After a year of pooping on the floor, peeing on the carpet, and loads of kitty litter, Chris and I are ready. Commence kitty potty training.
I'll keep you posted...
Moved.
11 years ago
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Monday, December 25, 2006
A different sort of Christmas
For the first time in 25 years I was not in Chicago for the holidays. Chris and I decided to take turns spending Christmas with our families and this year was his turn where the plan was to go to his sister's house who lives in Indianapolis. His other sister who lives in OH was already going to be there with her husband and daughter. We spent Christmas Eve hanging out, playing darts, and eating. Both of his sisters are incredible cooks and they made a fajita bar. It was delicious.
Chris and I left to get ready for church since the entire family was going to meet up and attend the Christmas Eve service at our church. We arrived at the church 20 minutes early so we could find good seats for everyone. We were really surprised to find so many cars already there. We were even more surprised to discover church had started 45 minutes ago. This isn't the first time this has happened to us. We have a history of receiving bad or delayed information regarding our church services and since we frequently spend our weekends in Chicago, we miss announcements that are made about service times. Chris and I sat in for the final ten minutes of the service. We sang one song but I was so disappointed I couldn't even sing.
We decided to go to my old church and attend their Christmas Eve service. I was determined to hear one good sermon and since more than one Christmas carol. The problem was that we had an hour to kill. We decided to go to Starbucks only to discover it was closed. We opted for TGI Fridays to get a cup of coffee with Bailey's Irish Cream. We sat down and the place smelled of stale ciggarrette smoke and old greasy food. It was absoutely disgusting. We were sitting there for almost ten minutes before anyone acknowledged our presence. The drinks were good but the service was terrible. Thankfully this was the low of the evening.
The church service was good and when it was over we went home, popped pop corn, and watched the black and white version of Miracle on 34th Street. The evening was rescued!
Then came Christmas morning.
I woke up and started feeling queasy about thirty minutes later. I spent the rest of the morning on the couch before telling Chris I needed to go home. Chris drove me home and was wonderful spending a few hours with me before I encouraged him to go back to his sister's for dinner. The rest of Christmas has been spent making the difficult decision of which end to put on the potty. It has been a rough happy holiday for me. I'm hoping it is a 24 hour bug and I will be feeling like new tomorrow morning.
Merry Christmas!
Chris and I left to get ready for church since the entire family was going to meet up and attend the Christmas Eve service at our church. We arrived at the church 20 minutes early so we could find good seats for everyone. We were really surprised to find so many cars already there. We were even more surprised to discover church had started 45 minutes ago. This isn't the first time this has happened to us. We have a history of receiving bad or delayed information regarding our church services and since we frequently spend our weekends in Chicago, we miss announcements that are made about service times. Chris and I sat in for the final ten minutes of the service. We sang one song but I was so disappointed I couldn't even sing.
We decided to go to my old church and attend their Christmas Eve service. I was determined to hear one good sermon and since more than one Christmas carol. The problem was that we had an hour to kill. We decided to go to Starbucks only to discover it was closed. We opted for TGI Fridays to get a cup of coffee with Bailey's Irish Cream. We sat down and the place smelled of stale ciggarrette smoke and old greasy food. It was absoutely disgusting. We were sitting there for almost ten minutes before anyone acknowledged our presence. The drinks were good but the service was terrible. Thankfully this was the low of the evening.
The church service was good and when it was over we went home, popped pop corn, and watched the black and white version of Miracle on 34th Street. The evening was rescued!
Then came Christmas morning.
I woke up and started feeling queasy about thirty minutes later. I spent the rest of the morning on the couch before telling Chris I needed to go home. Chris drove me home and was wonderful spending a few hours with me before I encouraged him to go back to his sister's for dinner. The rest of Christmas has been spent making the difficult decision of which end to put on the potty. It has been a rough happy holiday for me. I'm hoping it is a 24 hour bug and I will be feeling like new tomorrow morning.
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Happy birthday and 1 year anniverary
December 3rd was Chris' birthday and our one year anniversary. I can't believe it has been one year!!! Too late to change the title to this blog. It will have to stay. Maybe I should have made it Years of the MC. Anyhoo, this is a brief account of our weekend together:
To celebrate Chris' birthday and our first year anniversary, we joined friends in Chicago for a fun filled weekend. Chris and I drove up Friday after work and went to Second City which is an improv club in Old Town. It is famous for being the club where many Saturday Night Live comedians got their start. I was there many years ago with my sister and brother in law and it was just as funny as I remembered it. Chris laughed uncontrollably which made it all the funnier. We are still mimicking some of the better lines given during the night.
The next morning we laughed when we realized the one of the sets of friends we were meeting up with was directly across the hall from us in the hotel. The four of us hit the magnificant mile for shopping, people watching, and enjoying the Christmas lights. I was able to show off the Marshall Field/Macy's Christmas windows to Chris who has never been downtown during the holidays.
As the sun was going down, I insisted we go to the Signature Lounge on the 96th floor of the John Hancock building. Joe, one of the friends we were with, found $40 on the ground in Crate and Barrel so we treated ourselves to a cocktail.
After returning to the hotel from our shopping excursion, we linked up with another couple from Indianapolis who drove up for the occasion along with a third couple who were friends with Jeff and Joe and live in Chicago. We walked to a friend of mine's apartment to begin the evening. This is a picture of the guys as we headed out of the hotel. It was freezing cold and we all laughed when we realized they were all wearing their manly earmuffs.
Here is Chris cheesing it to the camera with Joe who decided to try on Hannah's fluffy hat.
Gary, my friend and hairstylist whose apartment we went to, has a friend who is well connected in the city. With two hours notice, she was able to get the ten of us a reservation to an incredible Italian restaurant. The food was amazing, the service was excellent, and bottles of wine were abundant. Gary, who is from Italy and has only lived in the states for a few years, ordered the appetizers and the wine. We let him run the show. I think when all was done as said, we had sung Chris happy birthday two or three times. He was given a shirt from the restaurant with a picture of a gigantic mouse on the front and back, a wine cork which we all signed, and a b-day card from me which had the game hangman on the inside. It became a table wide game and everyone pitched in to help him figure out his birthday gift...a subscription to Cooking Light and a date to a movie.
The night took us to a few other places downtown Chicago before we turned in for the evening and drove back home the next morning. Chris decided the weekend was one of his favorite weekends of the year. Gary decided we should do this every year. I decided Chicago is one of the best cities on earth.
Happy Birthday and Happy Anniverary. May this coming year be as wonderful as the last.
To celebrate Chris' birthday and our first year anniversary, we joined friends in Chicago for a fun filled weekend. Chris and I drove up Friday after work and went to Second City which is an improv club in Old Town. It is famous for being the club where many Saturday Night Live comedians got their start. I was there many years ago with my sister and brother in law and it was just as funny as I remembered it. Chris laughed uncontrollably which made it all the funnier. We are still mimicking some of the better lines given during the night.
The next morning we laughed when we realized the one of the sets of friends we were meeting up with was directly across the hall from us in the hotel. The four of us hit the magnificant mile for shopping, people watching, and enjoying the Christmas lights. I was able to show off the Marshall Field/Macy's Christmas windows to Chris who has never been downtown during the holidays.
As the sun was going down, I insisted we go to the Signature Lounge on the 96th floor of the John Hancock building. Joe, one of the friends we were with, found $40 on the ground in Crate and Barrel so we treated ourselves to a cocktail.
After returning to the hotel from our shopping excursion, we linked up with another couple from Indianapolis who drove up for the occasion along with a third couple who were friends with Jeff and Joe and live in Chicago. We walked to a friend of mine's apartment to begin the evening. This is a picture of the guys as we headed out of the hotel. It was freezing cold and we all laughed when we realized they were all wearing their manly earmuffs.
Here is Chris cheesing it to the camera with Joe who decided to try on Hannah's fluffy hat.
Gary, my friend and hairstylist whose apartment we went to, has a friend who is well connected in the city. With two hours notice, she was able to get the ten of us a reservation to an incredible Italian restaurant. The food was amazing, the service was excellent, and bottles of wine were abundant. Gary, who is from Italy and has only lived in the states for a few years, ordered the appetizers and the wine. We let him run the show. I think when all was done as said, we had sung Chris happy birthday two or three times. He was given a shirt from the restaurant with a picture of a gigantic mouse on the front and back, a wine cork which we all signed, and a b-day card from me which had the game hangman on the inside. It became a table wide game and everyone pitched in to help him figure out his birthday gift...a subscription to Cooking Light and a date to a movie.
The night took us to a few other places downtown Chicago before we turned in for the evening and drove back home the next morning. Chris decided the weekend was one of his favorite weekends of the year. Gary decided we should do this every year. I decided Chicago is one of the best cities on earth.
Happy Birthday and Happy Anniverary. May this coming year be as wonderful as the last.
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