becoming see through.

my goodness.

I remember the days where I would update this thing everyday.

It has now been reduced to 2 times a month. How sad.

Needless to say, things have been busy aka I've been sleeping in really late.

We like to stay in bed until 11am which is extremely problematic.

I like to be an early riser and get as much done in the morning as I can.

At the same time I'm doing a fine job of hitting the snooze button at least a dozen times a day.

Anywho--

things have been going very well with me.

Work has been really good.

Things are starting to die down since there are no more big holidays until October.

I love my job in the summer.

We have a few late nights in there, but for the most part we get out pretty early and when you're working nights that is a huge perk.

They are actually starting to put me on morning shifts.
It will suck to get up at 5:45 2-3 times a week, but it will be righteous to get home at 3.

I can be either a morning person or a night person.

YAY for adaptability!

I feel like I am finally adjusted to the new location of where I live.

I feel so comfortable here.

&

I've been noticing that it is the little things that are melting my heart.

I feel very at peace.

So lets talk about this magazine called "Real Simple"

The first time I picked it up I felt like I was 32 and had two kids.

It seemed like "that kind of magazine"...

The May issue is everything I could want and more.

Can you say FLORALS?!

I love anything floral/antique-y looking and they have a spread devoted to decorating with florals.

Too bad I cant chick this place out with shades of purple and flower shit everywhere.

I respect that I live with a dude.

That dude happens to be my boyfriend and I think we both are content with the Grey, Blue, and Green paint that cover the various walls of this home.

They also have this spread that makes me feel like I'm 60 because it's aimed at moms

& what to get for them for mothers day.

I like everything they suggest.

Plus they have some really good recipes this month

check it out.

On another note, I'm trying not to blow all my money on Etsy purchases.

My new frequently searched item are oxford boots.

I ordered a pair of black ones and am in love with them.

I need brown ones to match!

We are going on vacation soon and I have no idea what to pack.

We will be headin down to Savannah & Hilton Head at the end of the month--

so many things to look forward to!

I wish I didn't suck so much at packing.

Every trip I go on I end up hating nearly everything I brought along with me.

I hope to avoid this problem.

The logical me wants to start making a list of all the things I need & keep adding things day by day. The procrastinator in me will probably forget all about this.

I am so excited for a change of scenery.

I am also excited to head out to the city tomorrow for my friend, Yara's, birthday shindig!

I enjoy the city very much so in small doses.

my $50 target gift card came today courtesy of Chase & their debit rewards!

WOOHOO!

I wish it didn't take me three days to keep coming back to this post!

Q: What is your favourite song right now?

t e s s a x

Florence and her Machines / Thom Yorke

Jaw to the ground.

That would describe the past two nights of music that encompassed every ounce of my energy and attention. Two of my favourite artists back to back;

Thom Yorke &

Florence + The Machine.

Ideally, I wanted to be front row for both, but the reality will unfold later and through pictures.

So Thom was GREAT. He is in a new band called Atoms For Peace which consists of members such as Flea from RHCP and drummers that played with Beck & R.E.M. aka these guys know what they're doing. The show was absolutely phenomenal. They played 'The Eraser' in its entirety and in order and after that set Thom appeared and played two Radiohead songs; "Like Spinning Plates" & "Airbag". This followed with a few Atoms For Peace song. It was great because it was mellow dramatic, yet very upbeat and enlightening--we were surrounded by good people. Unfortunately the place was packed, but it's Thom Yorke. What the hell else do you expect?

So after coming down from such a great show, the next night I saw Florence + The Machine with Cady. I introduced her to Florence's wonderful, wonderful music. I was extremely excited to see her live. Her voice is a powerhouse. I have got to say this is one of the best shows I have ever been to. I have been in absolute love with her album, 'Lungs' since August. If there is any regret from the entire experience it is that I did not purchase a ticket for each show of the tour. I snagged front row more than halfway through the concert and was like, a foot away. I got a set list as well! She played every song from her album, minus one which would be "Girl With One Eye", which would have been great to see live, but oh well. She played another song that is not on her album, "Hardest of Hearts", which was really good. What an amazing performer! She has this amazing energy when she performs and she talks to the crowd a lot which I really like. The crowd at this show was pretty good--I seem to get lucky at shows and make good with the people around us. It's just a better overall experience if you feel comfortable with people around you. This applies to all situations, but especially shows. I actually threw a little something up on the stage. Back in August when I first fell in love with her music I was in N Carolina--Asheville more specifically and I was in a little hippie shop and they had a huge basket of pins. I got about 5. I got one for the main reason of it looking like Florence. I loved that pin. But since I scored tickets to the show, I figured she should have it. So I attached it to a note and threw it up on stage just as the main set ended before the encore. A random set dude picked it up and put it by her water. I think Ill wonder forever if she ever got that pin. I sure hope so--she rocks. so anywho...here are the visuals!

I feel very, very lucky to have seen both of these artists!

Aside from shows--our big home repairs have neared come to a close! (crosses fingers). Hopefully this will last. I'm loving our new sink that gave us some major problems, but all turned out okay in the end. We just need to get some additional stuff cleaned up in the room/office. I really hope to tackle some gardening soon! I have quite a project ahead of me. Nothing a trip to Borders to purchase a gardening book can't solve! (I always end up walking away with a bargain section book)

ALAS! TOMORROW IS FRIDAY! I cannot wait. Casual Friday! Love it. I think that working in a cookie shop should be grounds to wear whatever you want. It brings out my artsy side so I always look forward to Fridays so I can ditch the polo. I got the sweetest pants today--They are purple velvet spandex! I love them very much and snagged em on sale! I feel like Johnny Depp, well wardrobe wise, in Willy Wonka when I wear them.

Today I received a great compliment!: "Tessa isn't normal..."

this wasn't said as a bad thing but isn't that a great thing regardless of how it's said?

Smile! :)

-Tessa

We have nothing planned for this weekend (I want to convince Eric to go to Lalo's! I'm in need of a good chips n' salsa fix along with a fishbowl size margarita. Man oh man! I hope he is down for it.

I might have to lose an eye!

2 different hardware stores in one day? Why yes, this occurred today.

Sprinting through Ikea to get "just what we need" (which turns out to be what I'd like to call A dream come true in the kitchen)--why yes, this occurred as well;

A faucet with a freaking restaurant style sprayer!

After working in food service for the working years of my life, living without a sprayer seems absolutely ludicrous. My darling made this dream come true after our kitchen faucet failed big time last night. We knew this was coming. When it rains, it pours...

So since this mishap went down, we did some research, decided to just get a whole new sink and do it up right. What a success. We went with a cast iron black sink from Kohler. What a freaking beauty. Eric is hard at work installing it now. Of course all was worth it when we went to our favourite local Chinese restaurant to take a break from all this jazz. BAMBOO GARDEN! Absolutely amazing. The couple that owns it is adorable and always fun to talk to. Every Chinese place you ever went to ain't shit compared to this place. If you're in the south suburbs of Chicago--GO HERE. Even if you don't live in the south suburbs of Chicago--GO HERE.

Man, we are whipping this place into shape. It's becoming live-able again!

So I have two big big big shows coming up. I may have mentioned this half-assed in my last entry. So tomorrow is Thom Yorke. For the unfortunate population out there that has no clue who Thom Yorke is, he would be the front man of Radiohead. One of my favourite bands of all time. His music makes me FEEL. It can really move my mood. After missing them 2 years ago at Lollapalooza (and hating myself for it each day after the fact), my wonderful boyfriend surprised me with two tickets to see Thom Yorke. It's solo Thom, but still the same effect as Radiohead. Not only is it Thom, but it is going to be a band compiled of random well-knowns. I cannot even believe my luck. Not only is this going to be an amazing experience (we will be front row at one of our favourite venues), but the next night I am going to be seeing Ms. Florence Welch herself on the House of Blues stage as part of FLORENCE + THE MACHINE! Another one of my favourite artists. Her album single handedly brings me back to August of '09. One of the most emotional months of my life for the best and for the worst. Her voice is a freaking powerhouse and I've been telling EVERYONE about this UK star. She deserves every ounce of fame. I do not get starstruck, but for YOU

THOM YORKE

& FOR YOU...

FLORENCE WELCH

I would gauge my eyes out.

{please do not hold me to doing so...I'm just saying}

;)

so for the next two nights my musical senses will be heightened as I am exposed to great great music. I am so excited I might cry during both concerts. How lame, I know, but DOESN'T MUSIC MOVE YOU?!?!

Please...tell me which artist/s move you!

shared spaces.

So let's make this all official;

It's official that I am moved in with Eric. Finally. After spending 8 months worth of weekends here, I no longer need to live out of a suitcase shoved in the corner. I now have things here that make it mine as well as his. We have things here that we picked out together and have made our own. Soon enough this house will be beaming with personality and decor more so than it already is. In a few weeks our biggest projects will come to a close. We have crossed so much off of our list in the past 3-4 weeks;

.. Knocked out a closet and made the master room bigger

.. Painted our "lounge/closet" room an awesome shade of royal blue

.. Painted our bedroom a fantastic shade of grey

.. In the process of painting the walls & ceiling in the bathroom

.. Sanded the ceiling in the bedroom/master bathroom

.. Set up numerous things from Ikea (we have a love/hate relationship)

.. Brought in all my shit from home (clothes, dresser, desk, & all my random crap) i threw out a ton!

There is way more than this that we have accomplished over these few weeks. We have a lot of determination to get things done and organized and we are so close to being there. I just want all of this to be over with so I can keep things consistently clean. Things get dirtied up so easily because of all the work that is being done all over the house, heh. It has been so worth it though. The moving in process has gone quite smoothly. Of course, there have been some near murder/suicides, but all gets resolved so quickly! ha ha. We compromise so well but most of the time we don't even need to. There have been quite a few things where the decision is made right away in agreeing, like our kickass curtains and carpet. Along with our huge Ikea closet organizer. Once its all done it will be fantastic. I cannot wait.

One unfortunate thing we have learned in this process is that city recycling does not come often enough. We have so much recycling it is absolutely ridiculous--probably enough to fill one truck. Clearly this place does not take Ikea into account because anything you but from there takes 2 hours to take out of the package and about 2-3x that time setting it up. Not a fan. But once it is all done it is wonderful.

So what do you do when your government refund check is a hell of a lot less than you thought it would be? Eh, take $100 out anyway and head out to shop.

I stumbled across a really great site last night & of course there is an intro story:

So people have asked me many times of I do any sort of art. I decorate cookies so people naturally think that transcends to paper. Now, I have never been a great artist. I am right brained, so my brain whips out cool ideas, but sometimes it's easier to conceptualize than to produce. Sharpies, pens, and frosting are my best friends when it comes to producing anything artistic. So I came across this site last night and was inspired up again. My sharpies are one of the things I still have at home that weren't as important to bring as other things. But last night they became important. Of course this meant a trip to the store to muster a few sharpies and poster board. In the midst of trying to find art for the place, I decided to try and conjure something up. Something is in the works. Hopefully this turns out well.

I have been LOVING this rainy/severe weather that has been passing through. Unfortunately it is pretty much moved passed by now, but rainy days just make me feel better about doing the slightest thing that day. Or it is a great excuse to be lazy or extremely productive.

It was one week ago today that we saw Spoon, one of our favourite bands. This show was phenomenal. We were front row, like usual for this particular venue. There have been so many good shows that I have seen in the past year and there are so many good shows coming up to look forward to!

For now, cleaning and super Target are calling my name. I want to enjoy this day off.

-Tessa

Listening to:

All For The Best by Thom Yorke

birthday & candles (not on a cake)

I'm right on the brink of my Golden birthday.

This day means everything to me. I will be 22 years old on March 22.

21 never meant shit to me.

22 is what I've been waiting for.

All the 11 multiples really; 22, 33, 44, 55, 66....

I feel like it is going to be the best year yet.

2010 has already been very, very good to me.

I feel like 22 is a beautiful number to BE.

Eric has been too good to me this birthday and needless to say I have some AWESOME concerts coming up! (passion pit, modest mouse, & THOM YORKE!) and a new navigation/radio unit in my car which now allows the music to flow from the iPhone through the car speakers. What a nice contrast to burning 1000 CDS.

But in the midst of the "golden-ness" is the redecorating of Eric's casa. It was a mere 3 weeks ago when we decided that me moving in here was going to be a top notch idea. One we still share. In my excitement and madness to create something of our own, I've been running to Target and other "home-y" kind of stores and spending away my paychecks. I have learned that I'm a bit of a candle addict. Target has these awesome candles by Illume. They come in really funky tins and have that earthy sweet scent to them, really unique. I think its nice when a candle can be used as part of decor.

Also, a love/hate relationship has started to form between me and the wonderful store called Anthropologie. Talk about amazing everything in that store, but talk about amazingly overpriced. Its sad, but its a way to muster up ideas and then...go to Target or Ikea to get something close, heh.

Along with the random candles and wall decor we've been putting around everywhere, we have also got the paint up on the walls and the carpet has been ordered! Things have been really coming along and I'm so excited. The process of making it our "own" is going better than we expected. All in all it looks like Target, Menards, Ikea, & Home Goods will be getting/has gotten their fair share from us!

Let's mention my "cool girlfriend award" for being in love with the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. I have always loved video games since I first had an Atari in my room at the age of four. My brother was always bringing home game systems and new games and I always had free time to play them (in between a competitive skating career...) So now I've snagged my a guy who likes a little x-box here and there and he found a girl who loves to annihilate the assholes over live. Of course, I cannot toot my own horn-- I've only been at the game for a week, but I find myself staying up into the night to play.

I have to mention a fun little knick knack that Eric received from his boss;

They are called Bucky Balls. They are these crazy little magnetic balls and you can make all these different things out of them...

I hope you all are enjoying spring! The weather has been so wacky, but I look forward to the consistent 80 degree weather!

For now...I AM GOLDEN!

moving along!

These past two weekends were... efficient.

That has to be the best word to describe it. Efficient in almost every sense of the word.

My counterpart & I came to some good realizations & ideas over these past few weekends...

That would be;

Me moving into his house. The house is located about 40 minutes from my work/current home. But, on the bright side; he owns it (meaning we wouldn't need to be paying rent on top of a mortgage) we also have the advantage of doing what we want to it. Although its a tad far from my work, it's not too bad because it calls for mostly highway driving (IN NEED OF RADAR DETECTOR!) I also think of it as there are some people that have much longer commutes for much shittier jobs, so I'm glad I love my job because it's worth it. Since gas will be more money for me, I'm going to try and find some other job on the side because I love where I am at and don't want to give it up.

His house is all set up to go with recently installed satellite cable, all of his office stuff & electronic equipment/wiring is all configured. Normally I just stay weekends so I feel kind of uncomfortable leaving my shit around his house so I pack things each week which gets annoying, but that's my choice.. I also felt uncomfortable adding too much to the house. It wasn't mine to tamper with so I didn't start marching in hanging pictures on the wall. Of course I still clean and keep it up (I actually love cleaning) It still won't be "mine" when I move in with him, but..I AM SO EXCITED TO DECORATE! (picking out paint/carpet/etc.) He's leaving it all to me. We have some really cool ideas. I've already added some personal touches and am quite pleased with how it is all coming together.

But now the issue of actually moving in together! EEK!

Not that I'm concerned about it.

it's just that this is a big step.

It's me leaving that huge comfortability zone, while he is staying in his comfort zone.

What it all really comes down to is "I'll put up with your shit if you put up with mine."

We will have to realize that we can't constantly put up an act for one another.

Best behaviour is admired and necessary at times, but at home he has a right to be who he is without my influence. I need to learn this and accept it. He needs to do the same with me and know that I'm going to be who I am. Of course there will be tons of compromise. There has to be. Living with another human being is the greatest way of getting to know a person. I think we will be just fine. We have systems all over the place..

He's thinking "Damnit now I have to pick up my socks & throw them in the hamper?...& do laundry once a week?!" and I'm thinking "Shit, this means I have to start shaving 3-4 times a week?!" I'm sure we will be just fine, people.

We have been cleaning his house like crazy. It is looking so damn good. I feel like it is slowly showing both of our personalities in the house and I love being there. I want to move in with him so badly. I want to make something to make "ours". I want to maintain something and provide a wonderful living space. I want to live somewhere different and travel down new roads (literally and figuratively). I almost feel like this is my version of leaving for University that I never had. Scared yet extremely anxious. I will no longer be in a spot of my OWN. My own little Tessa world that has everything I need in it (except a mini fridge and a masseuse), everything that makes me comfortable. I will be creating a space with someone else to no longer make something my "own" but rather to make something "ours". I knew I had a desire to move in with him when I was coming home at the end of the weekend feeling kind of out of place. I love the idea of coming home to him. It will be a big transition, but there is no rush. Of course a trial run will be in order. I am planning on staying with him for one week during a week that we both work and have our own schedules. Of course, as time progresses our schedules will merge and it will just work. It is scary this whole process. It is scary no matter how excited you are about it. However, I feel comfortable there. We have such awesome ideas that if executed as planned, should turn out wonderfully. We have already knocked out a wall that expanded the master bedroom and it looks really nice. I just want it to all pull together quickly and perfectly. We practically have the Ikea magazine glued to our hands flipping through mustering inspiration. Good stuff. I'm excited for what is to come.

So on a completely different, yet great note-- I have to blog about The Talking Heads again! Ah! I have been rockin' to them so much lately. This is really nothing crazy, I was raised on them. But these songs in particular; give 'em a listen! They will put you in a great mood!

1) Sax & Violins

2) This Must Be The Place ( Ah ! I love David Byrne in Stop Making Sense!)

3) Road To Nowhere

A busy week lies ahead but there is a lot to look forward to :)

Has anything kept you a busy beaver lately?!

"I tied it to the radiator"

This can be found on my bedroom floor;

You can say I've delved into fashion again. This is never a bad thing.

It always goes this way;

I am fastidious about it for a period of time (dressing better, studying fashion, acquiring clothing, inspiration, and most importantly; ideas! ) then I kind of let it all go. It all comes in waves. So the time again is now.

It all starts with an issue of Vogue I randomly snag one night, then inspiration, then the purchasing of fashion books...& then I'm making impromptu trips to Goodwill (there is an AWESOME Goodwill by me). The Goodwill trip is ALWAYS the best part.

It is like rummaging through 1000 closets of people who are all shapes and sizes and all have different ideas of what is "give away-able".

Anywho, I found some great items there today. Along with these purchases I got a brand spanking new pair of red skate guards at Triple Toe today (thanks to a gift card I had). I have been hellbent on getting red ones. I am so excited to sport them at the rink as silly as that sounds, but part of the fun of skating is all the accessory crap that goes with it. I hope to sneak in a freestyle tomorrow.

But speaking of purchasing all this stuff, I have got to cool it with the spending. The thing that always throws me back is the travel that Eric and I do. I think it's worth it. I am smart about my purchases and always really consider each thing I buy. We are somewhere different every weekend which encourages shopping. Indianapolis always puts a dent in my account and we were there again this weekend. I told myself that Goodwill was the last place I was going to spend. I am good about managing my accounts in the sense that I always have enough for what I need and I make sacrifices if my oil needs changing or something needs to be bought for gifts or something. I always pay my bills on time and in full. It gets harder to do, but it's so important to keep my credit in check. I have just a little bit more time to throw my money around how I want to and then it comes to a point where I just don't need any more shit. I feel like my wardrobe is really well rounded and I hope to just focus on getting staple pieces and things I will have around for awhile.

I will retire for the evening with watching The Royal Tenenbaums (has to be one of my favourite movies) and cutting up fashion magazines for inspiration (one of my favourite pastimes). How perfect.

How will you enjoy yours??

gold is in.

The Olympics have this funny way of inspiring me while making me feel horrible about myself.

Same goes for watching award shows.

I am so proud of each athlete and I know how much work goes into every sport & then...

there is me.

I have accomplished nothing great. I am not a household name. I have no immediate goals.

I guess that's not true, I have goals, but nothing I would call "jaw dropping".

It just makes me feel very, very lazy.

It's a bummer. But anywho-

I am super excited about Evan Lysacek!

I trained with Evan back in my competitive skating days. A long time ago.

We had the same coach and all of her students at that time were about the same age

so we all hung around with each other. Evan's parents actually live about 6 blocks over.

It's really exciting and I'm really happy for him; it's such a huge success

& it brings good to the town.

Unfortunately, I just know the results and not how the actual programs where.

I plan on watching them in the a.m. heh

Work got out later than expected and my mom resorted to taping it.

I have something to look forward to tomorrow morning!

But that's not all I have to anticipate;

This weekend is another one down in Indy. Woohoo! Stopping at Fair Oaks Farm! Awesome!

Going to a baby shower this weekend which should be nice :)

For now I am beyond exhausted.

Enjoy the weekend!

-Tessabee

the Olympic spirit.

I feel like I HAVE to say something about this...

So the Winter Olympics are in full swing and along with that comes... figure skating! YAY!

Pairs skating was on this weekend.

(I'm really more into solo skating, but I enjoy pairs none the less)

Skating gets me SO emotional these days. (I am not really into this emotional streak I'm on)

If you compete at all in figure skating you know the work that goes into it.

The technical and artistic meaning behind it all, the insane judging system, the pressure & competitive nature of the sport.

Every fall or slip affects me personally and my heart really goes out to every skater.

They work SO hard and to see it all down the drain with sometimes quite minor flaws...

it kills me.

The ridiculous requirements and elements they have to perform perfectly.

I am so proud of the Chinese team Shen/Zhao.

They skated so well & they were the oldest ones in the competition & their story is so great-- (they came out of retirement to try competing one last time).

Sometimes you just need some time off to get it all into perspective.

One story that makes me sad is the Russians end to the gold after a 12 Olympic streak.

I just felt horrible for this girl in the pairs team for the Russians;

Yuko Kavaguti <--her story.

She went through so much just for a chance to compete in the Olympics & she did.

She didn't skate a clean program and the Russians took fourth.

Of course none of this was a waste for each competition you learn so much about yourself,

but she just looked so sad after it all. I just hate to see that after all that hard work.

I have to thank Eric for bearing through the pairs skating.

It's not dire that I watch it right when it's on, but I'd like to see it at some point. We actually had the games on most of the weekend. Winter Olympics have a lot of good sports to watch. Summer Olympics are cool because of Rhythmic Gymnastics and Gymnastics

but other than that I'm set.

I am actually waiting for them to include Ultimate Frisbee in the Olympics because then I have a shot! Heh, I love Frisbee.

But all this skiing that I'm watching is making me want to try it.

Especially this awesome downhill skiing! It looks insanely fun.

I love the speed and jumps in there. Man oh man!

But you are so injury prone when you do stuff like that.

So on another note;

It turned out that Valentines Day was not as crazy as anticipated at work. We got out later than midnight only one night and before midnight the other four. I got really lucky in that sense.

Eric dropped by work on Friday to surprise me with a room key for the Westin this weekend.

It was a really good weekend and it turns out I didn't have to work Sunday so that gave us the day free. I'm really not big on Valentines Day, so we did something we would normally do while in that area; we bopped around the Oakbrook Mall. We did a little shopping but nothing extensive.

One shop I am always pleased with is Urban Outfitters.

I love the books and random trinkets they sell.

We ended up snagging sushi in the evening hours--all in all, a GREAT weekend.

I'm glad I worked a lot last week and I'm glad it's all done & will return to normal until graduation rolls around.

I'm glad that next year I will be considered "seasoned" in the cookie decorating biz. I will have decorated every holiday bouquet and know the flow of it all. That's pretty exciting to me!

I'm glad that I spent a great weekend in a nice hotel with my counterpart--I feel really lucky.

Things are good right now.

& I shall go to bed in a chipper mood!

Bonne nuit!

the week where sleep is vital.

With all this snow that just blew in-- I cannot wait for summer.

Short sleeves and longer days. mmmm.

But for now I shall live in the moment

(& enjoy the 6+ inches we are expected to get by the A.M.)

Although, the moment I am living in is quite hectic.

At least in mindset (for now, until tomorrow when it really starts picking up).

It's Valentines Day on Sunday which means my job is at its busiest week of the year.

This will be good in terms of pay (and experience!) but there is so much hype I'm freaked out.

There are so many orders going out--

& so many people are going to be bopping around the shoppe.

But as hectic as it's going to be, I'm kind of pumped for it.

I like the excitement and productivity that will be going on.

It is really fun when there are a lot of people there because it always comes down to everyone just acting goofy.

I feel good when a lot of people are there to get a job done.

So yeah. This week I should be expecting to get out around 2 a.m. Each night.

Maybe earlier, maybe later.

Bring. It. On.

This week Eric and I headed down to Indianapolis for the weekend to hang out with his cousin & her husband. We also caught the Super Bowl get together that her parents were throwing.

It was a really fun weekend and I'm glad we made it because it snowed late on Friday.

We didn't even make it to Indianapolis until 5:30 a.m. that next Saturday morning.

It was unfortunate the Colts lost the game (it was a good one!)

But in the end, Eric & I are from Chicago--not Indianapolis

& we are used to the disappointment that a football team brings to its hometown.

So we were able to walk out of the Super Bowl party with ease.

Us at the party;

Life has been pretty good these past few days :) :)

I'm anxious for the rest of this week.

I stocked up on food and brought it to work today.

I better snag some zzz's unless I'll be dragging tomorrow!