12.01.07

Skating in Millenium

Posted in recreation at 12:06 pm by heidihoho7

Gena , my friend and old co-worker, flew into town for a weekend in Chicago to visit some old friends. Unfortunately her friend she was planning to stay with came down with the flu so i got some extra Gena time

Conagra (her company) was putting in an ice rink so we got the idea to go skating at Millennium park while she was in town. I had never been to the rink before so it was a great idea!

It started snowing right when we got there so it was kind of dreamy. Snowflakes falling lightly at first, then it really started coming down. Our friend (and also co-worker) jimmy joined us a bit late. An hour or so into the on-and-off again skating Gena took a fall. She heard a pop and didn’t feel so great so she took a break. We skated a bit longer but ended up taking off early. The snow started turning to sleet which was perfect timing to quit!

While skating i had fun taking fun photos- these are just a few!

I was supposed to meet up with my friend Astrid, but we ended up visiting JP (another friend/usr person Gena wanted to hang with) quickly and grabbed a very late lunch at the Twisted Spoke as the weather got pretty bad. It seemed to be getting worse and worse so we went straight back to my house and snuggled up while the ice continued to form outside. We iced Gena’s hand and hoped for the best.

Gena caught an early flight and found out later she had fractured her wrist.. what a bummer!

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