1 step closer

Most importantly, I want to again thank you all of your sweet words of prayers and well wishes. Things with my aunt are still fairly unknown. Doctors had thought it was breast cancer for a minute, but her mammogram came back clear yesterday and now my aunt will go to see a gastroonocologist tomorrow at Rush University in Chicago. I'm really hoping that we get some positive news. Thankfully my aunt is in good spirits - but reality still bites.

and...onto much smaller happenings, the movers pulled up to my apartment this morning and took all of the boxes out of my 1st grown up apartment.

Joel has started his new job today and is in meetings in Ohio, so I just sat there while the movers moved the boxes for a few hours.

As soon as they were done I drove back home to parents house to stay with my aunt. She has two small kids and needs some extra help cleaning, cooking, and managing, so I'm lending my support where I can. Plus - she really needs the distraction and love that only family can offer.

While this is my last week in Chicago, I have some guilt about not being able to spend some of my last days with friends, but unfortunately I can't be in two places at once - but if I could, I would be....ya just can't do it all, ya know?

Luckily I was able to sneak into our absolute favorite sushi spot in Chicago, Ukai. They  are the kindest people there, and since we are frequent diners they were sad to see us go.

It does feel weird to think I no longer have an apartment in Chicago OR a job.....funny what a difference a week makes.