Sar Bear Comes to the Windy City

Not long after mom left, the bestie came flying in from the colder weather. Sar Bear came for a day of her Spring Break being that she is a teacher. I appreciated all she brings with her such as: love, commitment, laughter, and girl time. Am I home sick for my rock solid community in MN? You gotta believe it. I am being timid here in Chicago with finding friends. I keep telling myself that it is because I have friends, why would I want any more? I truth behind my shell is that I am nervous to start anything knowing that I am probably not going to stay long. Caleb getting into a residency in Chicago, or MN for that matter, is not a guarantee. This thought makes me think I am not planting anything anywhere until I know what the future has in store. Because I have this mentality, I may be losing out on some great people. Hmm, there's a thought...

Maybe you could pray for some direction? Thanks. A girl needs a community whether it be a forever or a year-long community. I can be brave. I am brave.

BACK TO SARAH BEING HERE... sorry about that. Sar Bear came for a whopping 36 hours. (She is a tease). Due to the speedy visit we did as much as we possibly could. We grabbed Deep Dish Pizza for lunch, Chicago Dogs for Dinner, Millenium Park, John Hancock Bulding, and a piano bar. She knows me well and is apart of the handful of friends I have that appreciates piano bars enough to humor my obsession. Thanks, chica! She came by plane but experienced the CTA system a whole lot. I think she really enjoyed herself. I know I loved it so much. Enjoy the photo montage we were able to do...

Love you, baby girl. Thanks for the memories.

Mom Visits Chicago

Last weekend, my mom and gma came to visit. It was great news for me seeing that I love them to pieces. We had such a great weekend filled with plenty of meals and even a trip to the theater. Check out our time at the Cadillac Theater seeing Phantom of the Opera.

Aren't we just the cutest three generation trio?

It is so beautiful inside the theater.

Nose-bleed seats but we knew what was going on. 

And then there is us. Just us being crazy kids.

You may be wondering how we liked it... mom and gma had seen it before and those this rendition was  not their favorite but it was enjoyable. I really enjoyed it, seeing that I was able to see a play and that I am completely obsessed with live entertainment of many forms. Phantom is a very cool story but I certainly appreciated the wikipedia plot I read during the intermission. I had no idea what was happening in the first act but act 2... FANTASTIC! Oh how did Caleb like it? Well seeing that when people sing a story to him and lack the audible conversations, one may say that he didn't like it as much as me. He is a trooper though!

After the phantom we shopped at quaint stores around the skirt of downtown Chicago and walked to dinner. We went to "Ana Maria Pasteria" one block from our house. It was snowing and it was so much fun. Enjoy the photos...

We ended up watching "Captain Phillips" with Tom Hanks. It was like "Castaway" except more captive-abductor. I liked it but it was far too long for its own good. On Sunday, we and mom went to church and had AWESOME worship. I really liked bringing my mom to our new church, New Life Community Church - Lakeview. After they left to go home, we took Miles in for the afternoon while Nate and Kelly went out to do errands. We have done this once prior and just cannot get enough of him. He literally makes us so happy to be in the same city as he is. He is so awesome. Check out the game he learned to play... JENGA.