Years ago Dave gave me a sewing machine and everything to go along with it for Christmas. He read the manual to see how to thread the machine, wind the bobbin and to see how to use the machine (he knew I wouldn't). I have loved my sewing machine, but I have never really sat down to figure out how to sew. So for Christmas this year Dave gave me another great present, that I finally got to use on Saturday. He gave me a sewing class, but not from your grandmothers sewing shop, it was from the coolest place ever. The Needle Shop has amazing materials with awesome prints and colors. It was a 4 hour class that went over the basics of sewing and then taught you how to sew a pillow with a zipper.

Now Dave knows me well enough to know that I would be nervous doing the class on my own, so he had the foresight to plan it far enough in advance that I could ask a friend to go with me. So Jenny and I went made our way into Bucktown to take make our pillows. We had such a fun day. After we proudly finished our pillows we headed over to a little restaurant named Cleo's and had a very delicious lunch.

Then for another first I caught an L train all by myself. There was some confusion at first but I made the Blue Line train, that took me right into the middle of the city were it dropped me off on Jackson and Washington at 4:28. I walked a couple of blocks then haled a taxi to take me the rest of the way to Union Station. I was able to take the 4:40 train home. I felt very much like a city girl taking all types of to get you to your train on time.