One of the people in M's department at work was hosting a BBQ last night. Plus, he lives close to the beach for optimal fireworks viewing. Sounds great, right? The only hitch is that it was up in Wilmette.
While one person suggested that we get car service, we went the frugal route and took public transportation. First, we took the 22 bus up to the end of its route -- I swear it stopped every block. A little over an hour later, we were waiting for the purple line to take us to its very last stop. Our host's directions told us that it was just a block and a half walk from there to his house. Even discounting the fact that we missed a turn and got off on a tangent -- we saw a HUGE and beautiful Baha'i temple which was our confirmation we were going the wrong way as you know that would be a landmark on the directions -- it was more like a half mile walk.
But, the journey was totally worth it. It was a fun party, great margaritas (and I don't even really like margaritas!), good people, and fantastic fireworks on the beach.
However, we took a cab home.
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