It is truly good friend who will let you crash at their tiny one bedroom Chicago apartment on barely a moments notice. I have the luck of having many friends, old co-worker’s, family, that would do the same and if they ever needed it I’d be glad to have them as well. It’s funny to think of friends like these, those that you might not see for many months or even years but the moment you see them it’s like no time has passed at all. 

My old friend welcomed us with open arms after the four trek to his home near downtown Chicago. A very different place than the city I live in in Wisconsin, the traffic freaked me out a little bit… But once we found parking, after getting a $75 dollar parking ticket, I found the area a really interesting place to be. Little corner restaurants with traditional Mexican food and delicious homemade ice cream. All the homes squished in next to each other but each one different than the one beside it. Tiny manicured lawns next to abandoned lots. 

Having met for the first time my friend and my guy got along like two peas in a pod, so well I could barely get a word in edgewise haha. At one point I just sat back grinning at them, I’m pretty sure they thought I was just a little cracked after all the driving. After a bit of rain on Friday night we went out walking so that I could take some photographs. It was just after sunset and the street lights were coming on. The blue sky and orangey street lights reflecting off the wet pavement were just beautiful. I think I could’ve stayed out all night, but I was advised that that was probably not the smartest idea. These images are some of my favorite from our wandering. Besides just being a wicked awesome person, thank you for being one of those friends that’ll let you crash on a moment’s notice and because of that I was able to get these striking images.