Day 310, I spent a good amount of time at Dollop–it really is a great little coffee shop. My friend and mentor met me before she headed into work and had nothing but great advice and positive things to say. If you don’t have a mentor, I highly recommend it. Thanks M!
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Day 305, 306 & 307: An Iowa Weekend
Day 305
The hubs and I drove to Iowa with a car FULL of garage sale items. I mean it was packed. The entire trunk and back seat up to the ceiling held old blankets, extra pots and pans, and clothes. Oh, the clothes.
Day 306
I might have written about this before, but I love a good garage sale. The early morning rush, the continued merchandising, slashing prices, doughnuts, and sitting around all morning with my sister chatting it up. The. Best.
Also, the hubs and brought our bikes and, after the garage sale, rode the Greenbelt path from Madcreek to the highway.
Day 307
On the way back to Chicago, we made a detour to see my grandmother to discuss our upcoming birthday. OK our birthday is in January but it is on the same day and it is a big birthday (30 and 90!) so we have some planning to do.
We also did a quick stop in Iowa City so I could show the hubs all the cool places I used to go in high school after I was allowed to drive out of town. A fun Iowa day-and weekend-for sure.
Day 302, 303 & 304: Super Busy Times
This was a pretty busy work and social week. Here’s the skinny:
Day 302
I was off for much of the afternoon and spent it in residence at my favorite neighborhood coffee shop, Dollop! There I saw Taylor and Justin (separately though I bet they would like to be friends too) and we caught up on each other’s lives.
Day 303
The People’s Temple–a documentary theatre piece about the notorious religious organization of the same name performed by extremely talented CPS high schoolers. It was amazing, educational, moving, and beautiful. Student work can be fantastic!
Day 304
We had a work event in the burbs surrounding the musical Hair. I wore a daisy in mine and helped make the event a success for the theatre!
Day 301: Bang Bang
Day 301 and Emily introduced me to Bang Bang Pie Shop in Logan Square. Specifically she recommended the giant biscuit with a whole smorgasbord of optional toppings.
OMG. Get there now.
Day 300: Ideal Day
Day 300 is a momentous day to reach on this journey. While I have not been the best at posting every day recently (or sometimes I’ve been posting maaany different days at once) I have been having so much fun.
Today the hubs and I had brunch with friends with kids (and one ready to give birth any day now). We rode our bikes to Hollywood Beach to meet up with a visiting friend, a new friend and more friends with kids. We made it home judt before the rain started. Then we had Sunday Dinner with still other friends (and one lovely repeat). It was an ideal day filled with friends, physical activity, sun, beach, children and love. And fun.
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