Chicago was a blast! Once we actually caught the train from Joliet (some ridiculous form of miscommunication combined with the dynamics of group accountability would have it that we stood on the platform and watched our 10:24am train leave without us onboard. But spontanaity took us on a ride through Joliet where "if it's fun, it must be [there]"... we had lunch at a cool local coffee house, Jeff and I played a game of chess (he won) and caught the 12:24 train out), we were on our way to a day of adventure in the city!
We spent most of the day on Madison Avenue, hitting up the trendy urban shops and walking around in the snow. Big fluffly flakes were part of the weather pattern on and off all day, and they were beautiful to watch floating through the city. It was cold and slushy, but an average Chicago winter day... so we got a good taste of the city's culture. On the subway to Bellmont, we met a friend wearing a stylish plaid coat and he hung out with us for the rest of our evening. We parted ways on our way back to Madison street, but "Chris, good luck with performance school!". Our last hour or so was spent in the warmth of Barnes and Nobel (mmm Books), and then we wound our way back to the Metra station we started from earlier that day. Tired from walking all day, we were a bit part slap happy and just sat... staring and mumbling a bits of conversation here and there... always a good test of a day well spent/used.
