it’s once again winter in Illinois… I thought I’d thaw out over the summer and be dreading the snow, ice, and negative readings on the thermometer, but alas it never really warmed up here in Chicagoland and I never thawed out. However, maybe that’s good for me? It is hovering somewhere around 30 today and I think it’s warm.
We recently visited our pals back in Baltimore and my cousin (who just had the cutest baby in the world) invited us over and told us she’d make chili because it’s so cold out. It was 38. Hahaha. We didn’t even wear jackets.
So, I’ve been here for a year and a quarter now and I still have not 100% fallen in love with Chicago. I may never fall in love with it, but at least I am beginning to understand it more. For instance, I now know why I never have been able to find that “home town” feeling bar/pub. Because Chicago is a metropolis, not a small, home-town city like Baltimore or Annapolis. You’re really not ever going to run into the same people all the time in a bar somewhere in Lincoln Park. And I’m ok with that, now that I get it.
We did however make some acquaintances with the lovely bartending staff at RJ Grunts, the home of the best hamburgers in the Entire World. (Get the gruntburger… blue cheese, yum).
In any case, I’m entering my second winter in Chicagoland and since it’s been months since I’ve written (sorry!), I have lots to tell you. But not now. My company xmas party is tonight and I have to dash off and become fancily clad. Oh, what’s that you say? “Company xmas party”? Yep, that’s one thing that’s changed since last I wrote… Will fill you in later.
For now, go finish shoveling that driveway and make some hot chocolate and gaze at the xmas tree. Or bundle up and take the dog to the park. Or maybe you have to brace yourself against the crowds and finish that holiday shopping. Whatever you do, I hope you enjoy the coziness of the day. I’ll be back later to fill you in on all that’s happened in the past six months… XO!
