Sure, Beaver, sure...

Have you guys ever watched an episode of "Leave it to Beaver"?

It's so disturbing.

First of all, they call their child "Beaver", who does that?

Secondly, the wife is a stay at home mother who apparently just vacuums and cooks, so she is really a glorified cleaning lady.

Thirdly, the "Beaver" and his brother say "Gee" ALL THE TIME!

How is this considered a classic?


It was so nice to be back in Michigan this past weekend. I wish I could have had more time to hang out with my favorite Michiganders! Grand Rapids is still as pretty as ever! I think it really is one of the prettiest places on the planet during fall! Congratulations to the TWO newly married couples!

But sir, the castle is under attack!

Like Toi, I have been dying of a terrible cold.

I called off work two days in a row.

I'm still feeling a bit like the walking dead, but today my eyes haven't been constantly watering so things are looking up!

Sorry it's been a lone time since I've posted. Things in Chicago have been busy. It always seems busy. I think I am going to have to get a planner and schedule my days hour by hour so I don't forget to do things. You know, bathe, eat, new blog post...

This past weekend I was in MI for a funeral and a birthday party (Not for the same person!) In fact, I am still in MI. I love MI this time of year. It's so pretty. All the trees are such vibrant reds, oranges and coppers!!!

OH! Random happy fact!!!! Tomorrow, October 5th, Disney is re-releasing one of my all time favorite movies from the vault!!! Can you guess what it is? Maybe tomorrow I will do a *special* post of my favorite clips or lines!!!!

Well, that's it for now. I will try to update again soon. I don't want October to be the lost month that September was!

The Cork Test

I had one crazy weekend.

I was back in MI for a baby shower and a wedding shower.

With my family.

At least I earned two drinks out of it.

Ok, I didn't really earn them, but won them. Is it bad to bet on your family?


Anyhoo, my pregnant cousin is expecting a baby girl, or so the sonogram says, but the cork says differently.

What is the cork?

You've never seen this done?

Oh, silly friends, it is classic!

You dangle a cork from a string above the belly of a pregnant woman and it can tell you if she is having a boy or girl. A spinning cork is the sign of a girl and a back and forth motion indicates a boy.

It's not really scientific, but my mother claims it correctly predicted both myself and my brother.

So we will see if my cousin really has a little girl. It could be very amusing if she has a boy instead, she received lots of little pink clothes!

Land of Lincoln

The other day I realized that I knew nothing about my new state besides the fact that it is nicknamed "The Land of Lincoln".

Sad, huh?

So I did a little research and found a few fun things:

-- Three presidents have been residing in Illinois when elected to office (Lincoln, Grant and Obama)

-- The state bird is the Northern Cardinal

-- Several former Governors have been brought up on corruption charges (including Blagojevich)

--The word "Illinois" is a modern spelling of the French explorers word for the people of Illinois. (Alini8ek being one of the original spellings meaning "the men")

-- The Associated Press determined that Illinois is the "most average state" (I believe it, it is pretty average most the time)

-- There is more to the state than Chicago, but no one talks about it.

It's so weird calling myself a resident of this state. I guess a part of me will always reside in MI. After all, Illinois doesn't have this:

or this

or this


But it is still pretty fun. They even hosted the world's fair! I guess I will have to give IL a little more time. You should too! Check it out here!






Happy Birthday Moi!!!!!

Well, bite my butt and call me an apple!

Have you noticed the nip in the air?

It is lovely. I love fall. The scarves, hats, sweaters, hot drinks, football games and changing leaves.

Aaahhhhh!!!!!!

I have had so many things happened but I have been too lazy to relay them on to you. So to make a long story short:

My Aunt and Uncle came to visit. We found a fabulous French restaurant
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This is what I had for dessert. It's the first time I've found it here in the U.S.!!

Chicago has Nutella commercials. Crazy, right?

I am still going to be in MI this weekend.

I'll be in Grap Friday evening until late Saturday or early Sunday. I hope to see some of you.

I have a funny/awful/awkward CTA story for you all, but no gumption to type it.

The Sound of Silence

Today I woke up in my old bedroom to the sound of birds, dogs and some kind of little summer bugs. It was nice. I had forgotten how green the world is outside of the city. I love being able to escape the madness of the city and slow down in the country for a little bit.

My Mom has taken it upon herself to plan my whole weekend. Sorry friends, I won't be able to meet up on Sunday, but next time I'm in the state I PROMISE we will do something.

I hope you all enjoy your weekend!

P.S. My parents now have WiFi, it is fabulous! Why did they wait until I moved to get it?

Lazy Mondays

I didn't have to work today. It was lovely. I met up with a coworker and we explore the city. Our journey included a trip to the park, a beer at The Palmer House and finding chip dip at Dominick's.

It was a good day.

I will be in MI this weekend. If anyone has a free Sunday evening, let me know, maybe we can catch up!

The Weather Outside is Frightful

It is very chilly outside. The snow melted yesterday in the rain and today is very chilly and there is snow blowing everywhere. I miss DC weather.

My dear friends, I think I have offended Karma somehow. The job interview I was suppost to have this week was pushed back to the end of the month and I was told that to position doesn't even open until the summer. I am beginning to feel very frustrated.

Moi, I may just pick up and move to NYC right now.

In happier news, my aunt and I went shopping in Kalamazoo and had a lovely time. It's funny how your relationships change as you grow older.

Tomorrow I am going to EMU with my brother to help him pick out classes and have a brunch with my friend Meg. I am excited, it should be fun! But I am sure it will make me miss college. I am slowly becoming very jealous of my little brother.

Friday I am going to visit my cousin's little baby! I am so excited!!!!!! And in other baby news I met my friend Cassie's baby. He was so cute!

I love babies, especially when they aren't mine, I can appreciate them so much more knowing they aren't my responsibility!!!!