EbTheRedHead: #StanleyCup

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Stanley Cup fail...

Well as you all know now, the Chicago Blackhawks fell short on obtaining the Stanley Cup this year. We have been spoiled on celebrating last year, 2013, and 2010. But as the years go by, our team has made many changes as contract negotiations take place. It is what it is. It doesn't mean we aren't die hard Hawks fan! We love them very much and will be looking forward to next season.
Game 6 took place last Saturday and the whole city was watching. I ran my usual errands and made way down to Crossroads Public House to meet up with my friends. I wore my Blackhawks Championship cap that I got for my birthday last year. Too bad I won't be wearing it again anytime soon! lol. Regardless, we won that game and it got everyone in a really good mood. I decided to head out to Bottled Blonde for a bit and then ended it at National 27. Everywhere was packed! I knew I didn't want to be out too late because I wanted to wake up early for church the next day. The weekend was beautiful!! I'm missing that weather already...

My friend got a table at Crossroads Public House for the game.

Ran into an old friend and we decided to have a celebratory shot for the Hawks win!

Trust me, I definitely regretted those shots the next day...

So much for showing off my cap. I only got to wear it once!

Bathroom selfie at National 27. I love cool bathrooms...

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Cup Chasing!!

As you know, the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup again this year. For any Chicagoan, we go CRAZY whenever one of our teams wins a championship. One of the winning traditions the Hawks do for their fans is taking the Cup to various places in the city and show up unannounced. With the help of social media, such as twitter, people get to follow the cup and see where it shows up next. I love how excited the fans get by just word of mouth.
One Wednesday evening my friend texted me to say that a tweet was sent out on where Old Stanley might be. It listed various places such as The Scout and Underground as well as Paris nightclub. We decided to go cup chasing and head downtown. I had to get up in the morning but decided not to drink at all. It was the safest way to get up in time for work. lol.
I got by the Hubbard neighborhood and quickly texted my friend. There was a huge line outside of Paris nightclub, along with cops blocking off the streets. I was guessing they were in there already and quickly ran to Underground. My initial plan was to get inside a venue before they showed up, but since they were at Paris already, Underground was the place to be. My friend joined up soon after and we walked around and found some more friends to hangout with. Well it turned out to be a pretty late night! It was 1am and STILL NO CUP. We all kept checking Instagram as well as Twitter constantly for any updates. Looks like they ended up at Paris around midnight and were still partying it up with the fans. I did not expect to be out so late, but at this point we were so close to seeing the players, I knew I couldn't leave. The anticipation was growing and Underground was getting packed. It was hard not to drink and join in the celebration. It was finally around 2am when the players walked in. I was so exhausted by then, but with all of the excitement the crowd was giving them, I got my second wind! Unfortunately, they DID NOT have the cup with them because apparently the cup has a curfew (go figure). But it was still a blast we got a chance to party with the players. I got home by 4am. Just in time for a nap before I got up for work at 6am. It was a rough morning but totally worth it! I would do it all over again...