Feb. 11th, 2019 02:11 pm
New Year's in town: Pt 1
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muckefuckIt's was almost too packed a weekend but I survived.
I started out underslept due to others in the house. AWI and my BIL were supposed to leave St Louis at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Due to one thing and another, they didn't leave town until 5 p.m. but still managed to arrive at my place before 10:30. Of course that still meant I was up past midnight, once you consider the time it took to get them settled and for me to unwind afterwards. The next night was better because AWI was staying on campus but I still didn't sleep soundly. I slept in a bit on Saturday morning but we had dim sum withbunj and after that it was go go go.
I like the idea of AWI coming up to Chicago but I'm worried he's not really up to the demands of the programme. Apparently part of the reason they were late was that they discovered at the last minute a financial aid form to be filled in and submitted and then Thursday night BIL told me he'd discovered from talking to the other parents that there was a list of questions for prepare for Friday's scholarship interview that neither of them had seen. I really wonder how well he'll do without his parents helicoptering.
Not my problem though. I just got to enjoy guiding the tourists. Unfortunately there was a 40°F plunged between Thursday and Friday and they got turned around trying to meet us at India House on Friday night. The food was pricey but good (bunj orders from them often) and it wasn't at all crowded. The next morning we all met up again for dim sum at Furama and I took them on a mini tour of North Chinatown as killed time before the little community New Year's parade.
They had to get going butbunj and I stuck around for some lion dancing and a "lotus dance" that we genuinely thought was going to be set to "Da Da Da" from Trio. When the politicians started talking, we peaced out. He had to get things done at home and I sprinted up to the Bear Coffee at the new location of Rewired on Berwyn. After all that society, I found myself adrift afterwards as I stumbled through the aisles of Jewel unable to decide what I really needed.
I started out underslept due to others in the house. AWI and my BIL were supposed to leave St Louis at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Due to one thing and another, they didn't leave town until 5 p.m. but still managed to arrive at my place before 10:30. Of course that still meant I was up past midnight, once you consider the time it took to get them settled and for me to unwind afterwards. The next night was better because AWI was staying on campus but I still didn't sleep soundly. I slept in a bit on Saturday morning but we had dim sum with
bunj and after that it was go go go.I like the idea of AWI coming up to Chicago but I'm worried he's not really up to the demands of the programme. Apparently part of the reason they were late was that they discovered at the last minute a financial aid form to be filled in and submitted and then Thursday night BIL told me he'd discovered from talking to the other parents that there was a list of questions for prepare for Friday's scholarship interview that neither of them had seen. I really wonder how well he'll do without his parents helicoptering.
Not my problem though. I just got to enjoy guiding the tourists. Unfortunately there was a 40°F plunged between Thursday and Friday and they got turned around trying to meet us at India House on Friday night. The food was pricey but good (
bunj orders from them often) and it wasn't at all crowded. The next morning we all met up again for dim sum at Furama and I took them on a mini tour of North Chinatown as killed time before the little community New Year's parade.They had to get going but
bunj and I stuck around for some lion dancing and a "lotus dance" that we genuinely thought was going to be set to "Da Da Da" from Trio. When the politicians started talking, we peaced out. He had to get things done at home and I sprinted up to the Bear Coffee at the new location of Rewired on Berwyn. After all that society, I found myself adrift afterwards as I stumbled through the aisles of Jewel unable to decide what I really needed.