May
26
2009
This weekend I went to Chicago with my family for Memorial weekend. It was much like our other trips to the area. A few events stuck out of the norm. We arrived Saturday afternoon. We tried to make a trip to Hot Doug’s to try out some of their famous hotdogs. We got there late and the line was still super long. We decided not to wait. Upon leaving and heading to the hotel, we got a minor car accident. My sister’s car was hit from behind by an 80′s Benz. It was not a good start to the trip.
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May
22
2009
Tomorrow morning I will be driving out to Chicago. It should be fun, but my weekend will inevitably be a weekend of what could have been. I had big plans to be with my girlfriend for her birthday, but things did not turn out. At one point, we even talked about spending it together in Chicago so I will definitely have that thought floating in my mind. At every meal, I’ll be thinking, “I was going to take Liz here to eat.” When I visit my favorite places, I will be thinking, “I really wanted to show this to Liz.” This weekend I will be on vacation and I will enjoy being with my family, but it will not be the one that I was meant to be on, the one I’ve been waiting so long for. This weekend I will be on the wrong vacation.