Hey, Everyone!
This past Memorial Day weekend my best friends and college
roommates came to visit me in Chicago! They got in on Friday and we
rounded up an epic weekend bucket list of items we wanted to cross
off before they left on Monday. They've never been to Chicago and
may never have a chance to come back so we wanted to do a fun mix
of touristy and shenanigan-filled adventures.
Our List Looked Something Like this:
- Visit the Bean
- Navy Pier
- Eat Gino's East deep dish pizza
- Ride the Metra and L
- See a White Sox Game (the Cubs weren't in town)
- Go to Wrigley (to at least see the historic stadium)
- Go to North Ave. Beach on the 97º Sunday and swim
- Laugh copious amounts
- Bonfire and catch up on life
- Smoke a Cuban cigar (my friend gave me one)
- Watch the Celtics game 7 and eat bar food in Wrigleyville
- Go right next to the Sears Tower and look straight up
- Go to a Redneck Party (my friend was hosting one)
- Reminisce about old JMU shenanigans
WHEW! We were EXHAUSTED come Monday morning… So much traveling
(we don't believe in cabs)... So much walking... So much FUN! My
stomach hurt from laughing so much. It was a great weekend and
definitely filled my "JMU friends" tank as I hadn't seen these
characters in 13 months and they are like my brothers after living
together all 4 years of college. Fun Fact: Luke was my random
assigned roommate freshman year and Faraaz was our suitemate. Total
Chance. I'm very thankful for meeting great people and having them
as friends years later.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER TAKE TYLENOL AFTER DRINKING. NEVER. The
liver needs to use the same enzymes to break down both the alcohol
and the drug and it can cause the liver cells to lyse (think: blow
up/die) and that is BAD! Tens of THOUSANDS of people are
hospitalized because of Tylenol toxicity yearly and this can be
PREVENTED with a little education. So, I'm doing my part. If you
really need to relieve that hangover headache take IBUPROFEN, it's
easier on the liver. NEVER TYLENOL. Unless, in Dr. McRae's words,
"You want your liver to look like chocolate pudding at autopsy."
Yeah, how's that for a visual! HA HA.
Peace out Lions,
Christian the Lion