#Obsessed.

A few weeks ago Neil and I went on a bender. I'm talking appetizer sampler (AKA all things deep fried), beer tower, the works. So on Sunday we were feeling pretty gross and shameful and decided to have a healthy dinner. Neil proposed a salad. I immediately turned up my nose because everyone knows that salads do not fill you up, and apparently I'm not happy unless I'm uncomfortably full at all times. 

But marriage is about compromise (I'll give him this one), so  I made a kale salad with homemade caesar dressing and it was so good! Since then I've eaten it for dinner and lunch almost every day for 2 weeks. I literally CAN'T STOP! 

I've mixed it up a few times by putting shrimp, salmon and chicken in the salad, but my favorite is definitely shrimp. I like that it's so easy to throw together and requires absolutely no clean up (best part!)

My boo.

Adopt-iversary!!

Two years ago today Neil and I brought home a little black puppy with floppy ears and big eyes who completely stole our hearts!

Sixty pounds, three collars, 2 dog beds, one small tennis ball, and a million stuffed animals later Clark continues to make us laugh and smile everyday! There's nothing better than coming home to Clark's sweet welcome and a long howl!

Weekend Wrap Up

What an amazing weekend!

This summer Neil and I haven't had a lot of big plans or things to do, so we've really had a ton of chill weekends and I'm getting VERY comfortable with that!

Friday night I was still a little hungover from the night/day before so we laid low and ordered dinner in. I think I was asleep by 9:00 pm.

Saturday we got up and headed out to the dog beach with Clark and then took a long walk on the lake. It was gorgeous out and a great way to kick the day off!

After the beach I ran some errands, cleaned and hung out. Neil and I had a few cocktails and then went out to my favorite Italian restaurant Bella Notte. It was, as always, so yummy and a great night out!

Sunday we started the day off by laying out on our rooftop. It was absolutely perfect and we could hear Lolla festivities going on!

                                                                              View from our rooftop


It was an amazing, relaxing and lovely weekend! I'm super bummed it's officially August and the end of summer countdown has begun. Wah wah

Someone always has it worse than you....

Friday!!

Yay!! It's Friday, it's beautiful outside and I had McDonald's for breakfast. Today is off to a great start!

Yesterday we had a team outing at work and it was a blast/mess! We left work around noon and headed over to the J.Parker for drinks and snacks. The weather was perfect and the views were insane!

                                                                                            St. Mikes :)

My intentions were to pace myself because Megan and I were going out to dinner that night. Well, I really tried but it didn't go as planned. YOLO.

I did end up meeting Megan for dinner at the place near her called Kinmont. YUMMY!! It was so good and cute! I love our sissy nights! After dinner Megan and I went to her place and sensibly sipped on ONE glass of wine and talked about how full we were!

Or wait... did we proceed to drink a ridiculous amount of wine while I singlehandedly killed a bag of tootsie rolls and may or may not have ordered pizza?

I can't recall, but one of those versions definitely happened.

Great day, great night! Now I'm ready for a nap!

On Wednesday my manager gave me tickets to the Cubs game and the seats were amazing! It was a beautiful night and Neil and I had a blast! I hadn't been to a Cubs game yet this season so I'm glad we were able to go. Too bad the Cubby's didn't win (shock)!

                                                  Thought I was super artistic with this one. Thanks, Instagram!

I'm baaaaaaack!

No better time to start blogging again than when your work computer crashes!

While I wait for my computer to be fixed (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ) I thought I'd catch up on some blogging.

Keep with me because I am super old now. Since my last post I turned 30. Berf. That said, 30 was the best birthday I have ever had!! It was a surprise/family/friend filled weekend! Neil and I went to dinner at Bavettes on my actual birthday (Thursday) and proceeded to drink our faces off. The food was amazing and I love the restaurant!

Friday we moved in ultra slow motion and actually took a mid-morning nap! We then went to lunch and the dog beach. Amazing recovery/post birthday afternoon! Neil said he wanted to plan our night out so I did not ask any questions. We arrived at dinner (Adobo Grill!) and as we walked to our seats my parents and sisters popped up and were there to surprise me!! It was so great to see them. I've been super home/parent sick lately, so it was the absolute perfect surprise (well done, family)! We then went over to Second City which is my favorite thing to do in the city!

Saturday we met my parents for brunch and then went to Lincoln Park zoo. It was a banner day at the zoo! The polar bear was super active and swimming around/playing with a ball, one of the giraffes was eating in front of us and his super long black tongue kept grabbing leaves. Then we saw two baby chimpanzees that were adorable and hilarious. One carried a little blanket around like Linus! After that my family went back to get ready for dinner and Neil and I decompressed on the couch for a few hours. My parents came over before dinner and we went to the rooftop to have a drink. Little did I know they planned a surprised party for me on our rooftop!! It was SO MUCH fun and SUCH a surprise! Thank you so much to Megan who is a party planner extraordinaire; the Michael Jordan of parties. Thanks so Neil who kept such a big secret and played the role of Luke Longley to Megan's MJ, my parents, Kelly and all my friends and family who came! It was an amazing night!

The rest of the weekend we went on an architecture tour and walked around the city, went to the dog beach, walked around Lincoln Park and hung out with my parents until they left on Tuesday. It was the best birthday I could have asked for! Thank you to everyone!!

                                                          Dad's first selfie on architecture tour.

Now that summer is starting to wind down I'm in a panic that I have not done enough summer things, so I think August is going to be the month of outdoor activities and summer fun!

Also, Clark is still loving his dog bed.

I'm Embarrassed

I was caught dancing on tape...

THIS IS AWESOME