Margaret visited me for four days last weekend. We had such a good time. We took a drive along Michigan Avenue where the city had planted over hundreds of thousand tulip bulbs in the impressively hard-scaped mediums (concrete planters) and along the curbs. It was such a beautiful display. You can see for yourself at the following site. Cynthia arrives today but I think that the tulip heads have already been plucked and that the display is finito. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=104578
Then, we had dinner at a restaurant that is the practicum location for a culinary school. It was awful. The food was unremarkable; the service was nonexistent. We learned that that particular night was the aspiring chefs’ last night before becoming certified chefs. As we were leaving, one young lady affiliated with the restaurant pleaded, “Please don’t tell!” The place is under new management. New management was appalled, too, though not enough to comp the entire meal. Dessert was free……and unremarkable.
The incredible awfulness of the experience made it also very funny.
We spent a lot of happy time playing with my three cats, watching several excellent DVDs of Margaret's, and purging my closet of unwearable clothing. I think that it was a special time for us both.
I interviewed for a new position here at the University of Chicago this week. If I’m selected, the advancement will be significant. It is interesting that the new position is a mirror image of my current one with only a few unique challenges. One must move around, from job to job, to move up. I wish that I had figured this out much earlier in life. Though my druthers are to relocate to Texas in order to be of assistance to my mother, a better, immediate situation works well. I am hopeful.
I received an email this AM requesting letters of reference; there was also a comment about "moving the process forward." If I am accepted, the new position will look good on my resume and the search in Texas continues.
I read this entry to our Mother and she asked; "has Leah put her apartment on the market yet?" Well?
Posted by: Rita on May 15, 2006 09:10 PMWe did have fun...esp. with McCullough. I wish I'd taken more pictures, esp. of Leo in his begging stance. Next time, I will. I will share the pics to you soon. Good Luck on all of your interviews...esp any you get in TX.
Posted by: Blue-eyed Blonde on May 19, 2006 10:35 AM