The wedding was tons of fun! We had 4 very positive flying experiences, with the exception of our gate in Detroit getting moved 3 times during our lay-over. We landed at C20, first went to C7, then to C37 and then finally to C19. If only they had figured it out right away, we would have barely had to move. We got into Richmond, hitched a ride with some friends and found an Amazing local pizza place. Piccola's pizza was incredibly fantastic and I was dying to have some of their pasta, but we ran out of time (and stomach room) to have any. Chris apologized that we didn't get to go back for dinner, but said maybe we could go back to Richmond sometime. It sounds like we would be going back for just a restaurant, even though we're not....it was that good. I can't bring myself to throw the receipt away. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was extremely cool! Since the wedding was at 7, there wasn't a sit down dinner at the reception, but they had hors d'oeuvres including a tomato soup shooter with a grilled cheese chaser (clever) and a gourmet mac and cheese bar (Chris' favorite part!). The mac and cheese was inventive with bacon and spinach as well as lobster...and another one I can't remember. I only had the bacon and spinach kind. It was really great to see everyone again and it is probably one of my favorite New Year's Eve nights. At midnight when we all counted down, I felt like an adult at a super swanky NYE party....which it was. Oh and I also realized what a great song "Sweet Caroline" is.
There was some disappointment when we got back because we attempted to get Noodles and Company(for me) and Chipotle(for Chris) for lunch in Springfield, but they were both closed because it was New Year's Day. We settled for Panda and it was fantastic. (I just realized that I've spent most of this post talking about food).
It was nice to have some down time on Sunday. Chris and I watched the Bears game while playing Monopoly City...I won. Unfortunately the Bears lost, but we were sporting our gear anyway...I hope my shirt isn't bad luck!
I survived the first week back at school. It kind of felt like a 4 day week since Monday was the 2nd day of finals and I didn't have to do much. My crazy big 3rd period class was split into 2 classes and I've had happy mornings all week! It's crazy how much stress decreases by taking bodies out of the room. My Psychology class is big, but I'm loving it because they all seem so excited and enthusiastic about learning the material. I hope they stay that way once we get into the structure and functions of the brain.
The week was also a bit easier to deal with because I got a midweek visit from Chris because he had an interview in Springfield. The job ended up not working out because they wouldn't be hiring until the end of January and he was offered another job that starts on Monday. So since they couldn't give him an answer, he's accepted the other one and starting then! It's in Chicago, which is a little disappointing, but overall definitely a positive in such a difficult economy.
*Besos*
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