Category Archives: Fun for Couples

Apr 30 2013
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Chicago Specific Fun, Food/Drink Fun, Fun for Couples, Guilty Pleasures

Day 218: FroYo

FroYo was last summer’s hottest dessert trend and I am excited that so many places have remained in business over Chicago’s extended winter. Tonight was the perfect night to take a stroll through Andersonville while eating FroYo from Forever Yogurt.

Self-serve in many delicious flavors with rows and rows of optional toppings (you pay by weight, not variety of items), I mean, what could be better? I went with cake batter under dark chocolate which I then covered in graham cracker crumbs. Usually I go for a little Cap’n Crunch on top, but I decided to try the brownie bites. (They are not as good, so I’ll stick with the CC next time). The hubs went healthier with traditional vanilla covered in fruit and peanuts. Ok, fine, he also had some salted caramel popcorn flavor that wasn’t all that tasty. I was hoping to try their thin mint–I’ve only heard amazing rumors about it–but they didn’t have it today. So I’ll probably have to go again. Very soon.

Oh, I’m just glad it’s finally Spring and I can eat delicious cold desserts out of doors!

Apr 26 2013
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Chicago Specific Fun, Food/Drink Fun, Fun for Couples, Nightlife

Day 214: Farmhouse Tavern

The hubs and I had an impromptu date night tonight. At work, one of my apprentices mentioned the restaurant she works at, Farmhouse Tavern, and recommended I try it. “Why not tonight?” I thought.

We made a reservation and went to dinner knowing only that they serve farm to table food. What we found was excellently prepared American and Southern influenced dishes accompanied by local craft beers (on tap!) and excellent service. The staff (unfortunately we couldn’t sit in my apprentice’s section) knew so much about the food, what beers to pair it with and were all around cool people. It was great to have such a good experience in a place more akin to a chill bar than a fancy restaurant. Farmhouse Tavern definitely makes the rotation.

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Apr 24 2013
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Around the House/DIY, Chicago Specific Fun, Fitness, Food/Drink Fun, Friends and Family, Fun at Work, Fun for Couples, Games, Guilty Pleasures, Holiday Fun, Nightlife, Online Fun, Outdoor Fun, Pamper/Beautify, Reader Suggested Fun, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Solitary Fun, Theatre Fun, Travel Fun

Day 212: The Oldest Post

This is the oldest post I never wrote. Day 212. April 24. APRIL TWENTY FOURTH?! It was a Wednesday. According to my calendar, I had my regular Wednesday work meetings. Nothing else.

Well I hope Barbara Streisand had a happy birthday!

 

Apr 23 2013
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Fun for Couples, Nightlife, Online Fun, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Day 211: Apple TV

The hubs bought me a new toy to help with my sleeping woes. I sleep pretty well once I fall asleep but I can have trouble getting there. Normally to curb this I put on a movie (refer to TV in the bedroom post on Day 164). This results in me playing the same movie night after night and the hubs waking up at 2 am to turn off that DVD menu music that just repeats over and over. Him getting up usually wakes me up and I put the movie on again. It’s a vicious cycle.

Apple TV will let me play Netflix or any TV show or movie in my iTunes library on the bedroom TV creating both variety and silence upon completion. I’ve already spent half an hour on YouTube. This kind of defeats the purpose but its fun. Now for Netflix and sleep.

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Apr 22 2013
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Chicago Specific Fun, Fitness, Friends and Family, Fun for Couples, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Day 210: Training

The Chicago Arthritis Walk is coming up in a little under a month and I need a little training to make sure I can walk the full three miles. Our European adventure helped as we were walking all the time, but I still don’t think I can just go out one day and walk three miles.

So the hubs and Elphie are helping me train. Tonight we took a 1.6 mile (I know this because I use Map My Walk, a great app for tracking many types of exercise) family walk around our neighborhood. I’m pretty sure today was the warmest day of the year so far, and the sun does not set until after 7pm. Needless to say it was so pleasant and beautiful.

Our plan is to take three walks per week with a minimum distance of 1.5 miles, increasing the length up to 3 miles. I’d like to do at least two three-mile walks before the race. I think this is definitely possible and will make me feel more confident going in to a walk with a lot of family and friends. I would like to be able to just enjoy their company and feel good about raising money for this important cause as opposed to worrying about whether I can walk three miles or not.

If you are interested in joining me or supporting my team, click here.

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