TAG!

Holly tagged me...

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1. I wish I had more hours in the day to do things.
2. I am a die hard Cubs fan.
3. My favorite color is blue.
4. I am a huge procrastinator.
5. I hope to write and publish a book
6. I hope to visit Italy someday
7. I am an avid reader

I am tagging: Brianna, Alison, Rachel, Marie, Katie, Mandy and Andie.

Me again!

Yes, 2 posts this week...exciting....

I have survived Week 3 of the new job - whew! I am liking it and the people I work with are fantastic! This 2 job thing is killing me, though....

DS Scholastic Bowl team won their regional meet on Tuesday and are going to the state sectionals on Monday night - we'll see how they fair there. Positive attitude!

The weather is supposed to be wonderful again this weekend! DH planted our new trees yesterday (Arbor Day) and they look great. Our yard is coloring up again and the grass is turning green - I love this time of year!

Not much else is new. I hope you're all well!
Have a great weekend!

Checking in...

Hello blogger friends!

First of all, let me say, our computer died for a couple of weeks so there was not a lot of on-line activity for me.

Second, I will try to get around to visit your blogs very soon!

I started my new full-time job on the the 9th. It's been great! I think I am in with an AMAZING company who truly appreciates their employees! The benefits are unbelievable! Things I never dreamed of....

Spring is finally springing here! The flowers are doing well, it's been a little warmer, some rain, some sun. It's getting green and that's what I like.

I don't know what else to write right now, but wanted to let you know I'm still here and will update whenever I can!

I hope you are all doing well and will try to blog visit soon!

Weekend photos

A few shots of Chicago:

Guess who's wine glass is who's! (hee hee) It was REALLY good wine!
WONDERFUL show! (I ran the whole emotional gammet - laughing, crying, etc, etc)

My DH sitting in one of the window seats in our hotel room:

Our hotel:

Frank Lloyd Wright's home:

A day at the zoo:

My previous post spells out our weekend a little more!

What a weekend!

We had a great weekend! This was the first birthday I had looked forward to in quite a few years!

We took the kids to my parents' and DD couldn't wait for us to leave! We got into the city and checked into the hotel but our room wasn't ready, grabbed a light lunch and went to the show. WICKED was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it! DH enjoyed it but not like I did - a little too much thought on his part. We went back to the hotel to check out our room - SWANKY! We don't stay in nice places so it was a treat! We stayed at Hotel Monaco - if you have some extra money, it's worth it! We got a great deal, that's why we stayed! We had a glass of wine and headed out to dinner at Morton's Steakhouse - oh my word! We had crab legs, shared a steak and had amazing desserts. It was a HUGE splurge and so much more than we should have spent but we couldn't remember the last time we'd gone out. We were SO full when we left - I almost had to crawl back to the hotel.

Sunday, we went to Corner Bakery for breakfast and took a walk. It was wonderful to be able to take some pictures without worrying about running into people walking. We stopped in Oak Park on the way home to see Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio. That was very interesting! We also took the walking tour of homes he designed in the neighborhood. Of course, it started to POUR when we started the walking tour. Figures... It was ok! We had birthday dinner at my parent's Sunday night for myself, my brother and my other brother's girlfriend. Grilled out!

We took the kids to the zoo yesterday. The weather was nice! I also accepted a full time job as a customer service rep at an ag lending facility. I feel SO relieved! Of course, now I have to go shopping for work clothes....blech!

I will post some weekend pictures in a day or 2.