Lemony-Fresh

I've decided that writing is definitely not my forte.  Every night when I get home from work I think "Hmm, I should probably update my blog, but what is there to say??"  Obviously, life isn't super interesting.
My internship still continues to be the same.  My midpoint evaluation is coming up soon and if things haven't changed by that point, hopefully they will after the three of us (my supervisor, my Chicago Semester teacher, and myself) sit down and talk.  I like the people I work with and am VERY thankful when I get a job to do, it's just that they are few and far between.  It's amazing how much faster the day goes when you're busy though!!  The most exciting part of the week was on Monday when I came out of a long meeting and found a box with a bunch of paper wrapped around something on my desk.  My first thought was "Okay, who left garbage on my desk?!?!"  My second was "Who's playing a joke on me?"  And by the time I made it to my desk and saw the note attached, my third thought was "Who sent me flowers!?!?!?!?"  I had practically everyone from the office gathered around my desk as I opened the beautiful bouquet that Mom and Dad sent me.  A week later it's still beautiful and smells great!
This week's art event was at the Chicago Cultural Center.  It's free to the public and always has lots of stuff going on.  We were supposed to meet at 6 and since I don't get off work until 5, that doesn't leave enough time for me to go home, change, and have supper.  Instead, I packed an extra sandwich and carrots in my lunch bag and walked to Millenium Park.  I sat at a little table and watched people come and go by the Bean.  It was really nice to just sit and relax and enjoy being outside since it was semi-warm that day.  It was also halfway quiet--no sirens!!  Anyway, back to the art event...We had 5 different exhibits to choose from but had to pick just one to write our reflection on.  I went to "Write Now: Artists and Letterforms".  It was actually pretty interesting.  Afterwards, myself and 4 other girls went back to Millenium Park for the Sound and Video show at the Bean.  I had heard it was pretty cool but was sorely disappointed.  It was just a recording of some mallets and they had projectors displaying images on the ground that then reflected in the Bean. ...Not nearly as exciting as I had hoped.
The weekend was relaxing.  We tried another new church on Sunday called Park Community Church.  The worship was incredibly loud but I liked the songs they sang.  I also liked the sermon although I didn't like the fact that we never really read the Scripture we were talking about.  The pastor had us open our Bibles to John 9 but then he just summarized the passage in his own words instead of actually reading it.  I might try going again though.  Sunday afternoon Karla and I CLEANED.  She vacuumed and did all the dishes that never seem to quit stacking up.  I cleaned every inch of the bathroom, dusted absolutely everything--Yes Mom, I even moved things off the tables/desks!!!!!--cleaned all the windows/window sills, and cleaned the shelves, counter and floor in the kitchen.  It smelled lemony-fresh when we were done. And I LOVED it. ...I think I should do it more often.  Cleaning (and the lemony-fresh scent that comes along with it!!!) is definitely a de-stressor for me!
Megan, Sherry, and I had the day off today for President's Day.  We took the bus to Willis Tower and met Karla and Julianna (another NWC girl that's here for Chicago Semester) for lunch.  They then took us up to see their offices at Easter Seals on the 24th floor of Willis Tower.  It was nice to finally be able to visualize the places and people that Karla tells me about everyday!  Afterwards, we (Megan, Sherry, and I) went to the movie The Vow.  We had all heard GREAT things about it so we decided to splurge a little and go see it.  I was a little disappointed...it didn't quite live up to the all the hype.
One of the biggest challenges of living on my own has been trying to come up with meal ideas!  It was one thing to live in an apartment on campus where I could go to the cafeteria any time I didn't feel like cooking but now, I have to fend for myself 3 meals a day, 7 days a week.  It gives me a new appreciation for my mom who always has great ideas for meals and never makes the same thing so often that you get sick of it!!