Happy Mother’s Day! How’s your day going?
I spent the most fantastic day with my parents. We started with a long walk through the forest preserve following some paved and some off roading paths. Then devoured a delicious lunch before stumbling into the GAP outlet. We finished the afternoon with a grocery cart filling trip to Woodman’s. With the sun shining and the conversation flowing, it really doesn’t get much better than this!
Unless of course you count yesterday’s fun family BBQ!
Sadly there are no pictures of the event but plenty of stories that will be circulating for months : )
The day started off early and innocent enough with the first of two trips to Starbucks for tea (me) and a breakfast sandwich (the BOY). Then I boarded the train for the city.
When I arrived, I was nose deep in almost finishing this book. When I exited the train station, I saw this spectacular view of boats cruising down the river.
It was amazing to see the passengers bundled up and sipping their morning coffee while we watched and waved from the bridge.
A few blocks down, I spotted this colorful 2 wheeled three dimensional art work.
I loved it!
I continued walking towards Soldier Field enjoying the views along the way!
And stopped for another warm beverage before arriving at my final destination.
Since I was early, I had an extra fifteen minutes to sip and read (this time really almost finishing my book). I ended up reading the last 15 pages this morning. This dark, twisted, thriller is a good read, so definitely add it to your summer list!
A few weeks ago, my brother and some friends and I decided to volunteer for St. Jude at the American Beer Fest. As my brother said, ‘this is combing two things that I like…beer and volunteering!’ It really was a win-win!
We arrived at 10:30am, so the venue was still pretty quiet.
Well into the afternoon, the sun came out from behind the clouds and the stadium was packed with beer drinkers. Our job was to promote St. Jude while having fun, playing games, and handing out prizes.
I spent most of my day at the football toss. I couldn’t figure out why I woke up so sore this morning. I don’t think it was spending 4 hours of my feet, but squatting repeatedly to retrieve the footballs from the floor. I probably did hundreds of squats yesterday!
When we were done volunteering, we had time to actually check out the beer fest before heading up to Lakeview for a pre Mother’s Day BBQ with our families and friends. The entire evening was a blur of eating, drinking, talking, sharing stories, catching up, and just enjoying being together! It was a BLAST!
This weekend was an awesome way to quick off the summer season. Luckily, I have tomorrow to recuperate : )
What was the best part of your weekend?
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The beer event sounds like fun! Glad you had a great weekend. Are you as excited as I am about the rising temps this week?? Yay!!
You know it!
I think I’m heading out for a bike ride soon. Are you counting down the days until summer break?
What a great way to volunteer!
I keep seeing those bikes on my walk to the train. I think they’re so neat!
They are so fun! I love the city and don’t get down there often enough!
What a fun event to volunteer at! I’m sure I would b sore after doing hundreds of football squats too!
he he! I’m still feeling it today : ) Best non-workout EVER!
What a fun weekend!
Thanks! It’s great to have some sunshine back in Chicago! And it got me excited for the Soldier Field 10 Miler in just a few weeks!
What a fun event!! ANd your walk there..looks amazing. I felt like I was walking with you hahha.
Chicago is such a fun city to explore even if you live there! So much to see and because it was so early, the streets were pretty quiet. You’ll have to come visit in person some time!
I am so giddy about the temps this week!! Can’t wait- looks like an awesome weekend!
It was crazy fun! I heard 80 degrees tomorrow. Even with the wind, I loved soaking up the sunshine today!
What a fun weekend! The beer fest looks fantastic – and for such a good cause! Best part of my weekend: Spending all day Friday with my sister and three-month-old niece 🙂
Oh that is soo fun! I love that 3 month age where they sort of ‘wake up’ start smiling and engaging with the world. Plus they are so darn cute!
I love how close to the city you live. Just hop on the train!! The beer fest sounds like so much fun!
I know! I feel like we live so far, but it really is pretty close!
Love beer events! Looks like a blast!
For sure! I need to find the next beer fest in town!
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