Congratulations Jen and Dale! My oldest sister got married this weekend! I now have a brother in law! :) I, of course, took a million and a half photos (especially since for most of the reception I was the official photographer), so it may be a bit of...
Valerie's 100 in 2007: General 8. Audition for American Idol :) (or at least apply for one reality show) OK, so I won't be your next American Idol :( It's not my fault that they aren't holding auditions in Chicago this year, and that I refuse to travel....
Does it count as "going to a carnival" if you are all by yourself and don't ride any rides? Does it count as "going to a concert" if you bail before the band even gets on stage? So, sometimes you just want to hear the song that...
1. Thursday I went for sushi with Josh and Nadia. We were supposed to go to this one really good place but they were packed and had a ridiculously long wait. So we ended up at another sushi place a few doors down. Now, I...
Things I learned last weekend on my Illinois road trip...
1. I woke up really suddenly in the middle of the night and saw a red dot and my first thought was that someone was on my neighbors roof shining a laser pointer into my room. Then I realized that it was the light on...
1. What I ate at the Taste of Chicago today (lunch + dinner) [gallery type="rectangular" link="none" size="full" ids="77126,77127,77128,77129,77130,77131,77132,77133,77134"] Toasted Ravioli (Tuscany) Crawfish Boil with with Potatoes and Illinois Corn (Lagniappe) Saganaki (Costa's) Catfish Nuggets (Dock's) Fried Dough with Strawberry Topping and Whipped Cream (Volare) Puerto Rican Steak Sandwich on Criollo Bread (Sabor...
Now we all know in Chicago, the Fourth is truly celebrated on the third...
