weekend review 6/1/09

It may be the beginning of June, but it doesn’t feel that way by the looks of the weather… 

I had a three day weekend… but it’s been a good and a bad weekend for me..

 

Friday….

Friday morning I had my nail appointment.  My  husband had meeting downtown ( John Hancock Building), while he was in the meeting, I took the opportunity, to walk downtown, and enjoy the beautiful sites, and landscapes of downtown.

The evening consisted of dinner out and relaxing.

 

Saturday….

During the early afternoon we ran some errands, then we went over to my Aunt and Uncles house, to visit, and answer any computer questions that my Uncle had.  We had dinner at Curragh it’s a small Irish restaurant.  ( this is where the bad part of my weekend comes in) while having dinner, I received a phone call from my mom, telling me my sister is in the hospital. 

after dinner we went home and relaxed for the evening

 

Sunday…..

 

We ran the rest of our errands, did some more computer tech work, with my uncles computer.  Found out my Mother in law wasn’t feeling good( bad news number two), and sister is still in critical condition.

We had a family birthday party that we attended in the evening.

Finally we came home, and relaxed before I had to go to work..

 

Like I mentioned it was a good and bad three day weekend.  hopefully next weekend will be better, but the week isn’t starting out that way.

Downtown 5/29/09

My kind of town Chicago is..............

I live 15 minutes from downtown Chicago, and don't get downtown as often as I like. If you ever come visit Illinois, I recommend you going downtown. You have miles and miles of and miles of shops, restaurants, great landscapes, great architecture, for example Victoria Secret, Nine West, Coach, New York & Company.. If y0u like indoor shopping , Water Tower Place is the place to go. It has 7 floors of your favorite shops from, Macy's Forever 21, Limited, White and Black.. and for the kids American Girl Place..

While my husband (Kris), had a meeting at the John Hancock Building, on Michigan Avenue, I took the opportunity to enjoy the sites of Downtown.. It was nice to walk around and take pictures of our beautiful city.. I walked around Water tower Place. , then headed south along Michigan ave and kept walking and walking, you get beautiful picture perfect views of the River, WGN Studio, the Chicago Tribune Building, and couple of my personal favorites, Blackhawks head quarters, Chipotle, and Millennium Park

Beautiful scenery + nice day= great time downtown:):)

thanks Cindy

weekend highlights 5/25/2009

" Wishing everyone a happy Memorial Day......

Another weekend that has come and gone, but this time it was a three day weekend.. (pretty soon I"m going to have a series of three day weekends, but that is a story for a different time.)

Weekend consisted of enjoying the weather, babaysitting. running errands etc, but it was a nice weekend..

Friday... Consisted of me working till 3:00pm I love Friday's because they are my short days. After work going to get my oil changed. came home and did laundry, before we met up with Kris's mom at Buffalo Wild Wings. where we cheered the Blackhawks to victory. Well that victory was short lived.. More details to come later..

After the game we came home and relaxed..

Saturday!!........

Kris worked... and I babysat the cutest 2 year old in the world.. The weather was nice, so we played and played and played (well you get the idea) outside.. Then we walked around Streets of Woodfield.. which is located in Schaumburg by Woodfield Mall.. It is outdoor strip mall that consistes of stores From Dicks Sporting goods to Carsons, Gameworks and of course Starbucks.. If you like to be outside, walk around and shop, Streets of Woodfield is a place to go...

We came home and relaxed, before we went out to dinner and ran some of our errands ( Target).

Sunday>>>>>>

We started off by putting out my patio furniture.. and staying home to watch the hockey game, well that was a mistake and short lived:( I ended up watching the rest of The Indy 500... Helio Castronevas won the race. and Danika Patrick came in 3rd... I couldn't watch the game anymore so Kris and I decided to go bike riding. We headed North on the trails, passing Dempster, Beckwith, Golf Rd, I got as far as Glenview Rd and had to turn around, but I rode a total of 12 miles.:):):)

The evening consisted of dinner at Panera Bread, and had to stop at Jewel. Who would have thought going to Jewel on a Sunday night would be an adventure. As we were walking in one of my pharmacy customers were checking out, and instead of just saying," hello," she made a big production. she said," Is that your husband," he's so cute, and she said to one of the cashiers, she works for your competition, " Dominick's," normally I would be surprised, but I wasn't..

We came home and Kris and I spent a nice romantic night together, before we turned in for the night.

Monday (Memorial Day)...........

Traditionally on Memorial Day we go by Kris"s aunts house for a BBQ.. This year we still went by his aunts house, but the weather didn't corporate for the BBQ. We stilled grilled, but since it was, cold, cloudy, and rainy the BBQ went from outdoors, to indoors. It was still nice to get together. Finally we came home and relaxed, before we have to go back to work.

Till next week, have a good week everyone:)

my weekend highlights 5/16/09

Another weekend that has come and gone... where do the weekends go???

Friday... I work till 3:45
had a nail appointment
came home did the laundry.

for dinner Kris and I went to GIGIO'S for dinner... it is this small little family owned Italian
restaurant on Oakton in Des Plains, IL they have everything from pizza, pasta dishes, to meatball
sandwiches.. They used to be for years in the shopping center in Niles by Home Depot, on the corner of Oakton and Waukegan.

After dinner we went to Jewel and did our grocery shopping. then we came home.


Saturday...
Saturday was a productive day.... I had a hair appointment at 10;00am
lunch at Potbelly
followed by dessert at Jamba Juice ( my first time having anything there:))
yes I'm a Jamba Juice virgin.
then we drove to Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee IL, it was time to get my wedding ring inspected and that's where my jeweler is.

went to Woodfield mall.. able to find my gym shoes.. ( Sketchers Shape Ups) great shoes for people who love to walk.. when you are walking the form of the shoe is suppose to help you with your posture,and your leg and stomach muscles.. When walking you are suppose to feel like you are walking on sand..

Kris was misssing Hawaii so he got a little taste of Hawaii.. He has been looking for a bracelet and he found one at Na Hoku.:)

Got to enjoy the sun before it set. Kris and I went walking. We parked at one of the groves along Harms and walked North just passed Lake Cook Rd. It was a nice walk.

After we went walking we went to dinner followed by going to Target. Finally we came home for the evening.

Sunday....

We watched game one of the Western Conference Finals Hawks vs Redwings at BWW in Skokie.
An old friend joined us.. Even though we didn't like the outcome of the game, it was nice to see her. Side note It wasn't a good day in sports for the people of Chicago. the Cubs,Sox's and Hawks all lost.. AS far as the hawks Redwings series it's only game one and we will get them on Tuesday..

Tomorrow starts the Eastern Conference finals. The Pittsburgh Penguins vs The Carolina Hurricanes.. this should be a good series.. Divide and conquer in The Nelson household and who is going to come out on top.. that is TBA:):)

Overall it was a productive weekend for me... Next weekend is Memorial Day weekend which means a 3 day weekend:) Till then have a good week:)

Weekend Highlights In Review ……. 4/25-4/26

It was a busy weekend for the Nelson family…..

Friday night, Kris and I went dancing, with friends of his from work.  The Dance Club of choice was The Level Nightclub on Rush.  It is a small nightclub which featured dance and top 40.  We had a good time.  (It’s been along time since we been out that late)

 

Saturday…..  Since we new it was going to be nice out.. our plan was to go to Busee Woods, go skating, then go to Woodfield, but the weather put a damper on that plan, , therefore we went to Potbelly and Jamba Juice for lunch, and then Woodfield.   After Woodfield we went to the grocery store where it poured and the temp dropped 40 degrees within a half hours time.  In the evening we picked up Kris’s mom and Went to Buffalo Wild Wings dinner and watched the Blackhawks become victorious over the Calgary Flames.  It was  a great playoff game to watch.

 

Sunday…..  Today was a day of running errands, and a family dinner…   Temp wise it went from 40 lows to rainy cloudy morning…  to temps in the lower 70’s in the afternoon.   In the afternoon we ran our errands, then we picked up Kris’s mom, and went to Maggiano’s  for a family dinner.  After dinner we came home and relaxed before we have to get ready for the work week.

 

Till next week,  have a good week………..Cindy

Rainy Lazy Sunday Morning

Good morning from Niles, IL where the sun isn’t shining, there isn’t blue sky’s , not nice outside, but it is damp and rainy….  A day where you want to stay inside and do nothing, or you could try out new software for your computer like I’m doing…

Door County 04/16/09- 04/19/09

First off I can't believe the last time I blogged about something was this very same trip to Door County in December of 2008...... I do apologize for the Cindy, in Kris and Cindy's blog to have neglected the site......

4/16/09

" First of want to send birthday wishes to Kris," We're heading back up to Door County, WI this afternoon for an extended weekend, so I thought I would kick off this mini blog, by saying we're staying at Edge water Resort, in Ephraim this trip, and although we never stayed there before we've driven passed it numerous times...

The town of Ephraim is a picture of classic Door County elegance... While you are staying in Ephraim or driving through, you get a great view of the bay.. Ephraim is a wonderful place to walk along the shoreline, check out the sunset, lady's if you want to pamper yourself has great spa to go to....Spa at Sacred grounds, it's minutes from Peninsula state park.. were you could walk, bike.. or enjoy just enjoy the scenery.

So it is a 4 hour drive from Niles IL to Door County... Drive included bright sunshine, nice weather, listening to the cubs game on the radio.. Kris and I made our traditional stop in Sheybogan, where we stopped at the Starbucks, and even Cold Stone Creamery... We continued on with our journey.. We knew we were going to have a late check in, but we didn't know the lobby closes at 5pm Mon -Thurs.. we arrive at The Edgewater Resort, to find an envelope taped to the lobby door with our last name, on it.. it had our room key and what room we are staying in..

We had a beautiful view overlooking the bay..

Our plan was to get settled in then to go to, Jo Joe's Pizzeria and gelato bar, for dinner, they have awesome, pizza and awesome gelato, drive up to find it closed.. the owners are on vacation from 4/16-4/22, we were going to go eat at the Old English Inn, but it was to formal, so we ended up at Husby's bar& grill. After dinner we came back to the room and, believe it or not we were able to watch the Blackhawks game.

4/17/09...

Good morning, from the beautiful Edgewater Resport, where the sun is shining, blue Sky's, this is were i would say have beautiful view of the bay.. this morning little set back.. work is being done on the resort, aka outside our room so we have a nice view of the trucks and a ladder outside our window....

First thing we did was check in, because we couldn't check in yesterday.. After we checked in our plan was to go into Fish Creek, stop at this deli, pick up some deli sandwiches, then go Peninsula State park. We drive down there and the deli shop is closed, and will re-open on 4/24Th, we would try this other small deli, place we know, the sign said closed, but turns out they are closed for good.. We ended up at the Main Street Market, to pick up deli sandwiches, then we drove to Peninsula State Park...

Peninsula State Park, was established in 1909, it's Wisconsin's most popular camping destination, 8 miles of green bay shoreline, wrap around Northern hardwood forests, wetlands, meadows, and 150ft cliffs.

There were numerous stops, and picture opportunities.. Kris and I climbed 70ft Eagle Tower.. you have great views of the shoreline, and other areas of the park. We stopped and ate lunch at Nicolette Beach. It was a nice day.... nice weather+ nice pictures= able to enjoy the view..

We stopped at Eagle Bluff lighthouse, I sat and enjoyed the view while Kris took some pictures. We spent a good 2 hours in the park.. It was a beautiful day, beautiful day to be walking around the park.

After we left the park, we drove into fish creek, there is this coffee shop I like to go to, we stopped there, then we drove back to our resort.

We went to Moja Rosa's for dinner... little diner with a Hispanic feel to it, but we had Hawaiian Pizza, for dinner, and chips& salsa along with cheesy garlic bread for an appetizer,

After dinner we walked north along the shoreline in front of our resort, took pictures of the beautiful sunset, even though it was little chilly, I still enjoyed the view.

4/18/09.......

Good morning from the Edgewater Resort, where the sun is shining, blue sky's and temps going to be in the upper 60"s It is a beautiful day to go to the spa, and go site seeing..

Going to the spa is how I started my day.. I had a spa session , this morning at The Spa at Sacred Grounds in Ephraim. This is the first time going to there spa. I first heard about the spa when we came in Sept, I even booked the session, then I cancelled, I booked a spa session when we came in December, but I canceled it for a second time. I don't know why I cancelled the sessions but I did... I booked the appointment two weeks before we were going up to Door County, therefore if I wanted to cancel the appointment ( again) it would give me plenty of time. I would definitely go there again, staff is friendly, small and quaint.. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed my one hour facial, and one hour Sundari facial, and I will definitely incorporate in my weekend stays up to Door County, but something was off, I don't know if it was because my last two spa experiences were in Maui... (need I say more))...

After I pampered and embarrassed myself at the spa. Wondering how a person could embarrass themselves at the spa. long story short, my BOA card wouldn't work so Kris had to come in and pay for my spa session. We drove into the town by Bailey's Harbor, and had lunch at Espresso bar, it's a small cafe that overlooks Lake Michigan and other small shops. We sat and enjoyed the nice weather.. although along the Lake Michigan side of Door County it was little cooler..

After Lunch we drove along the harbor.. did some site seeing, drove by Kangaroo Lake, We walked to the Cana Island Lighthouse and enjoyed the view of the light house and scenery along Lake Michigan.. If you like to sit and enjoy the view of the lake, there are some great rocks you can sit on and enjoy the view..

Cana Island Lighthouse... Walk the 50o' rock walk way to Cana Island and its 1869 light house.. The gr0unds are maintained much as the 19th century. The waters surrounding the island were once the scene of numerous shipwreckers'

After spending time in Bailey's harbor' we drove south toward Sturgeon bay, where ate dinner in Downtown Sturgeon bay, even though the shops were closed , and not to many people visiting, because it is still early in the season, things won't open until may 1st it was still nice to walk around. We had dinner at Pudgy Seagull After dinner we drove to our resort.

The best way to cap off a good day, and great weekend is by watching hockey, aka Stanley Cup Conference finals. Boston Bruins Vs Montreal Canadians on TV and listening to the Blackhawks game via Internet. Tomorrow we are leaving it's been a great weekend. the weather was great.

Another Great Weekend in Door County, it was quiet, but we knew that before we planned the weekend getaway. , Most of the shops and restaurant s are closed until may 1st, but the weather has been great. Temps in the upper 60's, great weather for us to go site seeing. Till we come to Door County again.