Chicago

Today I went to Chicago to do my third or fourth college visit. This was the first time I was on campus with actual people, because I happened to have weird timing on the visits before..when students were on winter or spring break. So finally, I got to see my school with actual people running around. I loved it. The weather was soo nice, I walked around, and all of it made me really comfortable. It pretty much confirmed my decision.

The funniest thing happened to me today. I was walking around one of the cafeteria places and we came across a lady that was checking for people's IDs to enter. Of course I was a dead giveaway as an incoming freshman because I was with my parents, but that's besides the point. We were welcomed with a huge, "HI MY BABIES. HI LOVES! HOW ARE YOU TODAY?" I couldn't stop laughing. I explained to her that I didn't go there, I was just on a visit walking around and checking out different places. "OH HAYY BEAUTIFUL. DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT GO ON AHEAD." I walked past took a gander at the food I was getting myself into next year. We left shortly after, and we were sent off with a, "COME BACK SOON HONEYS!" Still laughing, I couldn't believe this lady's energy and serious peppyness. Oh my goodness.

This lady honestly greeted everyone with the same upbeat "screaming" welcome and her upbeat personality glowed with every word. She made everyone laugh or at least smile with her greeting. It made me think about things, like this lady is simply taking IDs for people and scanning them but she absolutely LOVES doing it. And even if she doesn't, she fakes it pretty darn well. She's someone that is enthusiastic and puts people in a better mood. She made me laugh and I talked to her for maybe a second. Something so little like that made my day.