Although I stayed home for most of spring break this year, I was able to take two day trips. It was quite nice to get out of town for awhile, see friends, take in athletics and arts, and enjoy a bit of that ‘road trip’ feel for a couple of days.

Early in the week, my sister and I headed east to Cedarville, Ohio to watch a friend and high school teammate of mine play softball. The car-ride views of rural Indiana and Ohio were peaceful and quiet. The breeze was chilly, but the skies were sunny and blue – the perfect afternoon for a doubleheader.

On Saturday, I drove up to Chicago with friends from school. We visited the Art Institute of Chicago, ate at Giordano’s, and spent some time just walking around the city.

There’s such a fun contrast of landscapes within the range of a three-hour drive.