Sigh No More

The Chicago Bulls just ended the Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak without two of their star players.
The weather is finally in the upper 30's.
There is a new wave of social network, opinion-based, expression of controversy. 
And now, it's officially less than a month until my semester stay in Chicago comes to an end.
To the person held responsible for stealing time and making it go by so fast, I'm on to you.

The weekend of St. Patrick's Day really put into perspective just how much time I had left in Chicago. Have I done all I've wanted to do? Visit the right attractions? Explore the right neighborhoods? Truth be told, I'll never know. There's just too much to see/do/hear in a city like ours when you're only limited to 4 months. 

I am thankful, however, for the love and company of my wonderful Trinity friends. I know people talk about college and the growing mentality of how "I literally have like, THE best friends EVERRR and no one else's come close, etc." but the truth is, I, Gina, actually have THE best, greatest, most genuine, fill-in-the-blank friends anyone could ask for; I'm talkin' cream of the crop, here. Friends visit friends, it doesn't matter if it's face-to-face or over a video feed, the best kind will always want to stay close.

Missing Hannah Joy, but the rest of the gang is all here.

Life post-Irish weekendpalooza is still treating me well. My internship at Northlight Theatre could not be any more perfect- I have been working with a dream team of colleagues that see me as an asset to the theatre, which speaks volumes. I was also delegated as the office March Madness Bracket Pool coordinator- that's a LOT of pressure, guys! I haven't even kept up with college basketball since December, and that means zilch. We still have fun with it, though. In a brighter light, our current show, "Stones In His Pockets,"  has gotten raving reviews and continues to do us proud for its third weekend in a row. Y'all NEED to see this show. 2 men playing 15 roles? In Ireland? Just do it. Also, follow us on the Facebook and Twitter machine if you have yet to do so, it's worth your while.


Have I introduced y'all to Grandma Doris yet? I think she's worth mentioning. 89 years young- married to the same man for almost 65 years, 6 children, 9 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. Although not everyone was present and accounted for to celebrate her birthday this year, (which was rightfully done so ON St. Patrick's Day), those are really impressive numbers, for anybody at 89, amiriiight?! She is a saint in every sense of the word. If I can continue to grow up and be a fraction of the woman she is, that'll be enough. 

Grandparent's Day 2012, with the grand trifecta. This is my favorite and only photo I have with them . They're gems.

I feel like this is a really random blog entry. Scratch that, it definitely is. I'm always thinking I need to make up for lost time but I've never been good at keeping up with Facebook photo albums or sending out massive emails stating what I've been up to, so whyyy I thought a blog would solve all of my doubts is beyond me. Alas, I will sigh no more, for we are nearing the end of our time together in Chicago.  I can't promise that this blog will continue to flow after I leave, but as a wise female, Canadian pop artist once sang, "I will never say never."