Exciting Times

Celebrations

Last night we toasted with Mr. Bluth’s favorite soda pop as we celebrated the exciting times in our lives right now. While the true celebrations will occur in August once the dreadful bar exam is over, we still like to find reasons to celebrate the small things. Although I must say that getting a job offer is not a small thing, it will just seem more real once the weight and stress of the bar is over.

Here are just a few more small things that we are currently celebrating:

Tuesday, June 9: We had a warm day sin rain and I attempted to go on a run. My back has been acting a little finicky lately and sadly running does cause it some pain. It was a rather slow run, but I was still in heaven as running along the Riverwalk and Lake Shore Trail is my favorite and the temperature was perfect!

Chicago’s Riverwalk: Yes, we have been enjoying the Riverwalk for the past couple of years, but I just keep visiting it as I love to go walking there after work and on the weekends. When Mr. Bluth was studying on Saturday, I walked over to the Riverwalk, purchased a huge lemonade and just sat there watching the boats, the kayakers, and all the people walking around. I sat there for over an hour even though it was windy and a little chilly. Mr. Bluth was a good sport for going on a walk with me the other day when he got home from work and studying. It was 8:00pm and he probably just wanted to relax, but I was dying to get out and go for a walk with someone so I could talk his ear off.

Blackhawks: The first year we were living here, the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. We were at home watching a movie when all of the sudden the city erupted with screams, cars honking, and fireworks going off. We quickly remembered that the final game was on that night. Having both of us grown up in the West where hockey was never a big deal, we quickly learned what it is like to live in a hockey nation. To put it simply, Chicago goes crazy for their Hawks. We are currently in the middle of the Stanley Cup finals again and this year we are watching the games and loving it. This cold windy city is really starting to sink into our blood as we are joining the city in cheering on the Hawks. If the Hawks pull it off again this year, we will be right with the city and screaming at the top of our lungs!

Jurassic World: This is honestly a celebration in our household. Jurassic Park is in the top 5 list of Mr. Bluth’s favorite science-fiction books and of course he loves the movies. The past months we have been anxiously awaiting new trailers of the new Jurassic World movie and the Mr. may be acting like a 10 year old boy every time he watches the trailers even though he has seen them countless times. His excitement has made me pretty excited and yes, we are currently celebrating the new movie that is coming out this weekend. And yes, we are going to go see it opening weekend which NEVER happens in this house. I agreed to pay that ridiculous price for opening weekend tickets on one condition; I don’t have to dress up. With all the excitement and talk in our home, I would not be surprised if I was asked to dress up. Although I am not sure if I could decide between being Dr. Ellie Sattler or Lex from the original movie.

Okay well we do have a few more other things that we are celebrating right now and so this list will be continued on another day!