Last Friday I didn't have to work, it was another one of my summer scheduling days. I love having every other Friday off. I wanted to get out of the apartment, not sit around all day, so I decided to head off to the Taste....
Last Saturday was the third day that week that I had big outside plans...
1. Last Wednesday I stopped by Chelsa's to watch the last Stanley Cup game. Blackhawks won! And we ate turkey sloppy joes and Blackhawks cookies. 2. I decided against braving the crowd to watch the Blackhawks parade on Friday. I did take this photo at my...
One of the best foods in the world: ribs. My favorite "sport" in the world: competitive eating. Combine the two and you've got a deliciously messy afternoon in the city at the RibMania Ribs Eating Contest at Ribfest Chicago. Friday was opening day of this year's...
5pm rolled around and the forecast had again changed to rain, rain, rain. And as I left work I walked through a downpour from my office to the red line....
On Monday Jen was in town (yay!) and so was Kurt (yay!) so I hiked it over to the bean to meet them at lunch time. Jen and Kurt had just been to the new(ish) modern wing at the Art Institute so Kurt was inspired...
It's been a while since I've had a real true girls' night out. And of course, there is probably no better excuse for one than a new Sex and the City movie. So Friday, after lazily waking up in Wicker Park around 11 and watching...
Last Sunday Glen celebrated his bachelordom (AKA, his wife was on vacation) by hosting 24 night and throwing a little bbq. Glen made some manmosas (whiskey and orange juice...
Last night I met up with Brian and Cornie and ChrisS and others at a little place called Wrigley Field to watch a little unknown team called The Cubs play something called baseball. My mission for the night, if I was going to subject myself...
1. Thursday night Mat came over. I made a pizza because I had leftover cheese and sauce. Then I realized I also had onion and garlic so I made a caramelized onion and garlic pizza. Delicious. We watched Atonement. How the heck was that an Oscar-nominated...