I absolutely cannot wait for summer!  Even spring for that matter!

I’ve never been much of a baseball person…I mean, I grew up with the Angels and the Dodgers in my backyard but I wasn’t a crazy fan of either team.  My new place is “Wrigley adjacent” as I like to call it, and this spring and summer is going to be crazy as people travel in for games and concerts alike.  Who knows – by the end of this summer I could be a true blue Cubs fan.

Life in Chicago is so different from LA, and I really love it.  I love that I can take public transportation just about anywhere I want to go.  I love that chain restaurants are difficult, if not impossible to find in the heart of the city.  I love that gastro-pubs, micro breweries, boutique shops and product specific food shops line the streets in all the neighborhoods.  It has such character everywhere you go, not just in specific parts like LA.

I got a little carried away a couple of days ago and took Mason right along with me.  She bought tickets for us to Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z at Soldier Field this summer, and 2 minutes later I bought tickets for us to Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson at Wrigley Field. The concerts are 3 days apart.  Who does that?  I guess we do…because we did.  Mason just shook her head and said…”I think having you here is going to be a very expensive adventure”.  I think she might be right..but I’ve never lived conservatively.  Eventually I’ll start picking up tickets to the broadway shows pulling through Chicago – starting with tickets to Book of Mormon.  All I can say is thank goodness the run has been extended into the fall so I’m not being pressure into going next weekend…because I’d do it if I had to.

If there is one thing I worry about, it’s how carried away I could get in this fabulous city.  At the same time, #57 getting carried away is half the fun.