All things grow, all things grow

I spent the day yesterday in Chicago. One of my great friends from college was in town for a conference, so we went out to dinner and then had a great night on the town.

But I went in to the city in the morning to begin scouting out possible locations for my big move. I won't be moving until August, but I am so excited about it that I thought I would scope things out a bit. I have decided I am going to live in a different neighborhood than when I last lived in Chicago. So I walked around the Wicker Park neighborhood and fell in love with the place. I have always known that Wicker Park is a trendy and hip place, but I have not really spent too much time there. And it truly is trendy and hip. And lots of fun. The neighborhood has many cool restaurants, hangouts, shops, etc. I may have to turn into a hipster (but no PBR) and do more things ironically, but it will be worth it.

Every time I walk around in Chicago, I remember why I love it and why I loved living there. But until now, it was always a "man, I wish I could live here again" kind of feeling. But now I really do get to move back.

Here are some reasons I am so excited to move back to Chicago:

• A huge variety of amazing restaurants, from all different parts of the world (with lots of vegan tasties)
• The opportunity to see just about every movie that is released without having to wait for them to come out on DVD
• More concerts!
• Great museums, cultural events, street fairs . . .
• Wrigley Field

I will also have much more to blog about, so everyone wins.