Today I had to head back to Florida after a few days with my family. It was definitely a sad day. I know some people say that they were glad to go home, but were ready to get back to Orlando. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm one of those people. Going back was really hard for me. I don't get homesick a lot, I just don't like the idea of having to work in the hot summer away from my family.
At O'Hare, I stopped to get some Garrett Mix popcorn before heading over to my terminal. This is the best popcorn ever, no questions. It's a mix of caramel and cheese popcorn, but Garrett does it best, for sure. Rebecca had to work but was able to pick me up after her shift ended. I had some time after my flight landed, so I just read a little bit and munched on the delicious popcorn.
When I got back, I had to meet with my group members for a group project in my HR class. We met in the Patterson computer lab to go over all the work we had done and to combine it all. The project is due tomorrow, but one of our group members never showed up. We tried calling him and he ignored the call. I don't think he's in our group anymore. Fantastic, that means more work for us to do! We now have to cover for his work that we lost, to make sure our presentation is complete.
After our group had planned everything for tomorrow, I went to Buffalo Wild Wings with about 10 of my coworkers. A few of them are finishing their program soon, so this will be one of the last times I get to see them. It's so sad :(
Tomorrow I head back to work for about one week, then I'm switching into attractions!
'Til next time!
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Monday, May 4, 2015
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Day 106: A Little Rain Can't Keep Me Away
Today was kind of a busy day! This morning, I went to an old car museum with my mom, dad, and grandpa. It was super cool! They're running a promotion right now where your entry ticket will be entered into a raffle. If the Cubs win the World Series, they're auctioning off their DeLorean (in Back to the Future Part II, the Cubs win the World Series). If the Cubs don't win the World Series, they're auctioning off their prop hoverboard from the movie. They had some cool old cars, as well as cars from the movies. They had a 'real' Lightning McQueen, a Mystery Machine, Grease Lightning, and so much more.
After that, I went to see some more baseball! The team I interned for last summer, the Beloit Snappers, was playing a team that is pretty close to home for me. One of the full-timers wanted to see an away game, and knew I was in town, so we met up for the game! It was really awesome to get to catch up on things and watch some baseball.
It started raining before we got there, so the seats were all super wet. Eventually we just decided to own it and sit in the wet seats like most people. Unlike most people, we both forgot our umbrellas. Whoops. The game went into extras, so by the time I got home, I just watched a movie with my family and went to bed.
'Til next time!
After that, I went to see some more baseball! The team I interned for last summer, the Beloit Snappers, was playing a team that is pretty close to home for me. One of the full-timers wanted to see an away game, and knew I was in town, so we met up for the game! It was really awesome to get to catch up on things and watch some baseball.
It started raining before we got there, so the seats were all super wet. Eventually we just decided to own it and sit in the wet seats like most people. Unlike most people, we both forgot our umbrellas. Whoops. The game went into extras, so by the time I got home, I just watched a movie with my family and went to bed.
'Til next time!
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Day 105: The Happiest Place on Earth
You literally cannot keep me away from the sport that I love most. That would be baseball. All last summer, I interned with a minor league team and I will be home with my family for about 4 days, with one of them being spent at Wrigley Field, the happiest place on earth.
My sister was supposed to drive home from school to meet us at the game, but something came up last minute and she couldn't make it down. One less person, we were still ready to head out around 10. My mom, who works night shifts, hadn't been getting a lot of sleep so she decided against going as well. Once a group of four, now down to 2, my dad and I headed towards the North Side to cheer on the Cubbies. We headed to a bar near Wrigley that's called the Houndstooth, and it's themed to my school, the University of Alabama. We watched some college baseball there, before heading to our seats.
Unfortunately, we lost but the team is still doing better than they have in the last 5 years so I can't complain. We got home kind of late, but in time to watch the Bulls in their playoff game. It was a fun day full of sports, and tomorrow will be more of the same!
'Til next time!
My sister was supposed to drive home from school to meet us at the game, but something came up last minute and she couldn't make it down. One less person, we were still ready to head out around 10. My mom, who works night shifts, hadn't been getting a lot of sleep so she decided against going as well. Once a group of four, now down to 2, my dad and I headed towards the North Side to cheer on the Cubbies. We headed to a bar near Wrigley that's called the Houndstooth, and it's themed to my school, the University of Alabama. We watched some college baseball there, before heading to our seats.
Unfortunately, we lost but the team is still doing better than they have in the last 5 years so I can't complain. We got home kind of late, but in time to watch the Bulls in their playoff game. It was a fun day full of sports, and tomorrow will be more of the same!
'Til next time!
Friday, May 1, 2015
Day 104: Home For a Few Days!
Today I finally got to go home for a few days! Once I found out that I got my extension, pretty much the first time my family did was book a flight home for me for a few days so that I could see them! Considering I would be working in Florida through the summer, I definitely needed to see them for a few days before things got really crazy.
Rebecca drove me to the airport pretty early, around 7 our time. My flight was due to take off at 9am, so I would have time to get through security and get to my terminal without cutting it close. My flight was close to 3 hours long, and my dad was supposed to come pick me up. I called him when we were taxi-ing to the terminal so he would be able to get me. As I was walking through the airport, I called him again to let him know where I was, and he said he would see me in a few minutes when I was outside. I turned the corner, and he was waiting for me inside the airport! It was awesome to see my daddy again after months of being away.
We went home and stopped at Culver's on the way. Yum yum, it really does taste like home. I saw my doggies and their wagging tails before I even stepped foot in my house. I hung out with them for the night, and watched Interstellar with my parents before falling right asleep in my bed. My amazingly comfortable bed.
'Til next time!
Rebecca drove me to the airport pretty early, around 7 our time. My flight was due to take off at 9am, so I would have time to get through security and get to my terminal without cutting it close. My flight was close to 3 hours long, and my dad was supposed to come pick me up. I called him when we were taxi-ing to the terminal so he would be able to get me. As I was walking through the airport, I called him again to let him know where I was, and he said he would see me in a few minutes when I was outside. I turned the corner, and he was waiting for me inside the airport! It was awesome to see my daddy again after months of being away.
We went home and stopped at Culver's on the way. Yum yum, it really does taste like home. I saw my doggies and their wagging tails before I even stepped foot in my house. I hung out with them for the night, and watched Interstellar with my parents before falling right asleep in my bed. My amazingly comfortable bed.
'Til next time!
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