Adam came home with this Jones Soda and asked me why I think he bought it! Maybe it's just us, but take a look and see if you know why:
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Girls Weekend in Chicago
A few months ago I was thinking about how sad it made me that I didn't have one day available during my time home at Christmas to see all of my college friends and my cousin who live in Chicago, so I looked at my calendar and noticed I had the 16th and MLK day off-a perfect long weekend to go see everyone!
I was super excited when I arrived to Ohare Thursday night without any delays or cancellations due to the freezing winter weather, so I called Panichi as I got off the plane to see if she had arrived yet to get me. She had arrived, BUT as she was pulling into parking deck got a horrible flat tire, haha. So the plan was for me to go find her and a maintenance man to come put on her spare. Seems easy, right? WRONG! The problem was, neither of us knew where we were in relation to eachother and if anyone has ever tried to navigate the various parking decks of Ohare by foot in negative 20 degree weather, they would realize that this was a VERY difficult task. After about 2 hours, 30 phone calls with Panichi, asking about 50 people where to go (and them telling me wrong most of the time), walking the whole airport parking deck, and freezing my a** off, we finally reunited. It was like a scene from a movie, we ran to eachother and were jumping up and down and hugging. Just as we found eachother, the man came, changed the tire, and we were to Andrea and Lawley's apartment in the city in time for some appetizers and wine before bed!
Friday morning Panichi and I worked out and bundled up to face the cold and take a walk to visit Bayer and Lawley at their work. It was again in the negative degree temperatures, so this was a pretty rough walk, but super fun to see where they work (since I G-Chat with them all the time while they're there :). Panichi and I then went to lunch and hung out until my cousin Emily got off work and came to pick me up.
Emily lives a few miles from Lawley and Andrea's apartment, so we went there so I could see her place (super cute!), talk, and get ready. Once we were ready to eat, we went to this really awesome restaurant called Carnivale. It is a huge Latin restaurant decorated in really bright colors with really good food. We had a nice dinner, delicious drinks, and tons of fun catching up.
After dinner, Em and I met Amy, Mary, Panichi, Lawley, and Andrea at this really really cool bar called Violet Hour. It is modeled like a speakeasy so there is no sign or anything and to get in you wait in this dingy hallway. The wait was long because they only let as many people in as seats there are, but the wait was well worth it. They had an extensive drink list of very very unique mixtures and let you know to not be surprised if you wait up to 15 minutes for your drink because they are so specialized. We had fun talking and trying everyone's interesting cocktails!
Saturday it warmed up to 20 degrees and seemed like summer so Andrea, Panichi, and I went for a walk down Michigan Ave. and ate lunch at Grand Lux. Then we went to an Illini bar to watch the Illini-Michigan State game. Randomly, three girls from my sorority (KOB, Mary Parkhill, and Maggie Weber) happened to be there too. I hadn't seen these 3 since we graduated so it was fun!
Saturday night we met Emily, Amy, and my freshman year college roomate D.D. at a martini bar for dinner and drinks. I hadn't seen "Deadra" since graduation either so it was fun! We went to a bar across the street after and had a great time, then headed home.
Sunday we took it easy-went for brunch, walked around, and hung out in comfy clothes. Bayer came over to their apartment and we ordered sushi, had drinks, and played games all night. Then Monday morning I had to get up SUPER early to head home (thanks for the airport ride Emily!).
I had one of the best weekends I can remember in a long time. I don't believe in the whole "absence makes the heart grow fonder" with significant others, however I think it is SOOO true with girlfriends. I left with lots of fun memories, excited for the next time I see anyone (Panichi in March, yay), and feeling super lucky to have such a great group of girls in my life!
Pictures: http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=725211232553383871/l=463085680/g=102462115/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB
I was super excited when I arrived to Ohare Thursday night without any delays or cancellations due to the freezing winter weather, so I called Panichi as I got off the plane to see if she had arrived yet to get me. She had arrived, BUT as she was pulling into parking deck got a horrible flat tire, haha. So the plan was for me to go find her and a maintenance man to come put on her spare. Seems easy, right? WRONG! The problem was, neither of us knew where we were in relation to eachother and if anyone has ever tried to navigate the various parking decks of Ohare by foot in negative 20 degree weather, they would realize that this was a VERY difficult task. After about 2 hours, 30 phone calls with Panichi, asking about 50 people where to go (and them telling me wrong most of the time), walking the whole airport parking deck, and freezing my a** off, we finally reunited. It was like a scene from a movie, we ran to eachother and were jumping up and down and hugging. Just as we found eachother, the man came, changed the tire, and we were to Andrea and Lawley's apartment in the city in time for some appetizers and wine before bed!
Friday morning Panichi and I worked out and bundled up to face the cold and take a walk to visit Bayer and Lawley at their work. It was again in the negative degree temperatures, so this was a pretty rough walk, but super fun to see where they work (since I G-Chat with them all the time while they're there :). Panichi and I then went to lunch and hung out until my cousin Emily got off work and came to pick me up.
Emily lives a few miles from Lawley and Andrea's apartment, so we went there so I could see her place (super cute!), talk, and get ready. Once we were ready to eat, we went to this really awesome restaurant called Carnivale. It is a huge Latin restaurant decorated in really bright colors with really good food. We had a nice dinner, delicious drinks, and tons of fun catching up.
After dinner, Em and I met Amy, Mary, Panichi, Lawley, and Andrea at this really really cool bar called Violet Hour. It is modeled like a speakeasy so there is no sign or anything and to get in you wait in this dingy hallway. The wait was long because they only let as many people in as seats there are, but the wait was well worth it. They had an extensive drink list of very very unique mixtures and let you know to not be surprised if you wait up to 15 minutes for your drink because they are so specialized. We had fun talking and trying everyone's interesting cocktails!
Saturday it warmed up to 20 degrees and seemed like summer so Andrea, Panichi, and I went for a walk down Michigan Ave. and ate lunch at Grand Lux. Then we went to an Illini bar to watch the Illini-Michigan State game. Randomly, three girls from my sorority (KOB, Mary Parkhill, and Maggie Weber) happened to be there too. I hadn't seen these 3 since we graduated so it was fun!
Saturday night we met Emily, Amy, and my freshman year college roomate D.D. at a martini bar for dinner and drinks. I hadn't seen "Deadra" since graduation either so it was fun! We went to a bar across the street after and had a great time, then headed home.
Sunday we took it easy-went for brunch, walked around, and hung out in comfy clothes. Bayer came over to their apartment and we ordered sushi, had drinks, and played games all night. Then Monday morning I had to get up SUPER early to head home (thanks for the airport ride Emily!).
I had one of the best weekends I can remember in a long time. I don't believe in the whole "absence makes the heart grow fonder" with significant others, however I think it is SOOO true with girlfriends. I left with lots of fun memories, excited for the next time I see anyone (Panichi in March, yay), and feeling super lucky to have such a great group of girls in my life!
Pictures: http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=725211232553383871/l=463085680/g=102462115/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB
Monday, January 12, 2009
Human Jukebox
I had heard about this bar/restaurant called the Imperial House (and walked by it TONS of times cause it is only a few blocks away). Anyways, the buzz about this place is that it's San Diego's classic, untouched, old-school bar and it is the home of the human jukebox.
We decided to go here Friday cause I was curious. When we walked in, it looked exactly how I pictured-dark wood, dark leather booths, dark in general, with a large piano waiting for Rick Lyon to play. He is called the human jukebox because supposedly he knows every song that is requested. I thought this was cool and pictured an old, silver haired, handsome man (Frank Sinatra-ish).
When Rick "the human jukebox" Lyon showed up though, he was not what I expected, haha. He was probably in his 50's, had uncombed longer hair and scruffy facial hair, was about 50 pounds overweight, and wearing a plaid shirt with a tie! So funny. I did write down some songs for him to play on a napkin and he did know them. All in all, we had some STRONG drinks, listened to some good tunes, and of course had the regulars chatting it up-a good time!
Saturday night we didn't want to do much so since we had so much fun playing games last weekend, Adam and I went to Target and bought Scattergories and played a 2 person tourney. 18 rounds later we were ready to go to bed!
Sunday we went to church and for brunch at an awesome place called Cafe Chloe. Then of course I watched the Golden Globes Red Carpet show for about 4 hours (I love award season!).
Today I cried because the weekend was over.
3 days til Chicago!
We decided to go here Friday cause I was curious. When we walked in, it looked exactly how I pictured-dark wood, dark leather booths, dark in general, with a large piano waiting for Rick Lyon to play. He is called the human jukebox because supposedly he knows every song that is requested. I thought this was cool and pictured an old, silver haired, handsome man (Frank Sinatra-ish).
When Rick "the human jukebox" Lyon showed up though, he was not what I expected, haha. He was probably in his 50's, had uncombed longer hair and scruffy facial hair, was about 50 pounds overweight, and wearing a plaid shirt with a tie! So funny. I did write down some songs for him to play on a napkin and he did know them. All in all, we had some STRONG drinks, listened to some good tunes, and of course had the regulars chatting it up-a good time!
Saturday night we didn't want to do much so since we had so much fun playing games last weekend, Adam and I went to Target and bought Scattergories and played a 2 person tourney. 18 rounds later we were ready to go to bed!
Sunday we went to church and for brunch at an awesome place called Cafe Chloe. Then of course I watched the Golden Globes Red Carpet show for about 4 hours (I love award season!).
Today I cried because the weekend was over.
3 days til Chicago!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Poor Grandpa E. :(
My grandpa had a heart attack 2 nights ago. He wasn't feeling well and my Uncle Tim and Grandma took him to the hospital and there they had to use defibrillation to get his heart going again. He took a life flight to Souix City, Iowa and had a surgery where they found a bunch of clogged arteries. My mom and dad drove up there to see him expecting him to look pretty bad, and to their great surprise, he looked great! They said he was feeling good and even was eating when they left.
I am so happy he trusted his instinct and went to the hospital when he felt something was really wrong! Lesson to be learned by all of us who blow stuff off like it's nothing (Dad!).
Send good thoughts/prayers/karma to Gramps! And remember to eat a heart healthy diet to protect your heart :)
I am so happy he trusted his instinct and went to the hospital when he felt something was really wrong! Lesson to be learned by all of us who blow stuff off like it's nothing (Dad!).
Send good thoughts/prayers/karma to Gramps! And remember to eat a heart healthy diet to protect your heart :)
Monday, January 5, 2009
Games, Games, and more Games
After so many holiday festivities over the past month and a half, I we had a really low key weekend, which ended up involving lots of games.
Friday night we went over to Leigh's to eat dinner and ended up playing some of Lisa's board games-Scattegories, Would You Rather, and Cranium. What was supposed to be an early night resulted in Adam and me getting home at 3AM! I had forgotten how much I love some of these games.
Saturday, we were just sitting around and Adam started playing Robbie's Wii that is still at our house from New Years Eve. After so long of watching him, I decided I wanted a turn and we ended up playing it all afternoon (bowling, tennis, and baseball). To anyone who thinks that a video game can't be related to fitness, think again. I barely could move my upper right arm and shoulder all day yesterday due to so much swinging/swatting/rolling and still feel a little bit of pain. Regardless, I was proud of myself because I beat Adam at bowling and my Wii fitness age was younger than his. Aren't guys supposed to be better at sports AND video games :)
Saturday night we went to Downtown Johnny Browns to watch the Colts and Chargers game (some are from Indiana, some are from San Diego, I just go for the fun). The Chargers won I guess, but I didn't really even watch any of the actual game.
Yesterday we were all gamed out and just walked around downtown all day.
Now, no more fun and games. Back to work. 4 days and counting until the weekend.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2009 is as great of a year for everbody as 2008 was for me!
I started my New Years celebrating yesterday with Lisa and Colleen (Lisa's best friend who was visiting from Chicago). Our plan for the night was to go to dinner then come back for a little party at Adam and my house afterwards. Us girls went and shopped for some party decorations and late night snacks, then went to get manis and pedis at my nail place in Hillcrest. Afterwards we went back to our house and decorated. It was a fun girly day :)
New Years Eve night we went to dinner at a restaurant in Little Italy called Indigo Grill, which Adam and I really like. They had a prix fix menu thing going so we all met up, picked up Robbie and his friend Kim, then walked down to eat dinner. The food was DELICIOUS and was in huge portions, so we all left being stuffed. Regardless, it was a good time!
Afterwards we went back to our house and just had drinks, socialized, played games (drinking and Robbie's Wii), and even some dance moves were broken out. We partied it up until 2 AM, which is LATE for me, but time flew because we were having fun!
Today Adam and I slept in, took a long walk, ate lunch, and saw Benjamin Button. It was so good and I recommend it to anyone!
Now we're tired, watching Napoleon Dynamite on TV, and getting ready to go to bed soon. I'm super excited that I have 3 days more off but wish Adam was off tomorrow too. Oh well!
Hope everyone had a great New Years Eve and that they stick to their resolutions! I don't really have a specific one, just to try to be as healthy, happy, and responsible as I can be! Hopefully 2009 is a great year for you all!
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