I have abandoned my fine city by the lake for the drier digs of
Champaign, Illinois, and life here is pretty grand. Sasha and I have a fabulous house with a great yard and garden, washer AND dryer and a dishwasher, and for the rent we pay we would be in a tiny 1 bedroom in
Chicago with dodgy coin laundry somewhere in the building. As soon as my finals were over (I somehow managed to pull off an A in microecon???) we had one last dinner at
Socca, and bid farewell to
Chicago. Will I miss my city? Of course, but after one finds herself to be carrying her lovers baby, priorities tend to change, and the unappealing thoughts of lugging a stroller up the ratty stairs of the el station, being too poor to afford more spacious housing and not having green space for children to explore safely makes one ecstatic to be heading to the family friendly haven of inexpensive central Illinois to finish up school. Life changes so rapidly sometimes, but it seems that is all a part of growing up and the inevitable will occur whether or not you think you are ready.
Champaign, despite being totally land locked, is not too bad. There are fantastic resources for students who are parents, there are decent cafes and restaurants, and there are loads of great people around. In fact, that is the best part about
Champaign, the plethora of very cool, smart people, although sadly,
two of my very
favorite of those cool, smart people have left recently for their life’s grown-up events. Working from our home is better in
Champaign, the coffee smells better in our kitchen and the sunlight that pours in is so cozy. I have joined the campus gym, it has this fantastic pool that is great for feeling weightless, and I have recently purchased a maternity swim suit, so I plan to take advantage of having access to a pool as much as possible. I have even been learning how to bake bread, from scratch! Such domestic bliss! Sometime in February we want to host a “Please help us with baby stuff!” party, and I have high hopes that our friends will want to pitch in a get a new
Honda Fit for us!
Oh the sweet life, it is just so good.
