Arizona Trip

Craig and I went to Scottsdale for Craig's work from Thurs - Sun and we hung out with my best friend's (Allison) younger sister Natalie and my cousin Dennis and his wife Kim. We stayed at the W Hotel and we picked a good weekend to go because 944 Magazine was hosting their anniversary party the whole weekend. The hotel was crazy the whole weekend. We hung out at the pool and it hit a record of 115 degrees one day. It was so hot we had to stay in the water most of the time. We had so much fun!

Cora Day Ohlander

My best friend Allison had her baby at 2:17pm on 8/23 and she was 5 lbs 14 oz and 20 inches long. They named her Cora Day Ohlander after her grandma and Scott's grandma's maiden name (middle name). Go to her blog for the complete story...http://babyohlander.blogspot.com. Cora is such a sweet baby! Congrats to Scott and Allison. Love you so much.

Dinner with Grandma & Mom

My Mom and I both spent time in Florida visiting her Mom (my grandma) and we had such a fun time. We went to dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and the food was delicious. My grandma celebrates a big birthday in November. She is such a lovely lady. And so is my Mom. I have the best Mom and Grandma in the world!

Dinner at Market

We went to dinner at Market tonight. It's the best restuarant! They have amazing food, a great outdoor seating area, and a cool roof top with great views of the city. We ate inside and then showed my parents the roof top and took a quick picture. On the way home the song Boom Boom Pow came on the radio so Craig and my Dad started getting down. Craig was singing the lyrics while my Dad was singing Boom Boom Boom. The video feature on my camera is not working right so I couldn't record it, but I took a couple of pictures. It does not capture how funny it was, but it's the best I could do. :)

Architectural Tour & Navy Pier

Today my parents, Bryan, and I went to Navy Pier and went on an architectural water tour. It was such a beautiful day in Chicago and we had a nice time on the tour. Even though I live here it was still so much fun to see all the buildings and hear the history behind them. After the boat ride we walked around Navy Pier and had lunch. I love Chicago in the summer. Here are the pictures from today (you can click on them to make them bigger).

Goo Goo Dolls

Craig and I went to a private concert of Goo Goo Dolls on Sat night. Craig's client throws amazing parties for their employees and since Craig does their real estate we have been invited to their anniversary parties. Their first party was their 6 year anniversary and Counting Crows played in their back yard (they live in a suburb on Lake Michigan and have their own beach). Counting Crows is one of our favorite bands and we were able to take a picture with Adam. One of our songs is Accidentally in Love so it was great to hear it live. And it was such a great concert! For their 10 year anniversary they hired Bon Jovi to play, which was amazing! Last year they had Lifehouse, but we were out of town (another one of our favorites). This year it was Goo Goo Dolls, again one of our favorite bands. Two of our songs are by Goo Goo Dolls (Acoustic #3 and Slide) so it was great that they played both songs last night. I took a picture of their playlist. The concert last night was amazing. We were able to take a professional picture with the band, but I don't have that picture yet, but I will post it once I do. It's great that they keep hiring our favorite bands. Last night they had amazing food, decorations, and we had front row access. Here are some pictures and you can click on them to make them bigger.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Craig and I have always wanted to see Frank Lloyd Wright's houses in Oak Park so we decided to take my parents there. My brother Bryan came as well, but he had seen it before last winter. We decided not to do the walking tour and instead we drove around and bought the map that showed all the houses. There were some pretty cool houses that he designed. We also stopped by the birth place of Ernest Hemingway and took a picture.

Mom & Dad in Chicago

My parents are in town for the weekend (Thurs-Mon) so we went out to dinner at Caoba (a Mexican restaurant) on Friday. The food was good and the drinks were even better. I had a mojito and my Mom tried mine and now she LOVES mojitos. After dinner we went to Kingston Mines to listen to live Blues music. Joanna Connor was playing and she is amazing! We had a great time. My brother Bryan also went out with us as well so it was a nice family affair even though we were missing my older brother John and my younger brother.