Trip to the Museum

On the bus

Last weekend we had to go pickup our free cupcakes, and decided to make an adventure out of it.  After picking up our cupcakes (in the freezing cold weather), we hopped back on the bus and headed down to the Art Institute of Chicago.  

Jumana being silly

We walked through the snow, puddles, and wind, then were able to enjoy the last "Free Museum Day" of the season.  I saw some amazing sculpture and paintings and artifacts, but I doubt I even skimmed the surface.  We saw stones and jewelry from the Egyptians, Impressionist paintings (Monet, Cézanne, Manet, Renoir...), some interesting modern art (a whole canvas painted black) and a very cool exhibit on knight's armor.  

Monet

We spent two and a half hours enjoying al of that (for free!), and headed out to dinner once the museum closed.  A fun downtown trip!!

Pictures of the Snow

Here are a few pictures I took during my Snow Day. Enjoy!

Knee-deep in snow!

30 yards out on Lake Michigan,
 Chicago skyline in the back

My friend Ally and I had a blast going exploring around campus, trekking through knee-deep snow, making snow angels etc...

Snow Angel!

Results of lots of wind and lots of snow

More Snow!!

Blizzards, SNOW DAY, and More Cupcakes!

I'm in the middle...happy but pained faces

As I'm sure everyone knows by now.... there was a BLIZZARD in Chicago!  It was actually lots of fun, and I am currently experiencing my very first SNOW DAY!  It started snowing yesterday afternoon but was mostly really really windy.  Classes were cancelled after 4:15, but my Bio Lab went until 5:30, so I got to walk back in the storm.  Pretty crazy when you have to hold on to a pole to keep from skating down the sidewalk :)  But the rest of the night was a blast, since it was basically a Friday night on a Tuesday!  We watched movies, and knitted lots.  Around 12:30 AM, we were super intrigued and decided to go outside.  The snow being blown off the busy (and empty) street went about knee deep, and our faces were semi-frozen and iced over.  But it was a blast!  

And to top it all off, I got tagged in another cupcake!  This time it's chocolate strawberry.  So now I get to just relax, get ahead on my work, and enjoy the piles and piles and piles of snow out my window.  I can't complain. 

Cupcakes!!

So this weekend Ally and I headed to downtown to do some exploring.  We took the buses, and conquered them! We usually take the "L" trains, but this way was faster and less cold.  We travelled to Navy Pier where Snow Days in Chicago was taking place.  They had lots of snow/ice sculptures, and sled dogs. Basically a winter celebration.  And the snow made it super festive!  Ally and I decided that the sculpture of the Native American was by far out favorite.  We also looked around inside Navy Pier and enjoyed the touristy shops and souvenirs, and enjoyed the warmth for a bit.   

We then headed back towards Michigan Avenue to pick up our free cupcakes.  A cupcake boutique each Tuesday posts pictures of cupcakes on their Facebook and if you can tag yourself in that picture, you get a free cupcake!  It's not quite as easy as you would think.  Only 50 people can be tagged per photo, and each photo usually fill up in under 30 seconds.  So you have to be paying close attention.  Both Ally and I were tagged for the first time, so we went and picked up our Lemon Meringue cupcake.  It was quite delicious!