Red Line

I rode the "L" downtown this morning. I wanted to do a trial run of my morning commute before my first day at my new store. It was pretty uneventful. Once I walked up the stairs onto Grand Ave I wasn't sure if I should go right or left. I decided to go right and that was wrong. I walked about 10 blocks before I realized I was going the wrong way. I am so glad I did a trial run. As soon as I got turned around, everything was ok. It was a beautiful day. The wind was a little chilly, but it was still nice. I walked to Navy Pier and stopped by my store.

It is really starting to sink in that I live in Chicago now.

I miss Adam like crazy. It was so hard to say goodbye to him yesterday morning.

I will update tomorrow and let you know how my 1st day goes. I am SOOOOO excited.

Grandma Black

My grandma passed away this morning. She had been sick for about two weeks. I knew this day was coming, but it doesn't make it any easier. She lived for 93 years and it is comforting to know she is no longer suffering.

Some of my fondest memories are spending the summers up in Michigan with her and my grandpa. My parents would go golfing and leave my brother and I in their care. Grandma cooked a lot and gave us the greatest hugs. She tracked how much we grew on the dining room wall. In her later years she grew to love QVC. When my mom and I were going through some of her things last year, we found lots of items from QVC that were never used. She loved to put lemon pepper on everything she ate.

She was a wonderful grandma and she will be deeply missed.