Tornado watch

Storms are brewing again. The howling winds kinda scared me and I'm a little worried for my poor little plants on the balcony. They seem to be doing well though, I love watching them bloom. :)

Anyway, my rash is almost all gone so I guess it was just an allergy. Or the meds working. You know what, its the first time I've been to the doctor since coming to the US (almost 2 years)! I guess I was a little afraid of going because people always complain about how expensive healthcare is in the US. But then I only paid $35 in total ($25 for meds, $10 for lab test), so I think its quite affordable! Of course I am really lucky that I get good grad student insurance from Purdue.

Yesterday I had the best day!! I drove up to Chicago to meet Dan, who is back home in the Chicago suburbs for the summer. We had tim sum at Chinatown, then headed downtown to Millenium Park (very pretty) and Michigan Ave. Browsed around at the Apple store (HAVE YOU SEEN THE MACBOOK AIR??!!!!), Lego (kids at heart. hehe) and Garmin. Dan had his Garmin GPS with him and we walked around with it instead of a map, and we weren't the only people doing so! GPS is DA BEST! Also popped into the cultural center and Art Institute for a bit, and then for DEEP DISH PIZZA which is the best pizza I have ever had in my entire life!!!

So yeah, Chicago was awesomer than I thought it would be. The weather was quite nice too, although a little too humid, but its a walk in the park compared to Sg. But then I also realized that I don't really miss city life too much. Small town life does have its pleasures (and also much nicer people). Still, I can see myself going to Chicago a couple more times this summer just to chill out. Just as soon as they get the darn I-90 fixed!! I almost got lost driving home at 2am last night.

I need a GPS!!! If the kind people reading this blog would like to donate one to the Prevention-of-Lost-and-Frustrated-Drivers Fund, it'd be greatly appreciated. Family members should also be reminded that my birthday is in 2 weeks. :)