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Saturday, July 30, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Back To Business
Howdy y'all! I cannot begin to tell you the deliciousness of last week...words cannot express how in need I was of this vacay and man, did we have an amaze time. Birchwood never disappoints. Never. We have been going up for over 25 years and partake in the same activities (boating, swimming, fishing, cocktailing & tubing) and it never gets old. My Birchwood besties & I are all, on average, around 30 years old (give or take), and always, come the end of the week, we still get into full depression mode. One of my oldest, dearest pal's Quinton even started in on Wednesday with the melancholy..."it's almost over". Birchwood to us is love in the first degree and we all feel so incredible blessed to have families that created this amazing tradition for us that we've continued into adulthood (thanks 'rents!) We created more priceless memories to hold us over until next year...only 352 more days until bdubbs 2012 ;)
Having said all of that, however, it does feel sorta good to be home and get back into our routine. I absolutes missed my precious pup and my ultra comfy bed. I did not, however, miss work and all the bs that comes along with the j.o.b. sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I am NOT complaining and overall, I love what I do, but being out for 6 work days makes for a challenging return and def adds to the stress levels. Thankfully, however, we're already coming up on Friday and tomorrow brings us to Ravinia to see the BoDeans! I'm hope, hope, hoping that the rain holds off and we can enjoy the concert sans storms. The plan is to cut out around noon-ish (give or take) and head home to get all of our snazzy gear together so that when Mike gets home from work, we can head on down.
The remainder of the weekend is still up for grabs. My loving husband has been chosen for the All-Star team for his baseball team (go babe!) and that game is set to take place on Saturday morning. In an attempt to be a good wife, I'm considering making an appearance (for those of you who know me well know that this is a huge thing), so you'll just have to stay tuned for more on that later. The rest of the weekend I plan to finish cleaning my insanely messy home. I am making a concentrated effort to try and slow down a bit over the next few weeks, mainly because I feel like I am on overload & need to slow down. Mike and & recently resurrected our love of bike riding, so the plan is to, at some point, on Saturday afternoon, purchase little headlights for me cycle. We love to go after dinner and the streets of Park Ridge are NOT, I repeat NOT friendly to the after sunset rider. Hence, the need for some bike headlights...like my pal Kiki said, this fact alone makes us either 12...or 90. Ha! I'm also hoping to swing by Whole Foods and do some grocery shopping as well as source out a local source for organic milk. Thanks to my dear pal Klinker and the recent post on her most awesome bloggity blog, I am now jelly of her local farmer and must attempt to find something like this near the Chi. Wish me luck with that.
Other than that, folks, not much to report. I should have my Birchwood pics uploaded sometime in the near future so if you dabble on the google and are a facebooker, you can see them on there. If not, well, you're outta luck. Smooches!
Having said all of that, however, it does feel sorta good to be home and get back into our routine. I absolutes missed my precious pup and my ultra comfy bed. I did not, however, miss work and all the bs that comes along with the j.o.b. sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I am NOT complaining and overall, I love what I do, but being out for 6 work days makes for a challenging return and def adds to the stress levels. Thankfully, however, we're already coming up on Friday and tomorrow brings us to Ravinia to see the BoDeans! I'm hope, hope, hoping that the rain holds off and we can enjoy the concert sans storms. The plan is to cut out around noon-ish (give or take) and head home to get all of our snazzy gear together so that when Mike gets home from work, we can head on down.
The remainder of the weekend is still up for grabs. My loving husband has been chosen for the All-Star team for his baseball team (go babe!) and that game is set to take place on Saturday morning. In an attempt to be a good wife, I'm considering making an appearance (for those of you who know me well know that this is a huge thing), so you'll just have to stay tuned for more on that later. The rest of the weekend I plan to finish cleaning my insanely messy home. I am making a concentrated effort to try and slow down a bit over the next few weeks, mainly because I feel like I am on overload & need to slow down. Mike and & recently resurrected our love of bike riding, so the plan is to, at some point, on Saturday afternoon, purchase little headlights for me cycle. We love to go after dinner and the streets of Park Ridge are NOT, I repeat NOT friendly to the after sunset rider. Hence, the need for some bike headlights...like my pal Kiki said, this fact alone makes us either 12...or 90. Ha! I'm also hoping to swing by Whole Foods and do some grocery shopping as well as source out a local source for organic milk. Thanks to my dear pal Klinker and the recent post on her most awesome bloggity blog, I am now jelly of her local farmer and must attempt to find something like this near the Chi. Wish me luck with that.
Other than that, folks, not much to report. I should have my Birchwood pics uploaded sometime in the near future so if you dabble on the google and are a facebooker, you can see them on there. If not, well, you're outta luck. Smooches!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Real Deal
What a cah-ray-zee day folks! T minus 2 days 'till bdubbs & I just can't wait! But, that is not what this post is about...more on that tomorrow. No, this post is solely dedicated to the realness that is me. I received a truly heart warming text today from my dear pal Mo, asking me if all was good in the 'hood. See she read yesterday's blog & wanted to check on me. I have such amaze friends & I def don't want to worry these gems. Yesterday's blog was particularly important, but for a different kind of reason.
I had a friend tell me recently that she loves reading my blog & that it's super fun. She went on to say how lucky I am & how great my life is. Now, don't get me wrong ya'll, I have an amazing time & feel incredibly blessed to have been given the opportunities I've been given, the loving husband I was lucky enough to snag & the amazeballz friends in my life. But, my life is NOT perfect, and the last thing I ever want is for people to think I don't have my fair share of probs. Or, worse yet, for people to think that I have the totes deluded notion that I'm above the everyday bs that life often throws your way. Often, because I'm blogging, I only talk about the good stuff, because frankly, people have enough of their own shizz to deal with in the day to day & defs don't forever want to hear about my neg jazz. Some of you reading this know the deets of personal demons & know me (& my life) are far from perfect.
So yesterday was to show that we all have our stuff, no matter how great things seem on the surface. Everyone does. And anyone who pretends like their life is all sunshine & ponies is out of touch...and that's just not me.
I'm the real deal folks. That's just how I roll.
I had a friend tell me recently that she loves reading my blog & that it's super fun. She went on to say how lucky I am & how great my life is. Now, don't get me wrong ya'll, I have an amazing time & feel incredibly blessed to have been given the opportunities I've been given, the loving husband I was lucky enough to snag & the amazeballz friends in my life. But, my life is NOT perfect, and the last thing I ever want is for people to think I don't have my fair share of probs. Or, worse yet, for people to think that I have the totes deluded notion that I'm above the everyday bs that life often throws your way. Often, because I'm blogging, I only talk about the good stuff, because frankly, people have enough of their own shizz to deal with in the day to day & defs don't forever want to hear about my neg jazz. Some of you reading this know the deets of personal demons & know me (& my life) are far from perfect.
So yesterday was to show that we all have our stuff, no matter how great things seem on the surface. Everyone does. And anyone who pretends like their life is all sunshine & ponies is out of touch...and that's just not me.
I'm the real deal folks. That's just how I roll.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Fear
I have not ceased being fearful,
but I have ceased to let fear control me.
I have accepted fear as a part of life -
specifically the fear of change, the fear of the unknown;
and I have gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says:
turn back, turn back, you'll die if you venture too far.
~ Erica Jong ~
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Friday Fun
With the 2nd week of July already looming ahead, it's fair to say this month is in full swing. We had an ultra fab 4th of July weekend, spent attending any number of parties, get togethers, bbq's and the like. We celebrated with great family & friends and even managed to fit in a night of cuddling on the couch, watching movies (well, I watched while Mike slept, per usual).
Being supah busy at the j.o.b. (umm...being important is taxing) def helped push this week along. Working from home a day or two a week also helps to break things up, and then, before ya know it, it's Friday. I made an appointment at the salon in my building for a mani/pedi during lunch and tonight brings me to my old stomping grounds of Oak Park for dinner in La Bella's outside patio with one of my oldest pal's, Joellen. Since the weather is perfection, I plan to doll it up with some super simp cotton shorts and a peasant top (said peasant top will do double duty of looking adorbes and discreetly hiding my pasta/dessert/wine belly). Dinners with Jo are usually hours-long affairs as we're not short-winded individuals, so likely I will head straight home after, but don't quote me.
Tomorrow will totes be spent laying out at my pool, and as for the evening...it's still up in the air. My bestie is trying to convince me to meet her and the Godbabies at a carnival just down the street from the casa, attempting to entice me with promises of a beer garden. We shall see.
Sunday, as ye all know, is my day of rest. As such, I will be resting. The day may just take me to Costco, where I will do some shopping to prep for...(drum roll please).....
BIRCHWOOD! (whoop whoop)
That's right folks...exactly one week from today, we will be packing up to hit the road for our summer place. I seriously can.not.wait. The obligatory planning phone calls with our Birchwood besties have already commenced and the count down officially begins tomorrow. Get ready to hear more than you've ever cared to know about Birchwood, WI.
In the mean time, have a Happy Friday peeps!
Being supah busy at the j.o.b. (umm...being important is taxing) def helped push this week along. Working from home a day or two a week also helps to break things up, and then, before ya know it, it's Friday. I made an appointment at the salon in my building for a mani/pedi during lunch and tonight brings me to my old stomping grounds of Oak Park for dinner in La Bella's outside patio with one of my oldest pal's, Joellen. Since the weather is perfection, I plan to doll it up with some super simp cotton shorts and a peasant top (said peasant top will do double duty of looking adorbes and discreetly hiding my pasta/dessert/wine belly). Dinners with Jo are usually hours-long affairs as we're not short-winded individuals, so likely I will head straight home after, but don't quote me.
Tomorrow will totes be spent laying out at my pool, and as for the evening...it's still up in the air. My bestie is trying to convince me to meet her and the Godbabies at a carnival just down the street from the casa, attempting to entice me with promises of a beer garden. We shall see.
Sunday, as ye all know, is my day of rest. As such, I will be resting. The day may just take me to Costco, where I will do some shopping to prep for...(drum roll please).....
BIRCHWOOD! (whoop whoop)
That's right folks...exactly one week from today, we will be packing up to hit the road for our summer place. I seriously can.not.wait. The obligatory planning phone calls with our Birchwood besties have already commenced and the count down officially begins tomorrow. Get ready to hear more than you've ever cared to know about Birchwood, WI.
In the mean time, have a Happy Friday peeps!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Little Pink Houses...
Oh but ain't that America for you and me
Ain't that America somethin' to see baby
Ain't that America home of the free
Little pink houses for you and me
<3
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