Now, while Chicago is more than well-known for the HORRENDOUS winters, a lot of people (somewhat surprisingly) don't know about Chicago's (usually) blissful summers. The proximity to Lake Michigan means beaches for summer beach volleyball leagues, day drinking, and dog beaching. There are street fests every weekend, and generally just tons of stuff to do. There has to be, in a city that has 8-9 months of misery every year (it snows in April, regularly. Sometimes in May). That's why we put up with the brutal Chicago winters, for the gloriously lovely Chicago summers.
Until this year.
This summer has been absolutely miserable.
It pretty much rained the whole month of June, and here we are in August, and it's currently 64 degrees and raining at 3:00 in the afternoon.
This is what I see from my living room/ bedroom on a beautiful Chicago summer day:
This is what I can see (or rather what I CAN'T see) today
Here's a little view down towards the ground. Beautiful, huh??
UGH. All I wanted was my Chicago summer. :(
Amen
ReplyDeleteI was at the Foster Ave beach on Tuesday with my nephews for an end of summer beach party for the preschool crowd and it was glorious. High somewhere in the mid 80's. Today not so much. I said to my parents when we were eating lunch that if I had this type of weather about me for the majority of the time I think I'd go batty.
While I think that the temps will still be a bit out of the ordinary, I heard it is supposed to have peaks of sky and sun this weekend.
You have beautiful views of the city! I would just sit and look outside all of the time. Sorry that you have had such crazy weather lately!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good weekend!
Wow that view is spectacular (on the good day that is). I can't imagine being surrounded by fog like that. I've never lived higher than a second story. what floor are you on there?
ReplyDeleteOk, first of all, I'm SO jealous of your amazing views! Simply beautiful. I have a good friend who lives in Chicago though and he said the exact same thing about the summer being not-so-great : )
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