Okay, so to continue my post about this weekend.
On Sunday, I woke up early and went to church. I did this because I believed it was expected of me (plus, it feels weird when I am at home on a Sunday and I don't go to church) and my Mom was surprised I was even awake because I arrived home much later than I was supposed to from babysitting. She even told me I should go back to bed, but I was already dressed and awake, so I went.
Afterwards, Carly and I picked up beignets from Convito Italiano in Plaza del Lago for Mother's Day breakfast surprise. (According to NorthShore Magazine, Convito Italiano has the best beignets in the Chicagoland area).
While the beignets were quite delicious, they were a little dry for my tastes...probably should have dipped them in something.
Sunday afternoon, Carly and I took my Mom to the movies, specifically, Ghost of Girlfriends Past. Really, they could have done a lot more with this movie, but it was a cheesy little chick flick and we enjoyed ourselves, my mother especially when Carly and I decided to dance out of the theater. We should do that more often since my mom really seems to get enjoyment out of that.
Take out from Magianno's ended the night and I got to go back to my apartment to my messy messy room and sleep off the busy weekend.
Now, I will try to keep up with this blog more often, but if I get sidetracked, I apologize. Stress will always trump whatever I should actually be doing.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
I have been neglecting this blog for a while. I really wanted to stay on top of it, but work has been really busy as well as life in general. My parents are moving to Atlanta, so I have been in the 'burbs a lot, helping them get their stuff together. I have also been looking for a job, so the stress of the job search as well as the move has really not left a lot of time to devote to my blog.
However, I am going to try to get back on track, even if it means I have to let a little bit of my personal life leak onto here. So here goes...
This past weekend was Mother's Day weekend, which means I spent most of it in Wilmette with my Mom. On Saturday I hopped a 10:48 train up to Winnetka. I was WAY early for my hair appointment, so I sat in the Starbucks and had a white mocha and a croissant (I'm a complete failure at eating breakfast before leaving my apartment). After my hair appointment (I got my bangs back!) my little sister picked me up for an impromptu trip to Target for make-up, Mother's Day cards (she still had to buy one, and I had left mine at my apartment) and cds (she bought the Hannah Montana Movie Soundtrack, and I bought the Jonas Brothers cd on a whim). Overall, enjoyable. Once home, we packed the dogs into the car (our house was being shown) and took my Mom shoe shopping! (Rather, she took us shoe shopping. Carly needed shoes for graduation and I needed shoes for a wedding this summer). Babysat that night and made some mulah. Always a plus. More on Mother's Day later, gotta get back to work!
However, I am going to try to get back on track, even if it means I have to let a little bit of my personal life leak onto here. So here goes...
This past weekend was Mother's Day weekend, which means I spent most of it in Wilmette with my Mom. On Saturday I hopped a 10:48 train up to Winnetka. I was WAY early for my hair appointment, so I sat in the Starbucks and had a white mocha and a croissant (I'm a complete failure at eating breakfast before leaving my apartment). After my hair appointment (I got my bangs back!) my little sister picked me up for an impromptu trip to Target for make-up, Mother's Day cards (she still had to buy one, and I had left mine at my apartment) and cds (she bought the Hannah Montana Movie Soundtrack, and I bought the Jonas Brothers cd on a whim). Overall, enjoyable. Once home, we packed the dogs into the car (our house was being shown) and took my Mom shoe shopping! (Rather, she took us shoe shopping. Carly needed shoes for graduation and I needed shoes for a wedding this summer). Babysat that night and made some mulah. Always a plus. More on Mother's Day later, gotta get back to work!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Hoedown Throwdown
Yes, I saw the Hannah Montana movie. Yes, I enjoyed it. Now on to other topics. I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter Weekend! Because I was home for the weekend, no exciting Chicago tales to tell, not that I have had too many to tell so far. All I can say is, it really helps to get involved in something, like volunteering at church. I am not only chaperoning youth group outings, but I am helping set up a job mentoring program and it really feels good to know I'm doing something beneficial outside of work.
That is my glorious in-depth advice for today.
That is my glorious in-depth advice for today.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday Night TV
Let me just take a minute to express my annoyance at finding that Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill were both repeats last night...
Okay, now on a different note, I spent the evening watching Greek and Heroes and enjoying Pita Pizzas.
Now, having never actually religiously watched Greek before, I am surprised to find that I really enjoy it. However, for those of you who only started watching it because Jesse McCartney joined the series, be forwarned that he is apparently only going to be on six episodes. Luckily for Greek, they may have me hooked enough that I'll stay beyond those six eps. (SPOILER ALERT) By the way, Jesse is now a Kappa Tau!
Heroes definitely tried to confuse us last night, what with Sylar becoming a shape-shifter. However, I found this type of confusion much more pleasant than the confusion that came a long with all of the jumps between the future and the past. Also, who else is intrigued about the bodies buried in the middle of nowhere?
Okay, now on a different note, I spent the evening watching Greek and Heroes and enjoying Pita Pizzas.
Now, having never actually religiously watched Greek before, I am surprised to find that I really enjoy it. However, for those of you who only started watching it because Jesse McCartney joined the series, be forwarned that he is apparently only going to be on six episodes. Luckily for Greek, they may have me hooked enough that I'll stay beyond those six eps. (SPOILER ALERT) By the way, Jesse is now a Kappa Tau!
Heroes definitely tried to confuse us last night, what with Sylar becoming a shape-shifter. However, I found this type of confusion much more pleasant than the confusion that came a long with all of the jumps between the future and the past. Also, who else is intrigued about the bodies buried in the middle of nowhere?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Eventful Weekend
This weekend, my friend's brother came into town which triggered the most eventful weekend I have had in a while.
On Friday night we went out to an Indian restaurant in Belmont. Now, because there are about five million Indian restaurants in Belmont, I don't remember what the name was, but it was on Clark across from The Alley. While I'm not a huge fan of Indian food, I did enjoy my Beef Tandoor. While it was a little too spicy for me, I was able to eat about half of it.
Later that night we all gathered at a friend's apartment were we consumed beer and fuzzy navels and played Apples to Apples and Jenga. Never knock staying in on a Friday night. Nothing is better than a nice drunken game of Apples to Apples.
On Saturday, me and two friends went to see a matinee of RENT at the Oriental. BEST SHOW EVER!!! Not only were both Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal in it, but what we thought were going to be balcony seats were really good orchestra seats! AND, to top it all off there were sign interpreters for my friend Kate and they were really fun to watch. After I managed to calm down from my excitement about the seats and from seeing Adam and Anthony (yes, we are on first name terms now...) I realized that all of the other performers were REALLY GOOD and I genuinely enjoyed the show.
After the show, hung out at my friend Sarah's place where we last minute decided to jump in a cab and see I Love You Man with her brother and his friend. While it wasn't a terribly amazing movie over all, it definitely had it's moments and we all had a good laugh.
After the movie we met up with a friend working at Pick Me Up Cafe on Clark St. I had some cheese fries while my companions had BBQ Chicken Quasidillas and a falafel. (If you are vegan or vegetarian, or you just really like coffee, this is a great place to go as they have several vegan and vegetarian options, and A TON of coffee).
Ended the night with some more beer and fuzzy navels at Sarah's.
Sunday was spent hanging with my mom in the burbs. Watched Australia, which while not a great movie, and definitely not comparable to Titanic, was a nice lazy way to spend the afternoon.
Hope y'all are excited for Monday night TV! I know I am... ;)
On Friday night we went out to an Indian restaurant in Belmont. Now, because there are about five million Indian restaurants in Belmont, I don't remember what the name was, but it was on Clark across from The Alley. While I'm not a huge fan of Indian food, I did enjoy my Beef Tandoor. While it was a little too spicy for me, I was able to eat about half of it.
Later that night we all gathered at a friend's apartment were we consumed beer and fuzzy navels and played Apples to Apples and Jenga. Never knock staying in on a Friday night. Nothing is better than a nice drunken game of Apples to Apples.
On Saturday, me and two friends went to see a matinee of RENT at the Oriental. BEST SHOW EVER!!! Not only were both Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal in it, but what we thought were going to be balcony seats were really good orchestra seats! AND, to top it all off there were sign interpreters for my friend Kate and they were really fun to watch. After I managed to calm down from my excitement about the seats and from seeing Adam and Anthony (yes, we are on first name terms now...) I realized that all of the other performers were REALLY GOOD and I genuinely enjoyed the show.
After the show, hung out at my friend Sarah's place where we last minute decided to jump in a cab and see I Love You Man with her brother and his friend. While it wasn't a terribly amazing movie over all, it definitely had it's moments and we all had a good laugh.
After the movie we met up with a friend working at Pick Me Up Cafe on Clark St. I had some cheese fries while my companions had BBQ Chicken Quasidillas and a falafel. (If you are vegan or vegetarian, or you just really like coffee, this is a great place to go as they have several vegan and vegetarian options, and A TON of coffee).
Ended the night with some more beer and fuzzy navels at Sarah's.
Sunday was spent hanging with my mom in the burbs. Watched Australia, which while not a great movie, and definitely not comparable to Titanic, was a nice lazy way to spend the afternoon.
Hope y'all are excited for Monday night TV! I know I am... ;)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tuesday Night Amaretto Night?
So, last night I watched Heroes with my roommate. Because of so much TV on Monday night, we DVR Heroes weekly and try to watch it on Tuesday instead.
Over all I think Heroes has been pretty good in 2009 after a slow-moving and slightly disappointing beginning to the season. Last night was no exception. Finally, a relationship seems to be forming between Claire and Nathan, and not one of complete disgust and hatred. Also, Angela may be redeeming herself and Peter has become just a little too whiney. Personally I think they should bring Micah back big time...that boy is just too cute.
After Heroes, my roommate and I met up with a friend at The Atlantic Bar & Grill on Lincoln. We have frequented this little bar on quiet weekday nights and have found it very charming. The bar tender and owner is Irish as is immediately obvious from his accent and he is very friendly and welcoming. The bar gets busy, but is hardly ever crowded and there is plenty of seating for everyone. I always get amaretto on the rocks when I go there and last night my friend ordered some food. She got the BBQ Chicken Wrap and said it's the best wrap she's had in a while. It was also trivia night, and while we didn't participate, I definitely have plans to attend in the future.
Over all I think Heroes has been pretty good in 2009 after a slow-moving and slightly disappointing beginning to the season. Last night was no exception. Finally, a relationship seems to be forming between Claire and Nathan, and not one of complete disgust and hatred. Also, Angela may be redeeming herself and Peter has become just a little too whiney. Personally I think they should bring Micah back big time...that boy is just too cute.
After Heroes, my roommate and I met up with a friend at The Atlantic Bar & Grill on Lincoln. We have frequented this little bar on quiet weekday nights and have found it very charming. The bar tender and owner is Irish as is immediately obvious from his accent and he is very friendly and welcoming. The bar gets busy, but is hardly ever crowded and there is plenty of seating for everyone. I always get amaretto on the rocks when I go there and last night my friend ordered some food. She got the BBQ Chicken Wrap and said it's the best wrap she's had in a while. It was also trivia night, and while we didn't participate, I definitely have plans to attend in the future.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday Night TV...gets me through the week....
GOSSIP GIRL
Oh my gosh, Chuck Bass defines this show. He is so hot. Also, you totally know that Chuck and Vanessa are only hooking up because the actors who play them are hooking up in real life, right? I mean, seriously? Plus, doesn't Serena remember when she didn't want to party anymore? And actually wanted to become close with her family? Apparently not, because even though she's in high school and should be having high school experiences, she's jetting off to Spain where she will apparently get married?!?!? What!?!?!?!
ONE TREE HILL
Okay, he says I love you, you can't say it back, SHOULD NOT END A RELATIONSHIP! People get places in their own time, STOP MAKING SUCH A HUGE DEAL ABOUT IT! Also, you can't fix everything by jetting off to Malibu... Also, Peyton, you did not go back to Tree Hill for Brooke, you came back for Lucas and you know it. And WHEN WILL THEY STOP TALKING ABOUT KEITH!?!?!? Obviously this show annoys me more than I thought it did....
Anyone else think the picture on the fridge of Skills and Deb looks like a little boy and his adoptive mother???? 'Cause my roommate thinks so and I agree. So glad THAT seems to be over.
TEACHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE: THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY IN YOUR LIVING ROOM!!!!!!
*****I would like to take a second to apologize for the randomness of tonight's post....I've had a little too much sugar.*****
"That's what guys do when they work on cars together. They tease each other about girls."
BEST MOMENT OF TONIGHT'S EPISODE: Stephen from Laguna Beach giving relationship advice.
Alright, enough crazyness for tonight. Better luck next time.
Oh my gosh, Chuck Bass defines this show. He is so hot. Also, you totally know that Chuck and Vanessa are only hooking up because the actors who play them are hooking up in real life, right? I mean, seriously? Plus, doesn't Serena remember when she didn't want to party anymore? And actually wanted to become close with her family? Apparently not, because even though she's in high school and should be having high school experiences, she's jetting off to Spain where she will apparently get married?!?!? What!?!?!?!
ONE TREE HILL
Okay, he says I love you, you can't say it back, SHOULD NOT END A RELATIONSHIP! People get places in their own time, STOP MAKING SUCH A HUGE DEAL ABOUT IT! Also, you can't fix everything by jetting off to Malibu... Also, Peyton, you did not go back to Tree Hill for Brooke, you came back for Lucas and you know it. And WHEN WILL THEY STOP TALKING ABOUT KEITH!?!?!? Obviously this show annoys me more than I thought it did....
Anyone else think the picture on the fridge of Skills and Deb looks like a little boy and his adoptive mother???? 'Cause my roommate thinks so and I agree. So glad THAT seems to be over.
TEACHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE: THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY IN YOUR LIVING ROOM!!!!!!
*****I would like to take a second to apologize for the randomness of tonight's post....I've had a little too much sugar.*****
"That's what guys do when they work on cars together. They tease each other about girls."
BEST MOMENT OF TONIGHT'S EPISODE: Stephen from Laguna Beach giving relationship advice.
Alright, enough crazyness for tonight. Better luck next time.
Knowing isn't always a good thing...
Hello everyone!
This Saturday evening I saw Knowing with Nicholas Cage. SPOILER ALERT!!! I will warn you right now, if you plan on seeing this movie do not continue reading. I am going to discuss the end.
Overall it was an entertaining movie. It moved along nicely and it wasn't immediately obvious how it would end. However, this may be because the ending was completely random and unexpected and didn't quite fit in with the rest of the movie.
It began with a somewhat believable concept. A little girl hears voices and they tell her the dates, locations and death tolls of horrible tragedies to come over the next 50 years. Fast forward to the future where Nicholas Cage's son has possession of the paper the little girl wrote the dates on. Cage realizes what the paper means and tries to stop the three final tragedies from occuring.
Turns out, the last tragedy is the end of the world and the whispering voices are actually aliens trying to collect Cage's son and the original little girl's granddaughter so they can repopulate the human race after the Earth is destroyed by a solar flare....right...
All in all, great idea for a movie that fell short of my expectations. Wait to rent this one folks.
This Saturday evening I saw Knowing with Nicholas Cage. SPOILER ALERT!!! I will warn you right now, if you plan on seeing this movie do not continue reading. I am going to discuss the end.
Overall it was an entertaining movie. It moved along nicely and it wasn't immediately obvious how it would end. However, this may be because the ending was completely random and unexpected and didn't quite fit in with the rest of the movie.
It began with a somewhat believable concept. A little girl hears voices and they tell her the dates, locations and death tolls of horrible tragedies to come over the next 50 years. Fast forward to the future where Nicholas Cage's son has possession of the paper the little girl wrote the dates on. Cage realizes what the paper means and tries to stop the three final tragedies from occuring.
Turns out, the last tragedy is the end of the world and the whispering voices are actually aliens trying to collect Cage's son and the original little girl's granddaughter so they can repopulate the human race after the Earth is destroyed by a solar flare....right...
All in all, great idea for a movie that fell short of my expectations. Wait to rent this one folks.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Doesn't quite feel like spring...
This blog has been created to go along with my new, grown up life. I hope to be able to write in here about TV shows I watch, movies I see, events and things going on around Chicago that I participate in. I will avoid commenting on emotional things in my life. (I think i can reserve that sort of info for my old high school blog). Whether you are a friend of mine, or stumble upon this blog by accident, I hope you enjoy!
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