Going Home

This past weekend I went home for a couple of reasons; 1) my brother is a junior in high school and he had homecoming so I wanted to be there for pictures, 2) my birthday was close by (Mon. Sept 28th), and 3) it just felt like the right time to visit. I had to pay $50 for a roundtrip bus ticket to downtown Chicago and $6 to ride the train into my suburban hometown of Downers Grove. It's a 2 and a half hour car ride that turned into 5 hours by public transportation. It was worth it and I will do it again since it means I get to see my family and friends and sleep on a real mattress for a couple of nights.