just a quick note before i head to bed...i am exhausted as i got up at 4:00 this morning since i had a 7:10 flight to chicago for my big appointment with the colombian consulate! everything went as smoothly as it possibly could have and i walked out of the consulate, visas in hand, at noon! yippee! i was definitely more than a little nervous about heading there by myself, not really knowing any spanish and after having heard some 'semi-horror' stories from other families. i seriously had great luck with the entire process: flight was on-time, the train from midway to downtown was waiting for me as i walked down to the platform, the walk from the train stop to the consulate was cold (ok, freezing!), but i didn't get lost and i had the sweetest lady helping me with our visas! thank you God! i got to my 11:00 appointment at about 10:50 and the whole process was complete by noon. our visas are good for three months so we should have no issues with them running out. yay!
after the appointment, i met up with heath's cousin adam for a yummy lunch at sweetwater and then i did a little shopping along michigan avenue. cruz now has his first cubs t-shirt for this summer! i also spent several hours killing time in coffee shops as my flight home wasn't until 6:45. i had two mochas and a small hot chocolate in the course of 8 hours - eek! luckily, i walked most of those calories off. :) continuing my streak of good luck, my flight home was also on time and i got to sit in the aisle seat of the front row. score! got home here about just a little more than 15 hours after i left this morning. it was a whirlwhind of a day! to top it off, tomorrow is my last day of work until MID MAY! YIPPEE!
good night!
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