We sat and talked in the restaurant for so long that we started to get a bit hungry again and the sun began to disappear (in his workplace, Eric calls people like us "campers"), so we re-wrapped our scarves and walked around the neighborhood for a while. Logan Square is north and west of downtown (pretty much straight west of Lakeview, where our church is) and is a diverse and happenin' place. Eric and I have done quite a bit of talking about where we might move (within Chicago) when our apartment lease is up (which will be in July) and Logan Square is definitely a possibility. There is a high Latino population and there are lots of great restaurants and even a discount movie theater! Plus it's along the blue line of the el, which allows for quick trips to both downtown and to O'Hare.
Later, we moved the kitchen table into the living room and played an intense game of Euchre with Lewis and Andy. It was close to the end, but Lewis sealed the deal by going it alone and taking all five tricks! Non-midwesterners, we would be happy to teach you to play Euchre any time (you just might have to come visit us, though)!
After church today, we managed not to be the very last people in the building besides the pastor (like last week)--but only because the Bears-Seahawks playoff game started at noon! We enjoyed the High Definition viewing at the Hidden Shamrock pub and the Bears did not disappoint! It was a close and intense game that ended in overtime with Robbie Gould (pronounced "gold") matching his career distance for a field goal--49 yards--putting the Bears up 27-24! We kept singing this terrible version of Neil Young's song that we heard one of the morning sports talk-show guys sing the other day. Instead of "Keep me searching for a heart of gold...and I'm getting old," he sang, "Got a kicker his name is Robbie Gould...next stop Super Bowl!"
We hung around Lakeview for a while (drinking coffee, thrift-store browsing, window shopping) because we had plans to meet Josh and Deborah at the Brew and View, a cheap movie house that also serves beer (hence the name). We were really excited because they were showing Office Space (an old favorite we had developed quite a hankering to see again) and Little Miss Sunshine, which we have been wanting to see since it came out. Only $5 gets you in to see both!
We approached the Brew and View a bit early to get good seats and a man in a leather jacket with wild hair was standing in the doorway and asked if he could help us. Eric said something to the effect that we were interested in seeing the two movies that would be showing that night. The man said that they were not open. Eric told the man that he had seen on the webpage that they would be open tonight. The man simply replied that yes, they were supposed to be, but the boss had said that they were no longer open for that evening. When Eric asked why again, he just mumbled something. We were a bit confused and disappointed and we walked down the block to call Josh and let him know that the place was mysteriously closed. Suddenly, a fire truck came roaring down the street and stopped in front of the Brew and View. A few moments later, a police car turned down the street, then did a U-turn to block off traffic. While Eric walked around the corner to try to hear over the sirens, three more fire trucks and four more police cars zoomed up. Firefighters jumped out and ran into the building. Curious onlookers gathered. To avoid the cold and decide what to do (and because I wanted to buy some arch supports for my work shoes), we went into the Walgreens across the street. By the time we emerged, only one police car remained. We wandered by the entrance and Eric, through the smoky air, called in to some guy and the police officer, "You're closed, right? Ok, yeah." So...we went home. Maybe another night. Hope everything is ok at the Brew and View.
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Had a feeling you guys always find the "hot spots" in town.
Mom C
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