Between Argentina and moving back to Columbia, I had four days to spend at home!
I was fortunate to see almost all of my friends that were available and around!
Sunday upon arrival, Mom and I drove to church and caught Dad's communion line. I got to see some of the Sts. Peter & Paul people and all of the senior citizens at church! After some unpacking, Irina picked me up to go to Grand Lux Cafe for her birthday party (which I helped plan from Argentina, been planning her birthdays since I was 13! Fun tradition!) and we headed to the city for a nice dinner with eight people. Everyone loved Grand Lux (how can you not?) and looked beautiful!
Irina and I
Monday was a Greek day. I started off at Walker Brothers with Helen, Elizabeth and Elena, and after some appointments went to Fridays with Christina, Dean and Penelope to visit Maria and Eleni at work! Yes, all three Artemas sisters have worked at TGI Friday's- Glenview 194. It was the most precious thing to watch Eleni host and Maria serve, both jobs that I completed, and even see them hang out with friends at 11:30 after work...since that's what I would do. I was sad that none of my friends were around or awake to do that, but funny to see them follow my footsteps and share hilarious restaurant stories for hours on end!
mis hermanas
Dean, Penelope and I realized how after completing things like Crossroad, Project Mexico, Ionian Village, Fanari, Junior Olympics, College Conference and countless other Greek Orthodox youth events, we know all of the same people across the country. It's hilarious that we can sit there and discuss all of our friends and be familiar with each region! Our Greekness is apparently well-rounded at least?
the 4 of us
Tuesday, I met up with Kate at Woodfield for a birthday shopping and Cheesecake Factory trip! Look at how adorable this Godiva cheesecake is!
My dad took Becca, Hannah and I to the White Sox game where we not only got to eat at the Stadium Club, but had 6th row seats! The singing beer salesman unfortunately fell over which caused some drama in the section, and none of us got hit by foul balls even though I had high hopes for such an occurrence since we were on the first baseline!
Hannah, Becca and I
Wednesday and Thursday, I hung out with Meredith, ate at California Pizza Kitchen with the family, went to Evanston and ate at Flattop with Stacey and Kalyn, got to see Lena, Dean and Drew at Red Robin for lunch, babysat at Glencoe Beach with Maria and even went to Northbrook Days!
Meredith and I at Northbrook Days
Mere raised the interesting point that Northbrook Days and any such carnivals in upper-middle class suburbs are ironic because the town emphasizes high-class so much, but has this crappy carnival come in for days and EVERYONE goes. You can't walk around and not see all of GBN or know everyone you look at. Irina added that it's because it's "tradition," which explains a lot about our society. In sorority world, at Mizzou and in the Chicagoland area, a lot of strange things continue because of claimed traditions. Interesting phenomenon.
Now back to Mizzou!
You're precious. Loves you.
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