The first weekend of February was pretty tame. On Friday I met up with my friend after work at Ceres café at the Board of Trade. That place is a popular spot in downtown, and during a heated discussion, I found it was impossible to talk in there. Just a side note: it’s not a café to have a conversation. Lol. Although I did enjoy my pre evening cocktail, it was very cold in Chicago that night. I couldn’t wait to get home to my warm, comfy couch.
The following day my friends wanted to get together again for brunch. I couldn’t wait to tell them what I encountered earlier in the week. I had worked late and was almost home when I noticed a man across the street walking his little dog. The dog was black and super fluffy, but I really couldn’t tell what kind of dog it was since it was nighttime. I would have guessed the dog was a couple of months old. It was definitely a puppy, and by the way he was walking with his owner, was still new to being walked and couldn’t help himself but jump up and down a lot.
Well the owner looked frustrated. I had my headphones blasting and was minding my own business until I noticed the owner of the dog started to yank on his lease. From my eyes, the owner started to wrapped the lease around the dog’s neck 3x and then got down and pinned the dog on the ground with his knee. At that moment I felt he started to pull on the lease, hence choking the dog (?). I freaked out and screamed out loud, “HEY!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING???” I rushed over but still kept my distance from him by staying put across the street. My adrenaline kicked in and I continued to yell out, “IS THAT YOUR DOG??? IS THAT YOUR DOG???” The owner looked frustrated and sighed out loud and said, “Yes it is.” He got off the puppy and I kept looking around but no one else was on the street.
Now I don’t have to tell you about our crime in Chicago right now. It’s ridiculous. There is a surge of violence taking place everyday. I was in a awkward position. I didn’t want to get close to the guy, since he was trying to choke his dog after all. Not to mention I was nervous what he might do to me if I did approach him. I couldn’t get a good look at the guy either since he, too, was wearing all black. By the time I got to the end of my street I looked back to see where the man was going but he was gone. It makes me think that he was indeed doing something wrong since he didn’t stick around .
I feel bad that I couldn’t do more to help the dog. This man obviously has no patience in training his puppy. I question the state of his mind, but not only that, people in general. Since our crime rates have skyrocketed, people are losing it altogether and snapping. I feel drained with the news media, our new presidency, what’s happening at work, and life in general. I miss the old me.
Seeing my friends at brunch and talking about what happened felt like we went back in time for a bit. I miss my friends very much. But with their new families, our time together has suffered. Even my new found mommy friends are having a hard time adjusting to motherhood. They seemed a little frustrated, but I am convinced they are still trying to figure out how to balance everything.
Later on that evening, one of my friends from brunch called me up to see if I wanted to paint the town red. I laughed because it was still pretty cold, plus I figured I would stay in again. She convinced me that it was going to be a girls night out and that her boyfriend was going to go out with his friends. I don’t have a problem being the 3rd wheel, but I think she wanted more girls for the "girls night out". Lol.
I agreed and told her I would meet her up later on after my workout. Once I met up for some pre-cocktails at her place, we were brainstorming on where we should go. We threw some ideas around and settled for a club on Lake Street. We took an uber there and waited in line to get inside. It was freezing outside and the door guys had their hands full with a limo that pulled up in front. They must have had 15 people crawl out of there! Regardless, once they let that party in, we still had to wait in line since they were reaching capacity. Once it was our turn, we didn't have the "text" to get in (since we didn't know that's how you get in for free) and decided to go somewhere else. I convinced my friends to head to Bar Siena since we were in the neighborhood. Plus we could warm up inside and figure out where to go to next.
The good news was, the dj started to play some good music. We joked around and took a ton of pictures, and the next thing you know, we were itching to go somewhere else. We took a chance on Estate, and luckily, stayed there until the end of the night. My friend thought we should live it up and order a bottle of champagne, (which we did), but next time I might opt out and get my drinks at the bar. It's pricey getting bottle service! lol
