Friends & Fun

This past weekend I made a trek to Chicago to see some of my favorite people and to meet some new ones.

I can't express how glad I am that I could take the South Shore train rather than drive, and also that Joe's friend had a car up there and was willing to drive so we didn't freeze to death. It was very, very cold up there.

Elaine is such a great planner. She had all these fun things for us to do - perfect things for us in a big city. Cheap movie, free poetry slam in a really cool bar and free tickets into the Pompeii exhibit at the Field museum because of her connections to people in high places, thrift store shopping and used book browsing.

It was so relaxing for me, knowing that I was taken care of and that I wasn't in charge - thank you, Friend.

We also took a mid-day trip to Chinatown on Sunday, following a church service in one of the most beautiful churches (with great music and acousitics) that I've seen in the US, and they go there every week. Kind of jealous.

We had Dim Sum in Chinatown, an experience that will not soon be forgotten. We had mounds of food - oh, it was lovely.

Everyone should take a trip to Chicago a la Elaine & Joe. They know where to go. Thanks, guys. We'll be doing that again.