The WIndy City

I had a great, busy, tiring trip to Chicago last weekend. I got there on Thursday and flew back on Tuesday. I was working Chicago Green Fest and the Equal Exchange table was swamped! Here are some photos from the trip. 1) The Equal Exchange booth - before the event started. 2) Green Fest! It was huge. 3) Cubs game. 4) Lindsay and me on an architecture boat tour on the Chicago River. 5) Millennium Park on a sunny, chilly day. 6) Molly and me after a long day of working the booth 7) Stephanie and me after a Thai dinner. 8) Our cute hotel.

It was really nice being back in the Midwest for a weekend. I forgot how beautiful Lake Michigan is!

23

Thanks for the birthday cards and greetings! I had a pretty lowkey, but nice, 23^rd birthday. Let’s see… on Saturday, I went out for dinner and drinks with my roommates. Then I met up with a few other friends and we went out to a bar in Cambridge that was doing an ‘80s dance night. We were all tired by midnight and went home. Yes, I am old.

On my actual birthday (Monday), I arrived home from work and was immediately blind-folded and put into Matt’s car. We (Matt, Tiffiney, Vanessa and me) were in the car for about 30 minutes. When the car stopped, they made me keep my eyes closed until we were right at our destination’s door. Finally, I was instructed to open my eyes. WE WERE AT TACO BELL! The “restaurant” is one of my guilty pleasures and I haven’t eaten it since I moved to Boston (mostly b/c they aren’t as prevalent). It was a really funny surprise and I enjoyed my Crunchwrap Supreme and hard shell taco immensely. When we got back to the house, we ate a cake that Vanessa made and they gave me presents. I love my roommates!!!!