Intermission I. - the DuSable Museum

So,

I attended my very first rich, fancy, fundraising event a few days ago. I was, naturally, unsure of what I was going to be doing there since a. I have no money to give b. I'm only a student c. I'm not involved with the community who was running the fundraiser.

But, I went anyways because a friend of mine was doing spoken word there, and another friend of mine invited me as her +1 (I've always wanted to be a +1) and I take every chance I get to play dress up. The dress code was "business" and I'm never really sure what "business" really means, so I just put on a pink tulle dress and black shirt and everything was fine. (photos below)

It was a fun, and interesting event. Being surrounded by lawyers, bankers, investors, rich people in general, and having fancy mashed potatoes in cocktail glasses with mini cheesecake bites. I ate so, so, so, much--my friend and I joked that we might as will fill ourselves on this food since it's free. 

Look at how cute the desserts were!

We visited the refurbished (?) Roundhouse next to the DuSable museum, and it was breathtaking! So beautiful and eerie and big, and the first think I thought was: "I want to take photos here."

Lovely, right? But it's even lovelier in person. It's a beautiful, historic building that used to house horses that would be in horse races. Now, the DuSable museum wants to take this building and transform it into an exhibition house. This big room will be the "lobby", I guess, as well as an exhibition space, AND it'll be available for weddings, graduations, etc. I thought about maybe planning a future wedding here, but then I remembered that I want to basically recreate Kate Moss' wedding so I let that idea go.

But, wow. Sometimes I forget that I live right next to a city with such a rich history. With so many historically significant buildings that have beautiful, breathtaking architecture. Amazing, and such a fun night for me and my friends.