Whirlwind.
It’s hard to believe that a week ago I was downtown for my 23rd birthday. It seemed like it took forever for it to get to be my birthday, but now here it is seven days later. I had such a great time with Bethany visiting. Her inevitable departure Monday afternoon left me more than little bereft and feeling like “Well…what now?”
We went downtown to see Millennium Park and the city at night Sunday, even though it did rain and we unfortunately encountered the crowd leaving the concert area after a gospel festival. More annoying people could not be found…we escaped to lesser traveled paths and wandered over to Buckingham Fountain to enjoy the empty pavilion while the light and music show took place. The rain stayed away and we were treated to lightning over the skyline.
I don’t think I’ve ever had so much to drink as I have this last week. It was fun but exhausting.
Tonight I’m going to go see Star Trek and have dinner. That’ll be a nice change of pace from sitting at home with the dogs. The dogs made some new friends as well—Bethany loved them and wants me to visit her with Israel. Who knew?? She’s not even a dog person. And Israel is A LOT of dog. The feeling was mutual.
Now it’s time for me to shower and wash off the grime of the several miles I walked with the dogs in atonement for being too busy with humans, drinking, sleeping and the rain to walk them. They’re sufficiently warn out and sleeping on the couch.
I’m considering going downtown sometime this weekend to enjoy the Blues Festival as I love the blues, but no one else I know likes or cares about the blues, and I know my parents won’t come with me because they don’t much care for the city and they hate crowds. I’m 23—I think it’s time that I went off on my own and took the train to do something I like alone. Except it seems that I’m always alone…but being alone in my house doesn’t count. Who knows. If the weather holds up I’ll go. But for now I really do have to go get ready.
The tone of this post is so casual…it even feels that way to write it…because right now I’m okay and that’s better than good for someone like myself.
