Café Con Monica

On Weekends….

Sometimes I actually remember to take photos on weekends! Yay me! Knocking some stuff off my to-do list like carving those pumpkins I’ve had for 3 weeks finally happened.

The Boyfriend and I set up shop and attempted some masterpieces…..

Because I can’t just draw anything…I need a template to work with! 

And he still ended up missing an eye

He was concentrating so hard….

and this is what happens when you don’t listen to your girlfriend folks…it is backwards. 

Saturday night we headed down to Chinatown for a date night…
I refuse to eat Chinese food anywhere but in Chinatown now because the hole in the wall spots I prefer are the closest I will get to my faves. Unfortunately for me most of the people I take down there don’t appreciate the food the way I do and prefer the Americanized Chinese food. 

He ate almost 3 orders of these….

Eggplant became one of my faves while living in China so I always order it when I can. He was not a fan 🙁 

It was chilly and windy but still a great night!
 Time to face the week and prep for Halloween this weekend! 

On Thirsty Thursdays and other things…

Well guys…the Cubs shit the bed…like really shit the bed in true Chicago Cubs fashion.

– Back to the Future was everywhere yesterday, while it was a bit much I still thought it was kinda cool! Too bad we don’t dress like they did in the movie we are so not cool enough.

– I  forced myself to workout outside yesterday instead of going to the gym at 5 pm because all those perfectly fit people at my gym make me want to gouge my eyeballs out.

Anyway the whole point of this post was to share what I like to drink while I do “Fallish” things like go to the boo at the zoo or kick leaves or just walk around freezing my ass while looking cool in my new boots…
This is not my picture because I don’t get fancy like that…I dump the stuff in a big ass thermos and get drunk secretly
I like to keep it simple:
2 cups cider 
1/2 cup fireball 
cinnamon sticks 
Warm up the cider on the stove 
Add fireball and let it keep simmering for a couple minutes 
till its hot enough to burn your tongue at first drink but not enough to make you stop drinking it
Add cinnamon sticks to taste 
Easy right? And if you are lightweight like me it will get you tipsy before you know it. 

On Tuesdays…

On Tuesdays I realize I have no idea how the last week went by. Working on a Saturday really throws off your Monday that is for sure! Anyway…I figured I would just share some bits of my life lately…

-I had this grand idea to go apple picking and bake some wonderful things…and then I realized the nearest apple orchard with decent reviews is over an hour drive away. So no one wanted to go. Instead my bestie A and I picked a Saturday and went to the farmers market, got some apples and baked some goodies! 
Apple Pie & Bourbon Apple Cake 

I will add the recipes for these soon! 
– Somehow I always manage to convince the boyfriend we should try new places for food. I have been dying for Ramen since I got back from living abroad. We went to this place Wasabi  not to be confused with my favorite all you can eat BYOB sushi place Wasabi Cafe . If you have never had ramen before you may be impressed and even maybe enjoy the food. I, on other hand was not a fan. 
I am not even close to being a real food critic but I just thought the food really lacked any flavor. I very disappointed in the small amount of noodles we got considering we ordered a bowl of ramen. The best thing we had was oyster shooters and really..who can mess those up? 
There are actually noodles in there….
baby bok choy…
Because I took 4 pictures before he gave up and decided a kiss would be better. 
– Lazy sundays are wonderful…Sundays that include brunch are maybe even more wonderful. Walked over to HQ-Howard Quintero for brunch finally! My roomie and I have wanted to try this place since we moved in and it did not disappoint! Sorry for the Iphone quality pics but food was delicious and the Bellini was strong! 

 

– I’ve watched more sports than I have in the past 4 years since I met the boyfriend. The Cubs are in postseason and pushing for the Pennant. Unfortunately…they lost the last two games. Watching a Cubs game with 8 guys in an apartment is an interesting experience. There was a lot of drowning their sorrows.

 That is all I have for you right now…I really do need to get better about taking photos!! 

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