The last couple weeks have been lots of fun (while expensive!) meeting up with many different friends catching up and saying our goodbyes. I have eaten at many favorite restaurants while also trying new Chicago places. I haven’t had time to write the past couple weeks so I thought I’d try to catch up as best I can. For those of you who I saw and don’t write about, you know I love you…it’s just been a really crazy month and I can’t find the time to write every night!
For tonight’s post…I'll begin with this past Wednesday. I went out to the burbs and had a great
day reminiscing and eating out all three meals. (oink
oink). I met my friend Jolene for breakfast and then she did my hair...went a
little darker and love it! She gave me the cutest going away gift, a picture of her and I at her wedding and then another at our local wedding
reception. Amazing how much younger we looked at her wedding! Thank you Jolene
for breakfast and for the gift…sentimental me loved it!
After Jolene’s, I
went out with my grandma for lunch at our favorite restaurant, Olive Garden.
It's been a monthly tradition for a couple years to grab lunch there so
it was great that we were able to fit in one last visit before we head out.
Of course she filled me in on all her kids, grand kids and great grand kids.
There may have been some tears shed when I dropped her off, but I
look forward to meeting her again when I visit.
The rest of the afternoon I ran errands but I found it interesting
that everywhere I had to go brought back some memory. I ended up sort of driving
past the house I grew up, went and got an oil change where I went, which gave
me a free car wash to the car wash I used to go to, then went to the Walgreens
I went to every single week developing pictures. Then was driving down
roads in Wheaton where I also used to live and had many other memories.
It was so fun remembering all the times I had growing up and driving the
streets there since I was 16. I met my friend, Christy for dinner at my
favorite, Stir Crazy, and had wonderful evening catching up and
saying our goodbyes.
With such an emotional day I was so impressed that through the
entire day I barely shed any tears! It was so much fun being where I
grew up and also seeing such wonderful friends and family.
You are doing a fabulous job of "getting it all in" before you guys leave!
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