Cubs, Conference, CHICAGO! (2)

After arriving in Chicago, I headed over to Wrigley Field to catch the Cubs game. Although we could only get "standing room only" tickets, the standing section was actually pretty good. Two of my friends (Amber and Kendra) met me there and we cheered on the cubbies together. Unfortunately, the cubs lost (by a LOT) to the Orioles, but the game was enjoyable and everyone got really excited once the cubs scored a few runs. After the game, my friends and I walked around Wrigleyville, and got a few drinks at a local pub.

Top: Wrigley Field: Home of Chicago Cubs Bottom: Former Rancho Cucamonga Quake: Derek Lee

Later in the evening, a few more of my school friends arrived (Dani, Erica), as did my friend from San Jose (Sarah). We all grabbed a late dinner at the only place open. It was great to catch up, but I had so much to tell everyone and so many stories to hear from them!

In addition to my CGU friends, I had what Dani kept referring to as "my entourage" who were also meeting me in Chi-Town - Sarah (from San Jose), my sister, and her sister-in-law Tammy. Sarah came to town Thursday, but Kelly and Tammy weren't due in until Friday night.

On Friday, I had my conference presentation, which went pretty well, and almost everyone from CGU was there for moral support. I went to a few interesting sessions, and ended my conference day with my poster presentation. There were a TON of posters, so I'm not surprised that I only got a few people stopping by mine to chat. After the poster session, Sarah, Erica, and I wandered around looking for somewhere to eat. Eventually we settled on a cute cafe that was mediocre at best. While we were sitting in the cafe on Michigan Avenue, my sister called to say that she and Tammy were in Chicago, but were stuck in traffic on Michigan Avenue. I looked out the window and could see her! I waved like a complete maniac and everyone in the restaurant and on the patio looked at me like I was crazy. After dinner, we met up with the rest of my entourage, went with them to get a snack and hit the sack so we could get up early.