2 cool ladies :)

Just wanted to post this pic of my good old friends Ashlee and Aimee from high school that I miss and think about a lot. It makes me sad that we didn’t keep in touch as much as we should have (most of that being my fault)…they are both very interesting, smart, and funny women that I’m sure are making lasting impressions on the world as we know it.

I truly regret that I was either too depressed or selfish or busy or inconsiderate that I didn’t make time in my life to pick up the phone or visit more. I think we first lost touch when I started college (after my divorce) when times were just crazy and I was trying to forget about my ex and all my life’s problems – not to mention just starting all over and learning to be my own person.

Life does take twists and turns and sometimes it becomes really hard to keep up with yourself, your significant other, your work, your social life, your finances, your family and then also to keep in touch with all of your great friends. Well, here’s my virtual shout out to all my great friends that have continued to bare with me throughout the craziness of life. No matter how much I see you guys, I hope you know I love you and care about you with all my heart…and I know that next time we see each other it will be just as great as the last.

*Sigh*

Goodnight. ….zzzzzzZZZ

Eventful Weekend

Friday after work we headed up to Ravinia with Justin and Mandy on the metra – sat under a birch tree and ate some rotisserie chicken and seasoned fries, drank some beers and chatted as Hootie played in the distance. Hootie played some cover songs by REM and Oasis and then some of his own. lol. It was a good night for relaxing and people watching and talking with friends…had a really nice time.

Went to Uptown Saturday to eat Vietnamese food with B + J and also to the MCA to see Jeff Koons art exhibit (interesting as well as shocking at the same time – you should see it if you haven’t). Bobby and the S7M guys worked at our house all day and then Bobby and I went to Bridget + John’s place to BBQ. We had pork ribs, corn on the cob, caprese salad and roasted veggies. Food is always delicious at the Cooney-Gannon household. :)

Today we went to the Wicker Park Fest and ate some fun foods like brick oven pizza and steak tacos and did some people watching. Got ourselves some transit tee’s too! :) Walked around and then spent some time at home relaxing. We both have a huge week of work, yoga, volleyball, and socializing ahead of us so we needed some time off from everything. ;)

Gonna go watch Balls of Fury and get some sleep! Catch ya on Monday, ya’ll.

Bobby sent me flowers at work!

And the message said, “Just because I love you so much.  Love, Bobby”.  Isn’t that sweet?!

Amy, John, + Kurt Visit

I think everybody can agree we had a great time last weekend when Amy, John, and Kurt came up to visit for July 4th! We went to see the fireworks at the Taste of Chicago on Thursday, went to North Beach and lounged around as well as stopping in to Castaways for some drinks + lunch on Friday and then hit up a Sox game in the evening.  We actually stopped by Winget’s place after the game and hung out with his family for a bit which was nice!  It’s always nice to see his parents – i love them!  Saturday I accidentally slept in and Amy grabbed breakfast with Large at Milk and Honey – YUM – so sad I missed the huevos rancheros!  Then we all got ready and Amy + John went on the architecture tour while Bobby and I got some coffee (since we’d been on that tour recently with my parents).  Then we all went to the Hancock Tower’s Signature Room Lounge for a beer and a beautiful view of the city!  We then took a cab back to Millennium Park for some pictures by the Bean and then it was a mad rush to make it to Blue Man Group on time….but we made it!!  That was an unbelievable show…if you’ve never seen it I highly recommend checking it out.  It was an action packed weekend to say the least! We had a lot of fun! Oh and on Saturday night we went to this authentic Korean resturaunt – Cho Sun Ok Korean Restaurant – that was soooo awesome and thank goodness Sang-woo was there to show us the ropes. I still haven’t seen Amy’s pictures yet but she has pics of the meal…it was so crazy – there was a grill in our table to cook the meat we ordered and there were like 100 mini dishes all around us to eat with it. Usually I am picky and wont try stuff but I guess I was in a good mood that night because I tried all kinds of new stuff and it was delicious!

Nell + Bryce’s Wedding

Hey I just realized that I didn’t post anything about Nell + Bryce’s wedding reception last weekend! How could I forget!?

The reception was held at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville (a northern neighborhood of Chicago).  There was a really cool artist showing their work coincidentally which made for a really nice artistic atmosphere – which by the way I at first thought was Nell’s new work!   The food and wine and comapany was fantastic!  Oh and the programs were beautiful too, Nell created a custom piece of artwork for the interior that was a timeline of she/Bryce’s life together – the places they’ve been, big moments, and people they have met along the way…it was a really really really nice gift to take home with us (along with the artichokes!)  They did such an awesome job of creating books and artwork and invitations to the wedding events…it really made everything come together beautifully!  Here’s a picture of Sonia, Alex, Nell, Bryce, me + Bobby in the space.  :)  Oh and I have more pictures up on myspace + facebook!