Rolling Storm

Violent gusts of wind dragged the waves forward as foreboding gray clouds rolled in, seeping the air with thick moisture.  Waiting in line for an outdoor concert, I observed nature's display from one of the best vantage points in the city.  I think I will leave behind one small piece of my heart here--in this city, yes, but maybe even more so in this lake.

Good Night Marilyn

My city view as I settle into bed, listening to the bewitching sound that is Bon Iver.

Listen to this one

So many foreign worlds, so ready for us. 

Night Chicago. 

Windy City Check List

X  Take the subway to work and back without a map

X Experience deep dish Chicago pizza

Eat a Chicago hot dog 

X Go to a concert in Millennium Park 

X Explore the Art Institute of Chicago 

X Check out the vintage shopping in the area

Go to a Cubs game

Cake shake from Portillo's 

Experience Chicago brunch

X Successfully hail a taxi

X Go shopping at Trader Joe's

Check out University of Chicago campus (Grad school?  But mostly just cause it's awesome). 

X Party in a high rise 

X Beach volleyball at North Ave Beach
XArchitectual Cruise

X Go for a lakeside run

Finish The New Rules of Marketing and PR

X Photo-document all of the above

Trending Chicago

(and New York City for that matter), are men's Ray Ban Wayfarers.  I see them dotting the faces of multiple people as I ride the subway from Lakeview to my office in downtown Chicag each morning.

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And I could not approve more.

It Happened

And I have been internally (ok, and externally) freaking out for the last five hours.  I'm scared I'm going to have a terrible crash--it feels dangerous being this happy.

 Details to come.

Possibilities

You know your dreams are turning into obsessions when you stay up half of the night whizzing through city streets via Google Maps.  I was imagining the cafes I'd step into, the metro entrance I'd take, the spots in the historical district I'd meander through. Is Street View not a wonder?  It's just feeding my arguably overly-romanticized city ideal.  Provo can be so bland.  I like a little adrenalin running through my veins, a bit of wonder and exhilaration filling my stomach as I click my heels and shuffle in my pencil skirt. Something the city feeds me.

 Recognize this one?  It's not NYC.  Hint: I've spent a night here already.  By myself. Surrounded by strangers. But I'm not divulging until the possibility becomes a stronger hope and then maybe. . .

And even if the details don't process and check out, it was good to be filled with hope for just a moment, right?   Even the possibility of a possibility is enough to put a spring in my step this week. Just let me down easy.