Lazy Chicago Afternoons

Lazy afternoons are the best. The past few days have been nice and calm compared to my past few weeks, some time I definitely needed to recharge. I've had a lot of schoolwork to do (and its still not quite done) and that means I've neglected my blog :( But I'm back now and hope to be able to share some fun new experiences with you. I only have a few days left up in Chicago, but the adventures will keep coming to you from my friends and me in Orlando once I've gone home. I've missed those crazy guys anyway.

These guys are the best :)

 Though my afternoons have been a bit slow recently, I did have the amazing opportunity to see a show at The Second City! It was such a great show; it made me laugh more than I have in a long time (which is saying something, I'm always laughing). I've always wanted to go there so it was so unreal to finally see it. Other than that, its been relaxing at the dorm, running errands, eating too much junk, and watching movies. Don't get me wrong, I've loved it, but I think that’s due to some good company :)

I have been shopping at vintage shops and markets around town recently. I stay up near Edgewater in northern Chicago and its full of great thrift stores and vintage boutiques. I went out on a limb and bought a crazy awesome yellow vintage dress (I never wear yellow, so we'll see how that one goes) and some nice lace for a sewing project back home. There were so many beautiful rings and broaches but they were a little bit out of my budget. I think it was more fun to just go hang out at a new vintage store with friends than actually shop for anything although trying to get a group of guys to go to antique stores with you isn't the easiest. (I guess I just found some good ones:) )

I've also been reading a lot over the past few days and its been wonderful. I'm currently reading Black Swan Green by David Mitchell and I just finished A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin. Both are wonderful, I wish I was reading A Storm of Swords (sequel to A Clash of Kings) but I decided to take a break from fantasy with some modern British literature and I'm enjoying it for a change. I'm a bit of a bookworm, so I suppose you can look forward to some recommendations and new book alerts from yours truly.

Anyways, I hope you had a good weekend and have a great week!

Anna