I joined the Girly Book Club last month but didn’t get to make it to the meetup. I am so excited to do this month’s in a couple weeks. The book was The Alice Network by Katie Quinn. Let me tell you guys. I love loved it. Finished it in a day & half (when I should have been doing homework) 

I’m so excited for Denver next week that I have been compiling a list of all the fun things people recommend and I am pretty sure we will be completely exhausted by the time we get back. We already have a concert @ Red Rocks for Friday night so we just have to decide what else we really want to do. I feel like I have so much I need to get done at home and with homework before we go. I hate to leave the apartment a mess even though I live with roommates so it will likely be a mess when I get back anyway. 

I was looking forward to going to see 311 at Sam Adams Octoberfest tomorrow but now the forecast says 100% chance of rain in the evening…and its cold…and I hate cold weather.  I think we are going to try and go anyway since the tickets were not cheap but I now have to figure out a cute but warm outfit and how to keep from looking like a wet poodle! 

OOh also having a girls night out tonight with some meetup girls! Very excited for that! 

The Cubs are stressing me out. For real, they barely got through last night with that win. I need them to pick it up and get their lives together. We need this World Series Win so that Thenewguy and every other Sox fan can shut up. In other sports new…my fantasy teams the last 2 weeks have sucked so bad I didn’t even win $.25. How sad is that?? 

Oye. I am usually so on top of Halloween stuff. Like costume  picked out and almost ready by Oct 1 but this year? I don’t know where the time went but I still can’t decide what I will be and where I will go. I have a friend going to a party but I refuse to pay $30 to go a B96(radio station) anything. I am also too old to be half naked because its always cold and the Cubs will probably Definitely be playing still so I would prefer a bar that will play the game. 

#decisionsdecisions 

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Koval was one of the first distilleries to open up in Chicago(2008) since the 1800’s. They are family owned, small company who just opened their second and bigger space in the last few years. They locally(or try to) source their grains and are certified organic. The tour is super informative and interesting and, of course, you get to taste some alcohol!! 

We got to try the  White Rye, Four Grain and Bourbon that are all single age barrelled in the building. 

We also got to try some of the liqueurs, specifically coffee & caraway. 

The coffee was fantastic and super smooth, I very much hate dislike caraway seeds so I was not happy about tasting the other but I did try the Ginger and it was so delicious. 

Some more pics from the tour…

It was a fun Wednesday night adventure and highly recommended, if like me, you are a whiskey fan! 

 

How was everyone’s weekend? 

Mine was pretty good, though I wish that we could have had better weather since its going to be back to 80’s again today. Lets do a little recap! 

Friday… Thenewguy and I were bumming around trying to figure out our Friday night since he worked all weekend. All the roommates came home and it was decided we were going out together. So off we went to Honey Butter Fried Chicken to eat some chicken, have some ginger mules and relax out in the chilly night. From there we walked to a new spot nearby called Beer Temple. We actually called it a night pretty early (12ish) since he had to be up super early. 

This is the cringy smile I make when I have to do a shot of Malort. That shit is disgusting. 

Saturday…I have to admit here I have a bit of an obsession. AGAIN I went to Bub City for brunch. This time with a meetup group but still. I have a problem. It was fantastic and I don’t even feel regret about it. Followed that up with some shopping downtown to kill time and then off to Ocktoberfest in Lakeview to drink some beer( I have finally found a beer I like – Radler!) and listen to some music. It was a good night though kinda chilly! 

Sunday…started far too early for me…because being up at 9 on a Sunday is a no-go! I went off to meet my family for breakfast and to do our annual Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm visit. My brother wasn’t able to make it as he is still practicing for next sundays performance so we will probably try to go again. Ended the day joining Thenewguy on his couch for football and homework just like the last 4 sundays. I am planning to give the pumpkin patch its own post so here are just a few cute pics of the day! 

 But just look at that face!!! She was killing me.

I’d say it was a pretty decent weekend! Can’t wait to see what you all did!