Chicago Trip 2009 -- Failure or Success?

The trip to Chicago this year was definitely not as fun as last year. One bad thing seemed to happen right after another. Overall it wasn't that bad, but my expectations were a lot higher, so I set myself up for some disappointment.

First of all, the bus trip was not a good time. Of course I was expecting a lot of people to be sleeping on the way there because we left so early, but I was hoping it would liven up a little. I knew a lot of the people on the trip, so it wasn't awkward or anything, it just wasn't fun. Hardly anyone talked, and there was nothing to do. And to top it all off, I felt bus sick the last hour of the trip. The way home was a lot better. Not as many people slept, and we talked a lot more. I did feel a little sick again, but I wasn't too worried about it because we were having more fun. We watched 3 movies all together: Ferris Buller's Day Off, The Princess Bride, and The Simpsons Movie. Are you kidding me?! Why couldn't we save the best for last, because everyone Ferris Buller's Day Off dominates all of those movies.

Another thing that made Jenny and I mad was that we didn't stop at the lake. Last year we arrived a little early, so we got out and stretched our legs for a bit and looked at downtown from the lake. It was really refreshing, and cool to experience. Although our teacher didn't gurantee that we would stop there, we were kind of hoping that we would get to.

The next thing is little, and probably doesn't seem like a big deal. At the Art Institute we took an hour tour with a chaperone and a tour guide. Jenny and I were hoping to be in Kollasch, our teacher's, group. We haven't seen him in a while or talked to him, so we were hoping to spend a little time with him. Of course, we weren't in his group. He stuck us in this random group of kids that we never hung out with, and a chaperone that we didn't even know. That made us a little grumpy.

I think that was everything that went wrong. I can't really remember. Overall it was a good trip, and it was definitely worth missing a day of school. I'd recommend it to anyone, but don't get your hopes up unless you're ready for the possibility that they might be let down. Man I sound like a complainer and a party pooper, but we were both really looking forward to this trip. Oh well! I'm over it. It was a good time. :) [<3]