Practically Perfect

This past weekend was a keeper. It all started Friday with a lovely dinner with a dear friend and a shared bottle of wine. The stories she shared were hysterical, albeit a bit disturbing. I can't share her stories here, but let's just say she has a way of attracting unwanted attention, and the results are pretty funny.

Saturday I woke up with something stirring next to me. Seeing as Cassidy was not here, in a panic I opened my eyes, only to find a cute little kitten sitting on my pillow and staring at me. Now, I'm not certain, but I don't think there is a better wake up call that I have heard of. A sweet little face with a rumbling purr is about the nicest thing to help me ease into my day. Saturday afternoon I met with four other ladies to go see 101 Dalmatians...if you have a kid, you should go. Otherwise, save your money. (Sorry Kimber!) However, the company was great and the rest of the night with cocktails, food, and girl talk was just what the doctor ordered.

Sunday started out on the wrong foot with a call from PAWS asking me where the kittens are. Seems that Cassidy is trying to get me blacklisted (again). He made an appointment to take them back and failed to mention that to me. Well, if you were aware of the kitten amber alert of February 2009, you can see how this is a problem for me. Fortunately they were fairly understanding when I told them my husband was to blame...and lucky me gets to hold on to the girls for one last week. Sunday afternoon I had a quick lunch with another friend and then spent the rest of the day relaxing, working, cleaning, etc.

If Cassidy were here, it would have been the most perfect weekend.

Sorry, no pictures...Note to self: I have to go buy a new digital camera (or get one of my 3 broken ones fixed) next weekend. Carrying my 'big camera' around is just too heavy and I end up missing out on a lot of great pics.

Valentine's Day in Chicago

I'm not a big fan of Valentine's day or the onslaught of heart-shaped chocolate boxes that line the aisles of seemingly everywhere this time of year. So when Cassidy said that he would like to go do something fun during the day followed by him making me a dinner at home, I was thrilled!

So Saturday we headed to Adler Planetarium. I'm a super dork because I love all things related to space, stars, black holes, etc. Since I have a membership (again, super dork) we decided to watch two shows and take a quick spin through the exhibits. However, as much as I enjoy the planetarium itself, the view from out there is second to none in Chicago.


And then I was that girl hanging out the car window and taking pictures. It's fun to play tourist in your own city sometimes!


Afterwards we headed home so he could get to making some good eats. He tried out something new...and I LOVED it, I don't think he was a fan though. Black bean & pineapple enchiladas anyone? Super good with both sweet & salty in one fabulous dish!

All in all, it was a perfect weekend of quality time and relaxation after a couple of weeks which weren't all that great. I'm hoping it's a precursor to the week ahead.

That didn't take long

Sorry all 2 readers, I just can't live up to my 1 post a day/picture promise. Things around the house have been absolutely crazy and although I can't post about it yet, I promise to share at some point in the future. It doesn't help that it is also busy season so work is always on my mind in any spare time that I have.

I did have a nice weekend though. Spent Saturday with some of my girls and had a great night. However, the best part of my night was coming home to this:


In case you can't tell...that's Cassidy passed out at the table. And no, it wasn't from a late night of working. Turns out multiple margaritas were involved.