More Lessons from the Windy City

We are still figuring out this whole living in a huge city thing. For the most part, our day to day feels very much like it did back home. But there are still a few things that are just, well, different. Here are a few {not very fun} lessons I had to learn this week... let's just say it hasn't been the best week since moving to the Windy City :/
-Do not use the dry cleaners downstairs for alterations... ugh I learned this lesson the hard way... like the really hard way. I took my bridesmaid dress {for a wedding in less than 2 weeks no less} down to have it hemmed. It was just a bit long. Seems like a simple fix right? I picked it up yesterday and to my horror it was sooo short. Like I had to order a new dress short. Thank goodness our dresses are from JCrew so I will be able to get a new dress in by Monday. But that was a very frustrating and very expensive lesson to learn :/ They did refund my money for the alterations. But that hardly put a dent in the new $275 dress that I had to order. Hard lesson to learn indeed.
-Do go to the urgent care physician on Michigan Avenue. Unlike back home, doc-in-the-boxes are not on every corner here. So when I needed to go in for a quick visit to get some antibiotics, I was at a loss for where to go. Z researched online for me and found an urgent care facility on Michigan Avenue. They were pretty quick, super nice, and there was no co-pay! Overall, a pretty good experience for a doctor's visit. {If there is such a thing}
-Do not drive/park if you have to visit the doctor on Michigan Avenue. The office was about 2 miles from our apartment, so Z just drove me over there. We parked in a public parking deck and knew that the rate was a bit high. But what were we gonna do? By the time we were finished with the doctor, our parking fee was $31! I guess that cancelled out the no co-pay :/
-When you're sick, "homesick" takes on a whole new meaning. But this just made me all the more thankful for my amazing hubby. Z always takes good care of me. But he really steps it up even more when I'm not feeling too great. He dropped work and drove me all over the city to take me to the doctor and get my prescription filled. I really do have the best husband ever ;) {On that same note, Z was also very understanding about the whole new bridesmaid's dress thing... thankgoodness!}
So there you go. A few more lessons {albeit hard to learn} from the Windy City. We're counting down the days til we head back to Alabama for our friends' wedding! Can't wait to see our families and friends!!!

**Updated** I should have added this when I first wrote this post... even though it hasn't been the best week ever, I feel so blessed and so thankful to be here. This is such an amazing opportunity, not only for Z's business, but also for us to have the experience of living in such an awesome city! One thing that Z and I say a lot to help us remember how blessed we are or how not so bad our "bad days" are or how we really don't need this and that is "KIA" {kids in Africa}. So I'm saying that right now to close this post... KIA... we are so blessed!