Hello Neglected Blog

 G'day everyone!  Sorry for the long absence.  The fiance and I have had a busy two weekends.  First the future in-laws came to visit and we had a very fun weekend watching the Superbowl and going to the Field Museum in Chicago (to name a few things). 

 This is where you can get yourself some good 'zza in Chicago after a long day at the museum.

Me and the Fiance with Sue, the T-Rex!

The future In-Laws with the Chicago Theater sign in the background

This previous weekend included the oh-so-fun premarital counseling.  The Fiance and I drove back to Iowa for the weekend and were able to visit with a few friends, but yours truly forgot to bring her camera to record anything epic for the weekend.  But if you're lucky, you might find one of the videos a dear friend of mine took whilst I was singing some Karaoke! 

News Flash:
This Easley is going to group training!  Not like group training classes, like zumba or anything, it's like personal training but in a group setting.  The gym I've decided to make my own (yes I am a gym WHORE) is Full Potential Fitness, they specialize in group training.  The owner, Jon, was a breath of fresh air!  He really made me feel comfortable!  The initial training package I purchased averages to just under $25/session which is an hour long.  My first session was on Monday and I'm still feeling sore!  My next training appointment is tonight!  Wish me luck readers :)

I am sorry for the silence, I'm not mad at you, it's just been crazy busy at work and my weekends were just making my schedule feel a little overwhelming!

Chicago Blizzard

Soooo, getting home after work was a bit of a struggle...

 For those of you who don't commute from the suburbs... this is what a really freaking full train looks like... typically no one stands on the stairs in the doorways...

 Or mobs into each entrance

 The 3:45 train was soooo full...

 It was one of the craziest things I've ever seen.  If you can't see, the interior of the train, there were people standing in allll of the aisles!

 This is everyone stuffed into the train!  Normally that little area is free and clear of people

 They announced a new train was opening up and there was yet another mob to the other platform.

 

This is what it looked like from inside the next train I actually made.  Those people had to stand the entire ride which normally doesn't happen... usually everyone gets a seat... like I did... I kind of felt bad about it...

Tomorrow is supposed to be the biggest blizzard in Chicago in a long time.  Guess I'm working from home tomorrow for the first time EVER!

UPDATE 8:36 PM
I forgot to mention that someone in this mess (while we were outside of the train) said that this was WORSE than the trains were on September 11th.

The Anatomy of an Unfashionable Chicago Suburbanite in the Winter

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