Spring and Fest For Us

Ways to know that it's finally Spring in Uptown Chicago:

• You don't feel like your face, ears, hands, and feet are going to freeze off of you when you walk outside
• The seagulls are back from wherever they migrated to
• There's more trash than usual on the sidewalk
• There are some buds forming on a few trees

Needless to say...I'm so happy it's Spring!!! 6 months of winter is a LONG TIME, people! And, actually, I'm not even sure if the cold is fully gone yet...but I'm excited nevertheless!

Last night we decorated some of the first floor of our building for our Easter Celebration (JPUSA is really into decorating). There were two teams that were in charge of decorating: one was in charge of the dining room and the other was in charge of the senior's dining room (for our senior program which is like an old people's home kind of thing) which during Fest For Us turns into our coffee house/ball room. The two teams did not talk to each other about their ideas, but in the middle of decorating, we realized that they both had the same theme! Both rooms had a garden theme with a sun in a certain spot that said JOY! We all thought it was so cool! Of course, the styles are completely different, which makes it even cooler =) I'll have to take pictures and post them on here for all of you to see.
Today is the first day of Fest For Us (our Easter Celebration). We're going to have a service tonight and then afterward we're going to have treats and live music and maybe something else (I don't really know what the schedule is). It's going to be great!

Have a great Easter weekend everyone!