Ok, so I know it's been a while since I've posted, but I've been extra busy lately! Luckily, not with work though. So much has been going on over the last couple of weeks, so here's a consolidated list with summaries of each event. Let's hope I don't drag this out too much.
Christmas was a lot of fun. It was really cool to have my mom and brothers see where I live and what I've been doing over the last 4 months. It was also nice to get a taste of Texas, as my mom brought me two bean and cheese tacos from Las Palapas! While they were here, we got to see a lot of Chicago and do some touristy activities, a lot of which I had just done with Kayla. On Christmas Eve we went to Fourth Presbyterian Church for a candlelight service, and it was really beautiful. We also stayed in quite a bit though, which was nice, because that's what Christmas has always been like: staying in, eating and being around family. We bought a 1000 piece puzzle on Christmas Eve and finished it the day after Christmas. When I say "finished it", I really mean "almost finished it" because there was one piece missing, which was highly upsetting. I don't really know where that piece could have gone because I don't have a cat or a dog and we didn't move the puzzle or anything, but my mom has a "sticky elbow" theory that may have been the culprit. Oh well, at least it passed the time sufficiently, and we had a lot of fun working on it together. Mom and Jake left on the 27th and Wil stayed until the 29th, so we went to an improv show and I think he liked it... I did, anyway. It felt so nice to get back to normal life, I must say, although I wasn't quite done with the festivities just yet...
New Year's Eve was very simple and laid back, which is kind of how I prefer it. I always miss going to Preston's house on Fleetwood when NYE rolls around, but this year I had a good time nonetheless. I went to a friend's apartment where he had about 10 or 11 people over and we just drank lightly and watch the ball drop. At midnight, we could hear the fireworks over Navy Pier being shot off, and although we could only watch them on TV, I still think it's cool that Chicago has it's own little celebration. The city is very similar to New York City in a lot of ways, and I guess this was kind of one of them. I had to work early the next morning, so I was in bed by 2, but I was pretty pooped about then anyway.
My next adventure was Texas! I spent the 4th to the 10th of January in Texas, which was just the right amount of time to travel all over the state. I wasted no time getting my first bean and cheese tacos from Las Palapas, as my friend John Paul picked me up from the airport and headed straight there. That was the first of many Las Palapas meals in the week to come, and I ended up eating 16 of their tacos over the next 6 days. Somehow, they never get old. (I'd like to just take a moment to say that, when I was little, I was very upset one day when I was promised bean and cheese tacos from Taco Cabana and Poppy brought tacos from Las Palapas. I refused to eat them, and Poppy told me that he'd give me a good deal of money (probably only a dollar, but I was a kid, and having a dollar was a big deal!) if I tried them and didn't think they were exactly like Taco Cabana's. I ended up really liking them but I still wanted that dollar because they weren't like Taco Cabana tacos (because they were much better). I didn't end up with the money, but I did have a new obsession, so I just wanted to say thank you Poppy for forcing this stubborn kid to try something new.) I went to dinner with Moppy, Poppy, Aunt Kelly and Uncle Tony (with mom and Jake, of course) at Sarita's, and ate enchiladas that I had been craving since I left. On that Friday, Preston and I took off to Waco, where we stayed at a friend's house and had a really good time with her and a few of our other friends. The next day we headed farther north to Denton and Dallas and I got to see quite a few of my college friends. On Sunday, we came home (Preston to Austin and Austin to San Antonio) and I got to see my dad and Patricia at Alamo Cafe, another favorite of mine. I think those are all the highlights of my trip, although I feel bad for possibly leaving anything out! I got to see most everyone I wanted, except for the DFW Kunzs, plus Grandma, Peepaw and the Bundes. I know I'll see the latter for Courtney's wedding though, and I'm so excited! I've already been looking at plane tickets, and that will be my next trip to Texas. I think I'll be heading down from the 3rd of May to the 7th (the wedding is on the 5th, so I will definitely remember that...) I can't believe Courtney is getting married! Too weird.
It feels so good to be back in a routine. I've started working regularly, as well as working out regularly. I've also gotten back into eating healthier and spending less money. It's hard to do those two when you have guests who want to experience Chicago cuisine and when you take a trip home and can't stop eating Mexican food! I'll be posting more about normal life soon, as I'm hoping that things will be changing around here real soon. Also, quickly, about the weather, it has been crazy fun. Last night it got down to 10 degrees! Today it snowed for probably 8 hours. It's building up out there, for sure. This is the second time this month that it's snowed like that, and it's always really pretty. But it's true that it gets ugly real quick after a couple days, and sidewalks are slushy and the snow has turned black from cars. Oh well, I'll enjoy it while it's fluffy and white! I'm not sick of it yet, but it's still early, so we'll see. Texas had the most amazing weather when I was there, it makes me miss home! Anyway, I'm going to go now, but expect an update soon! Thanks for reading, everyone!
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