Time is a monster that cannot be reasoned with.
It responds like a snail to our impatience,
then it races like a gazelle when you can't catch a breath.
-from the movie, Simon Birch
It was such a beautiful weekend in Chicago. The weather, the scenery, and the company. From the Thursday evening to this afternoon - every moment was wonderful. A late night meal on Division, A trip to IKEA, the man on the sidewalk who exclaimed to Sarah, "You are stunning.", an evening in Wicker Park with a bottle of wine, a few tears, and tons of laughter, a morning nap, a waiter who tried to compliment us as we finished our deep dish pizza, the lady with the hat in the Confession line, the Bean at night, a walk along the Chicago River, the Green Door, Margie's ice cream to-go, an endearing movie, having someone to go to Mass with, chocolate mousse, and raspberry cheesecake...Every time I get to spend time with people I love in this city - I enjoy it all the more and realize that with all the traffic and crowded sidewalks - it is truly a wonderful place to live at this point in my life. ~mitzi
Since it has been almost 3 weeks since my last post, I figure I should probably post another post. Although, compared to my siblings' blogs - I don't have that much excitement to report. Nothing like a child taken his/her first steps or saying their first words. But for those of you who like just see what is much ado about Mitzi, here you go:Yesterday, I headed back to "Milano" - a hair salon that reminds me of "Babette". I think about how much I'm paying to get my eyebrows fixed up, but then I realize that Sheri (an eyebrow specialist) spends over 30 minutes re-shaping, plucking, trimming, and waxing...and well, that makes feel better about myself and the money I've spent. Plus, I found out that my eyebrows have been waxed incorrectly for past several years...so now I'm actually trying to grow them back in. I know crazy, crazy stuff going on here for the Chicago girl. Anyhow, the homework that I receive from Sheri is to simply do nothing. Yeah, she's that awesome. Plus, she is totally excited that my sisters might be coming in for a "girl's weekend". :)! Also, in Sheri's 4+ years of eyebrow grooming, she has never seen eyebrows like mine...apparently the don't grow the same way that most eyebrows grow --- maybe I should tell her that I burned one completely off due to a daytime firework mishap when I was a kid. Hmmm.Work is going really well. As many of you already know...Teach For America is looking to open a site in Kansas City starting next fall. So that's something on the table...while I do enjoy my current job, I know that I probably won't stay in it for that long. I'm not making any decisions...just really looking at the options and gathering them. Then come, February/March/April...I'll have to figure out something or another. Right now, I'm "leaning" towards staying in Chicago, mainly because I don't want to deal with the effort and cost of moving. I really like my apartment and my neighborhood too. And it's nice to be a weekend trip away from Madison and Dayton. I'm going to be making a trip to St. Louis next month for a friend's wedding and also some over-due time w/ the St. Louis Keels. I'm hoping to do some sight-seeing...actually, just checking out the Brewery.
Until next time... :)
-mitzi
Now, I realized that we are now almost a week past Labor Day - but I don't think I'm ready for football season. Not that I don't enjoy football...I guess I'm just not ready for it to be September. I think I now understand how people forget the years that certain things happen because once you begin a job that has no specific "season" like a school year...everything just runs together. Hmmm.Probably another reason that I'm not looking forward to September taking over and October coming in from behind is that I know that I'm going to have to give up my sandals/flip flops. Yes, weird thing to be emotionally upset about, but I like the freedom of sandals. Then again, I should look at this change as a chance to get rid of a bunch of flip flops that I've purchased over the years and are now simply a thin layer of foamy plastic separating my foot from the evils of Chicago's streets and sidewalks. I do look forward to wearing sweaters...and hooded sweatshirts on Saturday mornings - there's something about those two things that make the fall and winter wonderful! Anyhow, in other news - life is going pretty well. I got back from Los Angeles on Friday and I have to say that LA is pretty nice and I definitely like it much better than NYC. The conference that I planned all the logistics for went really well and people seemed to be happy with my work. I'm glad to have the position that I do...definitely less stressful than last year...and I'm definitely sleeping better - but that could be the new mattress :).The apartment is still good besides the lack of cell phone service. I decided to forget the hanging-pot contraption for this stage in my life and went with some simple hooks to hang-up Grandma's copper-bottom pots. I'm really impressed with my apartment and I'm glad that it is such a conglomerate of my family's items that have been passed along. I'm making Acorn Pie tonight...definitely a "fall" dish and hopefully it will get me more in the mood for September. I also feel like I should eat a vegetable other than lettuce and carrots. Sorry, Mom - no green beans ;)!
