We did a whirlwind tour of Washington, D.C. for spring break. Between miles of walking and hours standing in lines, we managed a few delicious meals. Lucky for us, our friends were in town at the same time. We got to share a number of meals with them and their friends too. Starting with the…
Category: Dining Out
Donut Day
The farmers market in our town has always been spectacular. All the vegetables and fruits are delicious, but the donuts are the real attraction. Forget all the fancy donut places with their unique toppings. The donuts are made in the church basement, sent out through the window still warm. They are the real deal! Through…
Sunday Funday
Sunday started blustery, but was everything a Sunday should be in the end. Brunch, every Sunday should include brunch. We hit up Little Goat, out first visit. Nothing little about this place. Well except for the wait. We got there at about 8:30 and had no problems getting a seat. But the place filled up…
Big Ten 10K
close to my goal of breaking an hour! I was 96 seconds off to be exact, but it was a great run anyway. It was interesting to look at my Garmin, you can see the crowded start, and where I saw my husband, kids and friends on the sideline. This was the point I burned…
Friday Funday!
Friday funday started rough due to Thursday night front porch fun that turned into a late night party. We were enjoying some snacks and drinks with friends when some other friends stopped over for us to be taste testers for a new drink. Um, yes please! The base was pineapple, jalapeno, and mint (I think)….
Friday Funday!
I have deemed Fridays as fun day this summer. Last week we took the L down to Millennium park to hang out. Of course, there has to be a picture of the bean… On our way to the park, we grabbed a bite to eat from a food truck. Yea, it has been awhile since…
Knockoff Knockout {Bandera’s Macho Salad}
Over the years of working in downtown Chicago I have had hundreds of lunches out. I think the place I have eaten most often is Bandera, just a hop skip and a jump from my office when it was located just down the street on Michigan Ave. After the office moved west I think I…
Montauk Vacation
I took a long weekend for Mother’s Day and headed to Montauk to visit my son. After a long travel day I arrived to just in time to enjoy happy hour on a beautiful day with an equally beautiful view. A fabulous start to a fabulous weekend where I was so well taken care of….
Top Chef Day & Night
Anyone watch Top Chef this season? I swore off the show after season 6, but for lack of anything else to watch on Wednesday evenings I got sucked back in this season. I was happy with the results last night, no spoilers! Though really I would have been happy if either of the chefs won. …
Halfway Done
Minus the weekend, I missed half of February at work. Dare I say I was happy to return. Lunch at Union Sushi (two thumbs up) made my return even more enjoyable. Jury duty went late, later than I usually get home from work, so the husband was on dinner duty. Good thing because I was…