My first week in the Windy city

Well it's been a week since i arrived in my new hometown and already there have been several adjustments that i have had to get used to. My room is a glamorized box that is about 7ft by 9ft big (or small i should say.) Parking is awful anywhere you go and people treat the roads and pedestrians as obstacle courses speeding up to swerve around you. It's a culture shock, a weather shock and a major adjustment to the 11.2% tax they slap you with in the city. I have become a real Chicago driver honking my horn and raising my hands while driving, pumping my own gas and even beginning to master the parallel parking trick. Midwestern are great, they are very friendly and im slowly finding my way into their lifestyle. Last night we went to a local sports bar, ate bar food, drank a beer and cheered the Bears on to victory. i even wore my bears shirt that my boyfriend gave me as a "welcome to chicago" gift. Other than gaining 7lbs from not wanting to go outside and good food in adjusting to my new life. I like half a mile from Ryan which is a huge change for the better from our 2100 mile distance from before. Its going to take time to get everything figured out but i know that it will all happen. right now we are in the process of finding a church that suites bot of us. We have been to two already and each had slightly a different flavor from what we are looking for. I had an interview at Nordstrom today and will start working at some job after the new year. I am slowly getting acquainted with public transportation and being more of a "city girl." Ryan and i leave thursday for his families house in Iowa for chirstmas and it will me me, him and his roommates dog! What a trip that will be. keep on reading for more updates. Miss you all.