It has now been a year (officially, a year and 2 days) since I moved into my apartment here in Evanston and in less than a month I will be moving to Chicago with the help of the Reddelman-Buschig Movers. It has been quite a year and now things are beginning to really set in that this is a new chapter in my life. Last year's chapter: "Mitzi Moves to Chicago and Works" is finished....and I have no clue what this year's chapter will be - but I'm staying optimistic for the most part. A good friend of mine was talking about those moments when you think "How the heck did I get here? What decisions did I make that led me to this particular moment?" and so it makes you think and your emotions could go either way across the spectrum, but then you call a family member or friend, eat some ice cream, blog a little - and soon the day is over and tomorrow comes to begin anew.
I think one of the things about moving from Kansas to Chicago is that I never really thought of Chicago as a "famous" place. Maybe it is my love of Kansas and it's history...but Chicago never really stood out to me besides the melodies of Frank Sinatra's "My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)" or the Broadway's "Chicago". Perhaps, I just saw it as more of a set for these sort of things - or a fantasy...but the more I think about some of my favorite movies and shows - the more I realize how truly popular Chicago is as a real place. TV shows have been set in Chicago - ER, Chicago Hope, According to Jim...Films - While Your Were Sleeping, Return to Me, Stranger than Fiction...and well, I've already discussed the music...
Okay, now that I'm looking at my list it doesn't seem that large of chunk in America's popular culture, but I will say this: it is interesting to live in a city that is a "destination" ...because of the city itself and not because of a family member or friend. Not that this doesn't help when going to a place (by all means, you are all welcome!). It's just something that I've pondered in the past couple of days...and so I share this with you since you've wondered over to see what is "the" much ado about Mitzi.
In other news - yes, I've updated the template of my blog to a hue of blue. I like blue - it's my favorite color and always makes me happy...or maybe it is just because I was assigned that color by my parents to keep my pillow, cup, and plate separate from the green, red, and yellow items my siblings had. It could have been worse...
6 comments:
bluuuuue is pretty
good luck in the move. at least it's not as far as the first one :)
whoa! another non-family member taking the win...
and get this: the batman movie is being filmed in chicago!
I win for first family member post!
Blue is the favorite color of very intelligent people, right? =)
I think Chicago and most "big cities" are overrated. I think they're so popular because so many people live there. But us medium/small city people know that big cities just don't cut it with us.
Man, I am really falling off my game. I need to be more vigilant. . .Although, I did just win on the Reddig side. YES!
By the way, I think blue is a great color, too. And green, and red. In fact, I'd have to place yellow as my fourth favorite color. . .except in a kitchen where it is my first favorite color.
Liesel, you sound like Brian Regan and his Snocone flavors...
So...who is january?
And totally cool props to Mitz-ster for switching her comment board so you don't have to log-in. Of course I did wind up creating a whole blog so I would have a better chance of actually remembering my password so I could comment on Mitzi's....
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