Tri-ing Life and More

October 26-31: Chicago Initially when I planned this trip, I planned on driving to Louisville to see my brother and his fiancé instead of going back through Chicago. This changed thanks to the Cubs working their way through the playoffs. When I left Chicago five weeks earlier, I had already determined that I was coming back through Chicago since we had faith that the Cubs would be in the World Series and my brother would be coming to Chicago to see a part of history. I had no idea that I would have tickets to the game. My family was obsessed with the Cubs. We watched every game and I can't remember anything else I did during this time at home. I watched game 2 at home with my parents and the Cubs won 5-1. I went to my cousins house to watch game 3 with my entire family, which was depressing given that they lost 1-0. I was home to watch game 4 and watched the Cubs get smoked 7-2. It was definitely a high stress feeling leading into game 5. We went from hoping that game 5 would b...

October 23: Boulder! I woke up so excited because I would be spending the day with a dear friend. Em and I were college volleyball teammates at Purdue and I love her to death. Sadly with her living in Boulder and me living in DC, we don't see each other often, which was why I was so excited for the day. I had a three hour drive east on 70, passing Vail and Breckenridge to get to Boulder. It was a beautiful drive through some of the mountain areas. Vail looked like a fun town to visit someday, but I was in a hurry to get to Boulder to visit with Em and her husband, who I hadn't met yet. I arrived before lunch and it was so nice to hug Em. Em is such a loving spirit and when you enter her life, she embraces you to the fullest. I got to meet CT, her husband, and her brother, sister-in-law, and niece who live next door. We enjoyed a healthy lunch (she was so relieved that I eat salads now since I refused to eat them in college) and set out on our adventure for the day. She to...