Anyway, last week was all kinds of crazy. It was my birthday on Tuesday, and considering I was away from all my family and friends, it actually kinda turned out pretty well. Mostly because everyone remembered my birthday, which made me happy. But also because my mama sent me my favorite chocolate cake, which she made herself. Just the smell of it made me happy. . .but also the eating of it. Lots of eating.
The fact that I had a major exam on Friday kinda sorta dampened the happiness a bit. I hit a wall on Wednesday where my brain and body revolted and refused to study anymore, I had a massive headache, and there was much general frustration. However, I studied all of Thursday and basically took the test all of Friday, which was awful. The test was hard. And I kinda gave up on life, so in between tests I ran errands instead of studying, which actually made me feel better. Buying a bottle of vodka right before a histo exam really kinda makes everything ok.
Yeah, so Friday was on it's way to major sucking, except for the fact that Sami and Amanda flew in Friday night to visit. Yay! And they brought with them copious amounts of dark chocolate from Scharffenberger. Drool. The pile of chocolate sitting on my night stand is basically the sexiest thing ever.
Anyway, I think I actually did a halfway decent job of showing them the city considering I never go out. We went to Grant Park and saw Millenium Park and the bean/Cloud Gate.
The bean is surprisingly awesome considering it's just a giant metal bean. It's soo shiny.We did some shopping and went to the Signature Lounge in the 96th floor of the Hancock Building on Saturday night, which was neat. The drinks weren't great and the dessert sucked (we actually sent back chocolate cake, it was that bad), but the view was fucking spectacular. And the elevator ride was slightly frightening. It was really fast. Too fast for hurtling up a 1000 foot structure.
On Sunday evening we took the architectural boat tour, which was really pretty at nighttime. It was a pretty enjoyable tour until we got to the lake. It was fucking freezing out on the lake and I kinda wanted to die a little bit. However, we toughed it out in the warm cabin below and made it back to land safe and incredibly hungry. We basically found the nearest pub and ate our little hearts out there.
Monday was less eventful because I had class. But I did show Sami and Amanda my dead body. They seemed to enjoy it.
Over all it was a really really fun weekend. Considering we were all staying in my tiny apartment, and no one got bitch-slapped, I'd say it went well. It was nice to hang out, chat and play some guitar hero. God I love guitar hero. . .and my friends. You guys are cool too. :)
