…and so do you, Robin Thicke. Ha ha! I wish. Jeff and I had a date sans A&Z at the Taste of Chicago where we caught Robin Thicke in concert. Just 24 hours before that, I got a serious beat down at work – so an afternoon full of food, music, food, beautiful weather, food, […]
Friday Faves: Songs of Summer 2013
June 21, 2013 by 16 Comments
Happy first day of summer!! Pack your emergency summer fun kit and get in the car, roll down the windows, and turn up the stereo to my favorite songs of summer 2013! These jams have a fresh sound, yet old skool groove that make me feel sexy and sophisticated and forget that I’m a frumpy mother […]
Summer Essentials for Emergency Fun
June 3, 2013 by 6 Comments
I’m still waiting for summer weather to arrive since we’ve seen nothing but rainy or cold days for the past 2 months. In the meantime, it doesn’t hurt to plan ahead and pack up my bag of “Summer Essentials for Emergency Fun.” What’s that, you ask? It’s for those spontaneous moments where the weather is […]
Arielle Rose 4.0
April 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The average 4-year-old asks 400 questions per day. Arielle definitely exceeds 400 questions…times two! From the moment she wakes up, it’s non-stop inquiries like: Where are we going today? Why is the sun up? Where does the sun sleep? How did I talk when I was a baby? Where do you work? Why do you […]
A&Z Birthday Weekend in the Dells
March 25, 2013 by 5 Comments
Arielle and Zavier turned 4 and 2 this weekend and we celebrated in Wisconsin Dells, WI – Waterpark Capital of the World. It probably wasn’t the best idea since the winter refuses to end and it barely hit 30 degrees each day…but it was still nice to get away 🙂 We stayed at Mt. Olympus […]
Valentine’s Day 2013
February 14, 2013 by 7 Comments
My Valentine’s Day was just lovely. We didn’t have anything special planned, but when I came home from work I was pleasantly surprised with a bouquet of flowers and a gourmet dinner that was prepared by my true love and personal chef. Check out the Valentine’s Day dinner specials: Is your mouth watering yet? Starting at […]
Men I LOVE
February 2, 2013 by 11 Comments
I had the week from hell at work. It was so bad that if I were to join AA somewhere down the line, I would use today as my start date of my alcoholism. I’m determined to forget about it this week’s events because worrying and stressing over work will get me no where. I […]
A&Z Valentine’s Day Photo Shoot
January 21, 2013 by 4 Comments
I had a mini Valentine’s Day photo shoot with the kids this past weekend in our home. Arielle loved getting her picture taken (as you can see), but my faves were the ones where her smile looked natural and not overly cheesy. Zavier, on the other hand, did not want anything to do with getting […]
My 30th Birthday / Our Housewarming Party
October 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of my biggest goals before turning 30 was to own a single-family home (check!). My other goal of appearing on the show So You Think You Can Dance before the 30-year-old age limit was a complete and utter failure, but I’ll get over it. Anyways, what better way to celebrate this milestone birthday than […]
3 Year Wedding Anniversary
September 13, 2012 by 4 Comments
NOTE: 09.11.09 is mine and Jeff’s wedding anniversary, but yesterday I just couldn’t bring myself to post about it. After all, yesterday was also America’s anniversary of 9/11. I felt it would be a bit douchey to say the typical: “On this day, I married my best friend and my soul mate…Happy anniversary, babe!” after […]
