More Chicago goodness..

Every time i have written a blog in Chicago i have been sitting at a comfortable coffee shop using their internet and consuming something warm and delicious. We dont have a router at my apartment yet and nobody has gotten a chance to buy one so i usually use the opportunity to get out of the house for a bit and do some quality people watching around the city. Today instead of my usual Starbucks run i ended up at Caribou coffee after getting pretty lost and severely chilled around town. By the time we actually invest in a router i will probably have spent more on coffee than the price for an actual router. Everything is more expensive here, a small coffee is over $4.00 and parking oh don't even get me started!
Tax is insanity but its the price you pay when you walk out your door and everything is at your fingertips. I have just been trying to get stuff done so far i have been looking for a job, registering my car, setting up my room and trying to find some of the comforts i had at home in this new place. With Christmas right around the corner everything seems a little off kilter and finding a job will be nearly impossible until after the New Year. I am trying to take this time to just enjoy a bit of down time until the business of work and school hit me all at once.
Tomorrow Ryan and i will head to Iowa to spend the long weekend with his family. I dont get to go home for Christmas because of the insane prices of flights during the holidays but i am grateful that i have a home to go to for Christmas time. Tonight we are celebrating our Christmas (exchanging presents) and we might even go to Wrigley and ice skate or downtown, depending on what we decide. I really want to see the city around Christmas time, lights, the big tree, and beautiful luminous lights coming from the shopping malls. All of these little things make Christmas in a big city like Chicago more magical.
Although its freezing around here one thing im getting used to is bundling up. Basically i throw anything and everything that will keep me warm regardless of style on and walk out of the house like im covered in a giant sleeping bag. I've noticed im not the only one. Many people here have HUGE puffy coats that go down to their ankles and look like giant down comforters walking around the streets lol.
Tonight i will head to Ryans and make "Christmas dinner." Im going to try and make bacon wrapped asparagus, salad, mashed potatoes and a pork tenderloin. I hope everything turns out like i hope it will!
Keep on reading and merry Christmas from the windy city.