June 18, 2008
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As the sun sets ...
... on the first day of my 46th year. I am a happy woman. I'm packed for Chicago (except for my shoes) and I have had a most satisfying day.
I applied for a job today that I'm really excited about and hope to be offered. I've applied for several jobs over the past couple of weeks but to be honest, no matter how much fun I think it would be, I don't really expect that I'll be hired to be a train engineer. Nor do I expect a call back on that position as a facilities manager at the Sandia National Laboratory. Honestly, it has been my intention to apply for the long shots first and then hone in on the more realistic positions after my trip. But the one that came up today was just too good to pass up.
C'est la vie. How fated is that? To learn of a perfectly desirable position on my birthday?
Contentment is wafting through my apartment in palpable waves. Miss Gladys (my cat) liberated a piece of prime bubble wrap from a package and took it to the cat bed where she is currently sleeping on it.
I have my itinerary planned for next week.
Powells bookstore
the Museum of Contemporary Art
The Metropolitan Library
Jazz Concert on the deck overlooking Lake Michigan
Millennium Park (concert in the park)
The Skydeck of Sears Tower
The Hancock Observatory
Cubs Game
WickedRoadtrip to Wisconsin for:
Cheese
The House on the Rock
Frank Lloyd Wright home and museum, TaleisinRestaurants Include:
Les Nomades
Mirabell
Smoque
The Parthenon
Puck'sI'm packed and ready, except for this one pair of shoes I just can't leave behind ...
Comments (24)
Happy Birthday!!! Looks like you have the Windy City well scooped out! love the shoes! love the possibility of the perfect job!!!
Those shoes are begging to go see Wicked.
LUCKY! Have fun!
Chicago is such a fun city! You make me want to go for another visit.
Enjoy, enjoy...
a belated happy birthday to you! you sure know how to travel and see! i am inspired! have a blast in c-town!
I love those shoes!!! You MUST take those shoes!!!:D
u go girl -do you think the lunch meal will be cheaper at those places then the dinner? you might check and see.
parking is expensive but you won't have a car so that's good.
You're gonna have a great time!
A belated Happy Birthday. I will also be in Chicago next week but tied up in meetings and such for most of the time. Perhaps we'll bump into each other in a restaurant or museum? That would be fun.
@la_chatte_gitane - That would be fun! I'll message you contact info ...
The trip just will not be the same without the shoes.
belated happy b-day! so good to count one's blessings
and on any day
and woman; can i just say, that pair of shoes
and certain bra that you've talking about;
i'm thinking you could own/have anything/anyone you wanted!!
Happy birthday...for a second i thought there were toes in those shoes
Happy Birthday! Those shoes look even more magical than Dorthy's ruby slippers. ENJOY!
Happy belated birthday! Have a great trip!
Mike
Of Chicago, E. M. Forster said, "A facade of skyscrapers facing a lake and behind the facade, every type of dubiousness."
Enjoy the adventure. If you had more time to listen I am convinced to a certitude that I could induce you South to the home of the venerable White Sox. The real Chicago baseball team. But time is short and hype is long (smile). (And the Cubs are not REALLY all that bad.)
Have a very great visit. Chicago is my home, I will watch for you in the pedestrian crosswalks as you navigate the intersections, your attention diverted by the many wonders of the city with broad shoulders.
Jay
Hey, have a wonderful trip! I love those purple satin shoes. Those must certainly put some extra pep and 'tude in your step!
Late for the birthday . But belated happy birthday to you .
I hope you have a great stay in Chicago .
Love
Michel
Oh! Those shoes! It looks like you could turn some heads with those shoes!
when are you getting back???? oh wait... i know the answer to that!
happy belated birthday!