Today was the day of the big move! Kailee and I decided we would share a cab up to our building in Uptown. Kailee is from California and had all of her things with her, so we were going to need a van. The hotel offered us the limo, which would have been way more expensive, except that Kailee used her excellent bartering skills to work the cost down to only 5 dollars more than a cab would have been! She’s pretty awesome that way. So, we looked like total divas as we pulled up to our building in a black limo. Haha.
We hauled our things up three floors of winding stairs (which proved how thoroughly out of shape I am), and then went to the basement to see Sean (our “landlord” I guess you could say) to get our keys, sign our leases, and pay our deposits and the rent for the rest of January. I have to say, it’s weird being an adult all of the sudden. After that, Cassie and Kailee and I walked down the road and ate lunch at a really cute Mexican place. There are so many ethnic restaurants in our neighborhood, including Thai and even Ethiopian! We were excited to see that the red-line train is right down the road, and that there is a Starbucks on the corner. This could be both very good and very bad for us J.
After that, it was time to unpack what little I had with me. Mom and Dad were going to come up tonight with the rest of my things, but it has been snowing buckets all day so the roads are too bad to drive on. So they will be coming up tomorrow morning, which means I will get to spend a lot more time with them! Needless to say, I am very happy about that. They have my bedding, so I will have to crash on the couch tonight, but it is totally worth it!
We all spent most of the afternoon lounging around in our living room, enjoying our free wi-fi and catching up on life. Jacqui left to spend the evening celebrating her 3 year anniversary with her fiancé, so we missed her when we went to McFadden’s, a bar/restaurant next to the Canterbury apartments (where the majority of the Chicago Semester students are living). A few of us are lucky enough to have our parents coming tomorrow, so we decided to head back early (knowing that we will have plenty more opportunities to head out on the town).
I am excited to see my parents tomorrow and to complete the moving process. It is amazing how moving out of a hotel and into an actual home can calm so much of one’s’ anxiety. Of course, there are still plenty of things that need to be figured out, and there will be a whole new adjustment period as I begin classes and an internship; but, as my mother has constantly reminded me, everything will work out the way that it’s supposed to: “God has a plan for you, and it is good.”
As always, thanks to all of you who are keeping up with my blog! Please spread to the word to anyone else who you think may want to read it. I truly appreciate the comments and all of the support that I’ve received from all of you! Knowing that there are people back home that care about me and have high hopes for me makes this experience all the more rewarding! You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
I miss you. I love you. Always.
~ Julie ~
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