The past couple weeks have provided some great opportunities for social activities. A couple weeks back, we had an absolutely beautiful Saturday. Some friends and I decided to head over to the beach (two blocks east of Canterbury Court Apartments) and kick a soccer ball around. It was good to take the socks and shoes off and run around in the sand, especially while taking in the sight of Chicago’s skyline. Hundreds of people were out exercising along the lakefront that day, so that made the environment even cooler. It was a fun afternoon of friends, warm weather and soccer.
Spring also means that baseball season is in full swing (pun
intended). The Cubbies were hosting the
World Champion San Francisco Giants last weekend, so my roommate (Graham),
another friend (Corey) and I decided to ride the Red Line up to Wrigley and
take in the game. First, though, we
started our afternoon off right by eating lunch at Taco Bell. We then walked to Wrigley, which has a great
atmosphere on game day. That day was
“Darwin Barney Rawlings Gold Glove Award Replica Day,” so we each got a neat
little collectible when we entered the Friendly Confines.
I’m completely aware of what I titled this blog post, but I
must be honest and say it was downright cold at the game. There were little white flurries floating
around for the first couple innings. The
game itself, though, was fun to watch. Though a seventh-inning homer brought the Cubs within one, the Giants
made outs and found a way to get the 3-2 victory. Was it a tad chilly? Yeah, but any day with baseball is a good
one.
Our post-game activity was one I heard about through my
internship. The city of Chicago was
celebrating International Tom Hanks Day, an afternoon dedicated to the man
himself. One of the women in my office
heads up the Chicago chapter of this international celebratory event. They played his films, took themed photos,
sold t-shirts and koozies and had a raffle with lots of signed memorabilia. All the proceeds went to charity. Though we didn’t win anything in the raffle,
we had a great time in the atmosphere.
The next day, Graham and I attended a concert. The two performing bands were “Carousel” and
“Mansions on the Moon.” Both were unfamiliar
to me. Graham oriented me with some of
their music before the concert, though, so I kind of knew what to expect. Both had kind of a “chill-electronic” style. We really enjoyed it. It wasn’t loud and crazy, and there weren’t
many people there, so we could stand wherever we wanted. Graham made a great move by purchasing those
tickets.
One week left. Let’s
make it a good one.
Until next time…
Tyler Zeutenhorst
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