chi town

this past weekend we got a surprising full two days off and my teammates and I spent our luxurious time off venturing out into the city. we walked around free from time restraints and report writing but most importantly from the restraints of our belted khakis. with no plans for our weekend, we ended up walking right into the chicago blues festival, as well as exploring the seaside and doing all things touristy in chicago. it was the most lovely of weekends.

back to the grind on tuesday morning....(because tuesdays are the new mondays clearly)...woke up in the bed I share with my teammate, threw on my khakis and steel-toeds (reluctantly), hung my badge around my neck, strapped on my pedometer (thanks to my teammate's generous and pro-exercise parents), and headed off in our van to lombard to begin our day. 

today consisted of a luxurious meal of an oatmeal to-go bar and free hotel coffee, planning and mapping out the areas we were going to canvass, a trip to starbucks for more coffee, then hitting the town to inform faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and individuals about registering for FEMA assistance if they haven't done so already. we were able to register one person today who happened to catch us walking towards the town library we were about to enter. he let us know about the extensive damage he had from the flood and had several questions about FEMA assistance that we were able to help him with. we were able to whip out our handy dandy iPads and get him registered on the spot. 

currently wrapping up the day with a p90x yoga workout and some granola and yogurt that my $4.25 for food a day bought me. just living the good life.