New glasses = New outLOOK

(haha - I crack myself up)

I picked me up some new glasses today and love them. Amazing how a little tweak of the prescription can make such a difference in how you see things. If I were a deep and motivating person, I'd try to parallel this thought with some deeper meaning about how we view life.

But it's sunny and warm outside and I'm in too good a mood for depth :)

In other news:
I'm going on my 2nd round of apartment shopping tonight and fingers crossed I'll find the perfect Emily apartment!

P.S. Simon and Garfunkel are still stuck in my head! "I am a rock, I am an iiiiiiiiiiiiisland." Enjoy.

Old new friends

...or maybe it's new old friends.

This weekend was fun filled with old friends. I went and watched the K-State game (go Cats!!) with the K-State Alumni group. Always fun and it really never gets old getting off the red line at Addison and seeing Wrigley Field right there.

Saturday afternoon/evening I hung out with a friend it feels like I've know forever. We always have so much fun together just never manged to spend that much time together before now.

So I'm enjoying spending time with old friends again.

Up this week: Apartment Shopping!

J'apprends le français

That just means I'm learnin' me some French!

I signed up to take a beginning french class and tonight was my first class. It was weird being in a classroom again! There are two others in the class and we'll meet once a week for the next 6 weeks.

I learned basic phrases like:
Je vais au musée (I am going to the museum)
Je suis à la plage
Elle est à la bibliothèque

... you get the drift.

Anyway, can't wait for next week!

Weekend Shopping

Darn it but the weekends go so fast!

I went apartment shopping on Saturday and found quite a few nice ones...probably not in my price range though. Ah the joy of champagne taste on a beer budget :) I like the area between Broadway & Sheridan and Belmont & Diversey.

We stopped for lunch at this great Moroccan restaurant. This is absolutely my new favorite food! YUM! (Shoot, should not have looked up that website while I'm hungry.)

Anyway, the pressure is on to find a place as I'd like to move in April 6th. I've put out a few emails today so we'll see. I may have to kick it up a bit and be aggressive!

Restaurant Week!

This week is restaurant week in Chicago. There are a ton of restaurants that prepare special menu's for lunch and dinner. It's a 3 - 4 course fancy meal for a realtively reasonable price.

Last night I went with some friends to BLT American Brasserie and it was fantastic! Thankfully the guys I went with were up for sharing so we all 3 picked different appetizers, entree's and desserts. It was so much fun and the food was outstanding!

Today I'm going with some gal's at work to McCormick and Schmick's. Not the most original choice, but I didn't pick. Regardless, the menu looks outstanding. 

I don't consider myself a foodie...but I do love going to fancy places and eating :)

Thunder Snow

There is quite a bit of excitement around the city today. The forecast is calling for THUNDER SNOW!! This is especially humorous to me after watching "Sh*t Chicagoans Say" on youtube. If you haven't seen it...it's pretty funny, especially if you've ever lived in Chicago. (This is also a spin off of "Sh*t Girls Say" which is something everyone can appreciate...cracks me up every time!).

So I'm bracing myself for THUNDER SNOW.  I of course didn't wear my snow boots today so hopefully the THUNDER SNOW or precipitation of any kind for that matter holds off until after I get home.

(and no, I didn't create this pic)

Lazy

Wow, I'm lazy.

I was waiting at the bus stop for my bus home and I see this guy pop out of nowhere in his super cool running get-up (<-and I'm actually not being sarcastic there! Wow, I know).  He took of heading west. No big deal. I continued to read my book and wait the 8 or so minutes for my bus to come.

Fast forward to getting off my bus 1.8 miles later (yes, I looked it up) and there was the same running man!

Good for him! While I was sitting there on a crowded, stinky bus reading my book, he was booking it! (ha!)

Problem is, I'd have to pack and haul a ton of stuff around the day with me to be able to "jog" home (I'll be generous and say jog...but you know).

Maybe when its warmer and I don't have a coat...