The Windy City

Today, I'd like to begin a narration of my life. I had intended to write little biographies on other people, but now that Michael has introduced me to the world of flickr, I cannot resist my desire to create a little "picture book".
I was born in a town not five minutes from the great city of Chicago. As you can imagine, life in this midwestern locale is one of the best situations imaginable. I spent my first five years growing up in a nice home, attending an immaculate church full of people, and playing with all the neighbor kids or friends from church. One boy from church was my best friend, and I declared him my future husband at age four. Needless to say, I remained a girl in a boy's world. Coincidentally, most of the children I played with were all boys, so it was not an unusual transition when my brother was born. I was almost four years old at the time, and ecstatic about his arrival. Like many brother-sister relationships, however, there have been some rough spots; but while we lived in Chicago, Erik and I enjoyed running around together. I enjoyed playing dressup, and included him every time. If I had this pictures, you would get to see the torture I put him through (ballerina costume, clown nose, etc.), but this element of my life will be left to the imagination...for now.

In case any of you are wondering, the Cubs/White Sox issue is phenomenal. And if you couldn't tell by the colors, I'm a big Cubs fan. I know, they haven't won a World Series in some thousands of years, but it's all about the spirit of the team. Let's also not forget the Bulls and Michael Jordan! Out of all things I miss about Chicago though would have to be the snow. In less than two weeks I'll hopefully get to experience snow once more. Who doesn't love frozen water crystals that fall from the sky? I really shouldn't complain, I have a white Christmas almost every year because Chicago is the place to be for the holidays! Yes, Chicago is arguably the best city in America.


Anyhow, it's a bit late for me seeing as I have an ultimate frisbee game to play in about nine hours. And in the spirit of not studying for exams, I plan on not touching any textbooks for the entire day - possibly the entire week! Stay tuned for LA next!
Your cultured midwestern traveler,
Anna