Category Archives: Entertainment

What I’ve been up to, Part 2

Posted on May 26, 2013 by

The weekend after I returned from New Orleans, it was finally time to celebrate the big 4-0. Since Brian also turned 40 a few weeks before me, we decided to just do a combo party so we could do something … Continue reading →

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Party on the roof

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

As I mentioned yesterday, after my long run on Saturday, Brian and I went to a combined bachelor/bachelorette party for friends who are getting married next month. The party was in Wrigleyville which, for you folks not from the Chicago … Continue reading →

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Weekend on the water

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

This past weekend we were invited to the lake house owned by our neighbors across the street. We were their guests a few years ago and haven’t made it back until now. But after a fun-packed weekend with lots of … Continue reading →

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We came, we saw, we got dirty

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Vacation has officially begun. And it got off to a dirty start! Yesterday Cheryl and I and her cousin-in-law Stacey did the Dirty Girl Mud Run and Oh my goodness, did we get dirty! But it was so much fun. … Continue reading →

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Officially pushing 40

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

I had a birthday last weekend. The last one of my 30’s. And with the typing of that sentence, my heart rate went up. How did I get to the “officially pushing 40” stage? I feel like I’m still 25. … Continue reading →

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Cirque du Soleil Love

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Before attending my first Cirque du Soleil show nearly 15 years ago, a friend who had seen the show before described it to me as like being in the middle of a dream. Everything is so surreal, the colors are … Continue reading →

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Vegas with a view

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

I left Chitown Saturday afternoon to head to Sin City. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to this trip since A) it was for business (my day job), not pleasure B) It’s a nearly week-long trip. I have a maximum three-day … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cousins night out

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

For the past several years, my brother and I and our two cousins Lisa and Dave try to get together for a cousin’s night out. The four of us grew up as close as siblings so I miss them a … Continue reading →

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Super Princess Day

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

A few weeks ago I was walking to the train after work with my work BFF, Emily, when a bus drove by with an ad for the Disney on Ice show. I mentioned that I had thought of stealing a … Continue reading →

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Too old for this

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

We hadn’t seem Jim and Cheryl since New Year’s Eve, so we planned a get-together in our hood for Friday night. We considered going to a nearby comedy club for a little stand-up since we have a Groupon for four … Continue reading →

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