Living in the moment

You know those moments when you just feel so incredibly alive?  Those moments when you are just living life and enjoying it in that moment to the very fullest?  I think those are some of the best moments in our lives.  I was lucky enough to have a few moments like that today.

The moment that I really felt it tonight was when Sara and I were riding the swing ride at Navy Pier after the fireworks show and it felt like we were flying and you could see the Ferris Wheel all lit up and the skyline glittering in the background.  It just made me feel thankful to be here and thankful to be alive.

Sara's visiting me this week and we've been having tons of fun.  Today we went to some of my favorite spots.  We hit up the Lincoln Park zoo and saw every exhibit.  It really is a neat little zoo and really beautiful.  We also stopped in the Conservatory which is my favorite spot in the city.  They had set up their summer flower exhibits and it was wonderful.  We then went to Molly's cupcakes which has the best cupcakes I've tasted in this city so far.  We got four different cupcakes and split each of them in half so we could try them all.  The most amazing one of all was the butterscotch caramel.  Just bliss biting into that.  We also grabbed an absurdly cheap falafel sandwich at Sultan's Market in Lincoln Park.  It was delicious.

We went back to my place and I went off to yoga while Sara went exploring the lakefront.  I had the most amazing class. I just felt so strong all class and was able to do my headstand again as well as bridge and camel!!!  It was AMAZING.  Yoga is so empowering.  You feel so good when you can go further than you ever have before.

Later Sara and I stopped in a little store and bought some groceries for dinner.  We made a homemade salad which was delish, and I chopped up my first ever pineapple (yay!  So yummy!) and I made some agua de Jamaica which I found out about thanks to our visit to Little Village yesterday.  We ate our dinner out the patio watching the sunset.

Tonight we went and saw the fireworks at Navy Pier.
Good times.

Break has been awesome.  The hiking trip through the Smokies and AT was amazing.  It was challenging and intense and such a great experience.  We met some really cool people and I really hope they make it to Mt. Katahdin.  Sadly, summer classes start Monday but at least it's only two of them!

:)  Ready for some good times this summer.  I'm already having them.