Chicago Revisited

I used to spend a lot of time here for work. 2007 and 2008 had my here a few days every other week. Staying mostly in the Elmhurst area. I had very cool bike routes that I used to ride.
It was almost a second home. Almost.


That was then, this is now.


My tolerance for these work vacations have grown thin. I have way too much going on back in Wisco to be spending time here. 
Being here again for my day job makes me think about how much my life has changed in just two years. Sitting in the hotel tonite brings me to think about all the stuff I thought about when I sat in my hotel before. And it all seems so alien when I do. In some ways life was a bit easier then, and in ways was way worse. Just like looking at an old photo album I remember friends I had then and miss. And am glad for any new friends I met since then.


I remember blasting around the inner city looking for strange things. I found plenty. Took a pic of them and saved them somewhere. Also looked for all the cool inner city bike shops and found a few.   
I looked so forward to seeing all that stuff but now my busy lifestyle has my thoughts racing in too many directions to enjoy these sights again


One thing I do miss is a Chicago style hot dog. Portillos is awesome.


But thats it.


I wanna go home right now. Gonna put a ton of miles on this weekend. Glad to be back in the saddle.


DLD