwasher (which is CLUTCH), one bathroom with a shower faucet that i cannot figure out how to change, & in house washer and dryer! the only bad part is walking through the what seems like the basement set of "the conjuring" to get to the laundry. the area is fabulous as well. its in the de paul neighborhood so were surrounding by college kids & young professionals & even young families. some of the town homes around here must be at least a million dollars, i mean they are beautiful. one of these days i would like to own one.
i havent been up to too much. during the day when no one is home i finished watching the sex & the city series, read "wild" by cheryl strayed which i highly recommend, and started the harry potter series again. i explored the area a bit and found a beach to go to. ive been very lazy with working out. when people get home we go to trivia at least once a week, cook dinner, and watch some netflix. right now were on orange is the new black season 2. i keep checking the illinois website about my license but nothing has shown up yet... ugh.
even though things are not really working out the way i want them to, i am so happy here. i love this city, i love the people, i love the food, i love the nightlife, i love everything. and it makes it even better that i get to share this experience with patrick. i cant wait to explore more of it.
heres to you, chicago.
