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On beautiful days…

June 24, 2015

We have been getting some sporadically beautiful days here in Chicago and I am a happy camper! Yesterday was one of those days where it was just right so I tried to take advantage and get outdoors as much as I can. Since I am out half day for summer school its nice to get out and find things to do!

Yesterday I took full advantage and went for a run walk(technically both) in the park and I was so hyped up I decided to start using the benches for exercise. It was great!

Then I rounded up some friends and went to Rosemont for Country in the Park. Its a free concert series in the park on Tuesdays. Rosemont is a lot of fun because its a stretch of bars, theater, bowling, indoor skydiving and an outlet mall pretty much around this little park. The restaurants/bars set up booths and have cheap drink deals and some food on offer as well…they also have all their patios set up so you can listen from the restaurant too. 

 

It was a great time and a great way to spend a Tuesday night!! Come back tomorrow so you can read about some of my successes meeting new people in my city!

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Oh what a weekend!

June 8, 2015

Let me just tell you all my weekend started Thursday and was going going going until I collapsed into a ball of mush on the couch yesterday! I had a seriously great birthday weekend and felt soo very special!

Just a heads up this post is very picture heavy!!  

I got wonderful flowers from the boyfriend and my coworkers! 

Thursday (actual birthday) I invited a couple friends out to dinner…it went from 6 people to 12 and turned into a party! It was such a fun night just having dinner/drinks at Uncle Julio’s and talking to some of my fave people!

 
 
Friday  I, of course, didn’t get many pics but I went for drinks with my coworkers to celebrate my bday and the end of the school year! Then I hung out with my friends who are in town drank in the apartment and caught up!  
Saturday night I had invited everyone to come on a booze cruise and then an after party at Emporium Arcade Bar it was unfortunately pretty chilly but we made the best of it and danced our asses off and watched some great fireworks! 


and Sunday.…I woke up…rolled over…ate breakfast…rolled back over…ate lunch….rolled over again and then got up and did groceries and meal prepped for the week. All while hanging out with my two friends who leave me today. #sosad

I’d say it was a damn good weekend!

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On Mondays…

June 1, 2015

Oh boy…what an exhausting weekend! I wish I was able to say it was so exciting and I took lots of photos but that was not the case! I started working at the bakery again last week for the summer and I  also moved into a new apartment on Saturday…in the rain…all day.

oooh and did I mention its my birthday week?? Because it is. 

I have to do a little shout out to my friend Colleen for the awesome job she did for my nephews 6th birthday cake!

 
How awesome is that??? 
He had a birthday party at Brunswick Zone and it was super cute! My cousin and I tried our hand at making him pokemon themed cupcakes so he was a happy kid! 

 
And since I didn’t take any photos all weekend…a pic of my mom, cousin and me! 
 
and of course I want to wish my very very awesome dad a Happy Happy Birthday! I am a lucky girl to share my birthday week with him 🙂 
 
 
 

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