i've become a horrible blogger....
went to the insync dance theatre concert at hope college, brought back all sorts of great memories. and the concert was amazing. some of the choreography... i feel like rosie finally achieved what she has been striving for the past several years. i guess that's just how art goes sometimes--a process.
the superbowl was a blast, despite the bears loss. great to hang out with some other hope alum and their friends. great to be in chicago and just been surrounded by the hype and the excitement and team spirit (as cheesy as that sounds, it's true). i just love chicago. living in the suburbs here my whole life, i may not be much of city girl (though hopefully i will be before long!) but i am a chicagoan through and through. the weekend just made me grateful that life led me back here after college, and then kept me here after grad school despite several attempts to leave the state. and maybe i'll still get out at some point in my life. maybe i'll just travel alot. who knows. but this city is my home.
my sister and i went to the body worlds exhibit on wednesday at the science and industry museum. it's all real preserved human bodies, displayed in such a creative manner but exposing various muscles, bones, blood vessels, ligaments, and any and all combination of those things. it walks a fine line between art and science. it also has the potential to be a little creepy at times. regardless, it was interesting. and one of those moments when my sister the scientist and me the artist didn't seem so different after all.
thursday i went to the lily allen concert. if you haven't heard of her, you should. the end.
i spent friday running errands and then going to a bridal fitting with molly. she's going to look so gorgeous. and then friday night while we were wandering around street scenes (a night of variety and comedy shows at our old high school) karen called to tell us brent proposed. oh weddings, weddings, weddings.... (truth be told, i'm just glad it's not mine!)
oh! and before ALL of this... i joined a fitness center. i've only gone once though, since clearly i've been busy. but i'm going to try to get off my butt and go today. and tomorrow. and the next day. not sure how this is all going to fit in, but. we shall see.
i start teaching in 2 days. a room full of college students staring at me. and me with no real idea of what i'm doing. eek.
