On Thursday morning our soccer team headed up to Chicago, Illinois for a fun filled weekend of soccer and visiting the "windy city". The eight hour bus ride to Chicago wasn't too long at all. I slept most of the way, and for the last few hours played spades. I actually woke up to Samantha standing over my seat waiting for me to wake up so she could ask me to come play. I played more spades this weekend than ever before, but I'm not complaining, it was fun and passed the time.
Once we got to Chicago we checked in to our hotel and went for a jog around the hotel to loosen up our muscles and get us ready for the upcoming games. For dinner we got to experience the infamous Chicago deep dish pizza. I didn't think I would be a fan, but I loved it. I know Chicago is called the windy city, and I expected it to be windy, but it was freezing! I didn't have enough clothes. We froze to death at the games, it was crazy!
The next two days both varsity and junior varsity had two games each. Junior varsity, which is me, played at eleven both mornings and won both of our games. Varsity played in the evenings. They lost their first game in overtime and won their second in overtime, both were very close games.
The best part of the trip, however, was the bonding we got to do. I became a lot closer to some of the girls on the team. We got to spend many hours together on the bus when we went to and from the fields that were an hour away from our hotel and then to and from Chicago. We played many games of spades, sang songs, and laughed hysterically. On Sunday we went to Harvest Bible Chapel. It was a different worship experience, but I actually enjoyed it. After that we got to go spend a little over an hour in downtown Chicago. My small group headed to the John Hancock building because it was the only one we knew how to get to. I was able to call Nathaniel and got to spend sometime with him there. It was great seeing a familiar face from home, even though it wasn't actually the CLV.
Seeing him made me realize how much I took for granted the relationship I had with my friends. Even though it made me happy to see him, it was also sad knowing that school is starting this week and we really won't be seeing each other anymore for a while. Not just him, but Krista, Luci, Lauren, Ashley, Taylor, and Johnnie. We are all so far apart from each other now!
Classes start Tuesday. That itself is pretty exciting. It was a bummer coming back to campus and there being so many people here, but since class is starting I guess naturally people have to be here now. I'm nervous and excited for the upcoming week, and can't wait to get through this first semester! I figure once I get through the first semester I'll get the swing of things and do better in the next semesters.
Elizabeth
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