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Trip Downtown

It is time for winter orangeness to make a comeback.  (I know it's not technically winter. It's dark.  Therefore it seems like it.)

 One of my favorite parts of my old job was bike riding to and from it.  Even in the bitter cold.  It was a very love/hate relationship.  'Ugh... I don't wanna put on all my layers and go bike in the windy cold.'  Then... I would get on the path and listen to my music, sing along and feel 100 times better.  And then I'd arrive at work a sweaty, frozen mess and feel ready for the day.

 Yesterday after work I was meeting a friend downtown & I hopped on my bike.  It was one of the first chillyish days we've had this year and yes, I went right back to the love/hate relationship, but it was SO lovely!
(these pictures don't even show a quarter of how beautiful it was)

Once I met my friend, we were supposed to go a museum, but apparently I read which night they are open late wrong & we had to come up with something else...

We went to check out the Macy's windows on State Street.  Which are very cute this year, if you haven't visited them yet.
Then we walked over to the Christkindle Market and checked that out too.

I had some things to pick-up downtown (since I so rarely go there now) and we had such a lovely night.  And now I get to see her again for our actual trip to the museum! 
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