We had a pumpkin carving party at Elana and David's apartment over the weekend. It was a lot of fun, and brought back nice memories. I can't really remember the last time that I carved a pumpkin, but most likely it was in the kitchen at my mom and dad's house. They're still a pain in the ass to clean out, with all of their slimy guts, but the smell of fresh pumpkin is about a once a year treat. Also, I don't know who would have the patience to pick out all of the seeds to roast them, what a mess! We also made a nice dinner and drank some pretty decent pumpkin flavored beer. It was an enjoyable and relaxing way to spend a Friday night. I also finally got a chance to share some of the feelings that I've been having lately about the death of my grandfather (happened about a month ago while I was away at my great Austin trip) with someone who went through something similar about a year ago. It felt good, and surprisingly I didn't cry. But it still makes me sad to think about even now while I sit here and type this.
It was a pretty dreary and cool fall weekend here in Chicago. It's been raining off and on since Saturday night and a lot of the leaves are coming down off of the trees. It's a little bittersweet, as pretty as it is. With the falling of the leaves comes the colder weather. I really dislike chilly weather and I have a feeling that I have a lot of it ahead of me. I realized that I won't get to see the leaves start budding on the trees and the flowers start to bloom in Chicago for who knows how long since I'm leaving. At least I know that when I get to Ireland in March, everything will already be green, but it will still be plenty damp! With this kind of weather, I felt like making something hearty. I had my friends Karen and Matt over for dinner last night, and Karen and I made a large pot of chili with corn bread, and apple crisp for dessert. It was a perfect meal for the weather! Not to mention, a good feeling to share things with close friends. I usually make a large batch of one thing or another on the weekend, and end up throwing half of it away about a week later because I just can't eat it all.
I mailed my application for membership to WWOOF today! How exciting is that? I'm one step closer to becoming a hippie international organic farmer. It's actually only four months away, which, when I think about it, is kind of scary. I might as well start packing up all of my stuff now...how sad. I'm going to miss Chicago a lot, and I don't think that I'm truly ready to leave, but at the same time, I need to do something different that's going to bring me new perspectives and it is something that I'm looking forward to. I mean, at least I'm not leaving Chicago to do something that I don't really plan to put all of my heart into.
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