I went to Chicago! It was a while ago (early July - same as last year, and the year before), but I was so busy with running around the city that I didn't have time to post. Here are the highlights:
- I saw J&T, C&A! Due to a minor e-mail miscommunication, we thought we were going to miss each other, so imagine my surprise when I opened the door of their house and there they were! And imagine their surprise when someone was opening the door to their house!
- I took my bike, which was the best idea EVER. The weather was warm but great, and I rode it all over the place. Saturday I left my car at J&Ts and scooted around using some combination of bike, el, and my own two feet. Sunday, I drove part of the way into the city so I would be able to jump on 55 in the evening, but just found a place I could park my car for the day and rode away.
- I had two tasty dinners! Friday night I met up with M&M at Ombra in Andersonville. It's Italian tapas, was good, and [highlight!] I had an oyster! I haven't had oysters since I lived in Bethesda, and I didn't really like them the one and only time I tried them, so I had held off. But M had one and said it wasn't too briny, which was my big issue with the first ones I had. It came with a sauce that tasted like vinegar, onions, and lime juice, and it was actually not bad.
Saturday a bunch of the rowing peeps went to The Counter in Lincoln Park, a design-your-own-burger place. I basically used toppings I would normally put on a salad - baby spinach, craisins, herbed goat cheese, apricot glaze - all slathered on a 2/3-pound burger. With onion straws and sweet potato fries. Mmm mmm good.
- I got my Potbelly's! I went on a Sunday bike ride with C and we stopped in for lunch - my usual: a wreck and an Oreo shake.
- I won a gold medal! Against high schoolers, but whatever!
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