I ran the Soldier Field 10 Miler this weekend. My friend and I signed-up for it after an enjoyable Shamrock Shuffle run. It was a beautiful day for a run on the lake. It was a bit hot, but the breeze helped. I was relieved that all the aches from my bout with Fifth’s Disease…
Tag: Chicago
Killing Time at the Airport
As it turns out, you can get to the airport too early. Especially when traveling with kids. On our recent trip to we decided it would be easier to drive to the airport and park in long-term parking. This means driving to the airport, parking, hoping on a shuttle bus, then up to the tram…
If Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!
While it may be true that charity begins at home, it is more true that if mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Happy moms create an atmosphere of Happiness. Having a fabulous people around to support you in this effort essential. Especially fabulous friends. A few months back a group of us committed to run…
Chicago French Market – Lunch and Then Some!
We finally checked out the Chicago French Market downtown this weekend. The market reminded me a lot of the market in Minnesota I mentioned, though on a much smaller scale. We did a lap or two around the place before deciding on what to eat for lunch, lucky for us most places had samples available…
Exception to the Rule
I know, I know, don’t blog about what you ate for lunch. No one cares. There is an exception to every rule and I feel compelled to blog about this lunch. It was that good. But hey, if you really don’t care what I ate for lunch then read no further. Early Sunday morning I…
Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner
To take a line from my husbands’ playbook. Today was a lucky day, even despite not getting a snow day. Well they did close my office early but I couldn’t wrap things up fast enough to take advantage of it. There was only about 6-8 inches of snow by the time I got home, not…
Market and Museum
We checked out the Green City Market at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum today. Went thru the museum too while we were there. The market was really crowded, I’d prefer to go when it is not indoors. We didn’t get much, just apples and apple cider. The kids got a huge piece of egg pie…