I've been getting my things ready for my big trip. I opted not to get a haircut because apparently the weather right now in Athens is in the high 90s! Yikes! I probably will be wearing my hair up to be practical. We didn't get that high up in the temperatures in Chicago, but last week was just as hot. On Thursday I ended up meeting my friends in Millenium Park for a concert. We were dripping in sweat while we heard the sounds of African rock. We even decided to checkout Cindy's rooftop for a cocktail and it was still very humid up there as well!
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| Packed crowd at Millenium Park! |
Last weekend I basically caught up on all of my laundry and chores around the apartment. I went through my closet and pulled out some pieces for my trip. I didn't want to get bombarded this weekend with those details. My friend in Italy has given me a short list of things to get her when I meet her. She loves her MAC products but in Italy it costs 3x as much. Who knew?
I was invited to a birthday party in the evening and met up with my friends at Roka Akor. They had been out on the boat all day but I opted not to go. I knew I wouldn't get things done if I had joined them. I also skipped out on dinner because I need to stay on my budget for my trip. I knew they were planning on going out afterwards and figured I'll celebrate with the birthday boy there.
We had a big group and things started to get a little hectic when we couldn't decide on what to do. I ended up back at Cindy's rooftop with a group, only to find out the other half of the group stayed behind on Hubbard street. One thing about me is, I'm pretty flexible when it comes down to partying with friends. Some people are not. Trust me, crazy things can go wrong but that's to be expect when there's alcohol involved. lol. I felt some tension because of the mix up, but the important thing was for us to start celebrating to get passed the frustration. After all, we were out for the birthday boy!
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| I caught up with my friends at Roka Akor... |
We came back to Hubbard and ended up in Hub51. It was very crowded, but we made the most of it there. Afterwards, we decided to walk down the street to see what else was happening. That's when we stumbled upon Disco upstairs from Celeste. I loved it!! It has a very 70s Saturday Night Fever vibe to it, and the music was amazing! We couldn't stop dancing!
We closed out downstairs at Celeste and that was our evening. I hope the birthday boy had fun because I sure did!
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| Me and the birthday boy at Disco! |
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| Checkout the names of those cocktails! |
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| I'm glad I wore my gold sequined purse for Disco! |
As far as this past week goes, I've caught up with all of my work and feel good about it. I saw my mom on Tuesday and went over the details on my trip with her. I also met up with a friend on Wednesday and did the same drill. I don't want anyone to worry about my whereabouts.
Today I've been messaging my friends in Italy and in Greece. I'm getting very nervous again, but as long as I have everything ready this weekend, I should be fine. I can't let my anxiety get the best of me! I want to see the world and there's no way to do that but to get on a plane! Until then, wish me luck and I'll be back in September! ciao ciao...
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