I’m FINALLY catching up with August events although this month is almost over! Unbelievable! I can’t believe how fast time flies. It scares me sometimes.
I had an amazing day today. I went to see the exhibit “The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg” at the MCA. Takashi Murakami blew my mind! I think this is what I needed to feel better. Last night I couldn’t sleep because I started thinking about my trip. This morning my stomach wasn’t feeling so great. I’ve barely ate anything because I keep running to the bathroom. My co-worker was worried I was going to bail out on our art date, but I toughened up. We’ve been waiting for the perfect Tuesday to do this. On Tuesdays it’s free at the MCA.
I will speak about our experience later on when I catch up on my blog. But for now, let’s discuss the first week in August. I heard about an unexpected death of someone my friends knew the weekend of my mom’s yard sale. Prior to that, my mom had admitted herself to the hospital from an anxiety attack. I was feeling overwhelmed. A friend of mine called me up at work and wanted to have dinner with me. I didn’t think it would be a good idea at first since I felt I wasn’t going to be good company, but then I thought, why not?
We went to Taylor Street for some Indian food. Taylor Street is known to be an Italian neighborhood here in Chicago, but over the years, it’s grown to be more of a cultural environment. Restaurants now serve more of a global cuisine. My date wanted Indian food and suggested the Taj Mahal. Lol. Regardless of the name, we had a good time catching up with one another. I definitely needed that.
I laid low on Friday once I received a text from my friend. It looks like she needed some help moving into her brand new place! I was very excited for her and agreed to help out once I got up. I did my usual Saturday routine of chores and headed out there once I was done. I had a going away party to attend to later on but I let her know I could help out for a few hours.
Her place was awesome! Everything was brand new (which helps out a lot). It was pretty hot that day, so we definitely worked up a sweat. I felt bad leaving early but they had a majority of their stuff moved in by then. Moving sucks! Lol
I rushed home to get ready and headed to my friend’s place where they were having the surprise party. Our friend was moving to Miami with her family, and my friends decided to throw a party for her pre-celebrating her birthday as well. It was nice seeing everyone. That weekend was also Lollapalooza weekend, but I wasn’t planning on going. I didn’t have any tickets and figured no one I knew was going to be there anyway. I found it funny when people were texting me to see if I was there. Lol. Next year I guess.
I had fun hanging out with my friends. I’ve known them for close to 20 years, but they go way back since high school! I love that they kept in touch for all these years.
The next day, I took a brief trip down to Lollapalooza, but only to hear the music from the outside. It was still a hot Sunday, and I got a chance to hear Perry’s stage for some EDM. I don’t know if I could do this fest again, but this Friday I have a one day pass for North Coast Fest. Let’s see how long I can hang there…
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