I should be a real estate agent! I officially know every rental company, street, neighborhood and building in the city of Chicago. What a week of emailing, calling, searching, meeting, touring, etc. rentals around the city. I could write a book just based on the interactions and events of this one week. Fingers crossed I think I have secured a fab place to call home base! (I picture a rooftop blizzard wine party in my future. Eeeek. I need some winter gear.)

Check it, check it!

Koch’s Deli, (which we visited right before jamming out at the Honda Civic Tour a couple weeks ago) linked to Blue Lollipop Road on their website.

Apparently they are loving telling customers the story about our afternoon together. That Ezra…he’s such a rascal!

Thanks Koch’s! Now you’ve got me thinking of de-lish hoagies…

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Yep- this is mine. (Well, sort of.)

I’m amidst an apartment hunt in Chicago, working job #2, and putting together Honda trip wrap-up!  The regular Blue Lollipop Road fun/posts might be a bit delayed these next few days as I tackle my pile of tasks, so thanks for being patient with me. If I only had an assistant, a trust fund, or could split myself in 3!

Today was my last day on what has been a most incredible trip. There couldn’t have been a more perfect way to celebrate hope, freedom and possibility (what Blue Lollipop Road is all about) than taking a trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. I can’t thank everyone enough for the votes that ended up sending me there! An absolute best grand finale for this 18 days on the road in my loaned Honda.

It’s my last full day before the car return. (Boo!)

I wanted to give a little tour of this amazing 2012 Honda Hybrid Civic that’s been so good to me over the past couple weeks:

It’s a good thing I love this car so much because I sure have spent a lot of time in it stuck in traffic the past few days!

Whoa nelly Koch’s Deli! (That rhymes. I’m giggling.)

I don’t even know where to begin on this zany, crazy, fun, feast of a stop.

Driving, driving and more driving- so hello from the car:

Traffic really was a bear.

I’m not joking when I speak of these dance parties I have in the car and belting out tunes. So? I just kept the camera rolling:

Yes, that many places in one day and then some. This is where I will ask you to get out a map to follow this story.

No really, go grab a NC map- you are going to need it!

I had to start day #13 at the place where I wrote my first blog post ever; Front Porch Cafe’ in Kill Devil Hills nearly 3 years ago to the day:

This is what I am doing!

Yippee!

Thanks to Honda, it’s about to be Philly or bust for me and a guest to hit the Honda Civic Tour with Blink 182 and My Chemical Romance. I can’t wait to rock out to the good music! (I’ll be that girl in the front jumping around and dancing all night