My First Cubs Game

     I grew up about an hour from Chicago.  Some people find it really annoying when other people say they're from the city when they actually live in or beyond the suburbs of the city.  I am one of those annoyed people.  I now live in the city and I don't know where to say I'm from.  I lived in one city from about the time I was two until I was a sophomore in high school.  I grew up there but I don't feel like that's where I'm from; it's where I was raised?  We moved to a tiny town an hour further from the city and that's where I had my first apartment.  That's where I lived when I became an adult.  The boyfriend lives there but still, I don't feel like that's where I'm from.

Hillary, Rachie, Jen and Me

     Yesterday I went to my first Cubs game.  It was actually pretty fun, went with the sisters and a friend.  I 'm not much of a sports person but when I think about it baseball is probably my favorite of the sports.  It's the only sport that I've actually watched my entire life and it's easy to understand.  Baseball is relaxing and yes, at times a bit boring but what sport isn't?  And the Cubs won(!) 5-2 against the Brewers.

We went to celebrate Jen's birthday this weekend!

     Also, I feel like it's something I can finally check off of my Chicago list.  I don't actually have a list but a lot of times I feel like a city "poser".  I don't know my way around at all but I think that's just part of who I am; I'm perpetually lost.  Maybe someday I'll live here long enough that I can say I'm from Chicago.  Even if it's not where I'm from, I think it might be where I belong.

And in other news...

     I love Etsy.  It's a website that people use to sell handmade and vintage stuff, pretty much anything you can think of.  So, I have a nook (e-reader) but I haven't been using it lately because I bought some books at a thrift store.  Anyway, I just got it out again and I remembered that I still needed to get a case for it.  I have one of those silicon covers but it does nothing to protect the screen.  Unreasonably long story short, I found adorable e-reader, ipad (whatever thingamajig you have), cover/case things.

   They're made from old books!  Maybe this is something people have seen before but I had not and now love them.  I wish I had more gadgets and therefore a need to purchase more covers!

   This particular cover came from a store called Retrograndma.  They have tons of them and you just have to measure your device and make sure the book measurements are right.  They range from $22-$40, depending on the cover.  I think it's a good deal ($22!) for the super funness.  Shop Retrograndma