So more than a few people have informed me that I suck at keeping up with my blog...and they're correct. I absolutely cannot believe that it will be August in a few days! I feel like summer was just beginning and now they're putting out back-to-school stuff!? What?? At any rate, it has been an interesting time this summer! I have literally gone non-stop since the end of June!
In June, Jason and I had the pleasure a true Chicago experience! Neither of us had ever been to a Cubs game at Wrigley field, so he and a bunch of his work friends arranged awesome tickets for everyone! It involved drinking before noon, spending way too much money on souvineers, a really hot summer day and a lot of laughs! We had such a great time and even though we were literally in the highest seats in the stadium, I think they were the best!
Then in July, I decided it was a good time to become a total blonde again. More importantly, we were able to spend Fourth of July weekend at Jason's lake house in Southern Indiana with Brett & Megan! It was so good to catch up with them and spend the weekend just relaxing and hanging out in the boat with Jason's family and our friends. I may have pushed it a little too hard while tubing and couldn't put on jackets for about four days. No one tells you how much it sucks getting older! I don't have many pictures from the Fourth becuase my camera sucks and we may have broken Jase's while in Miami, but a few were taken!
Then the weekend after the Fourth, I finally got to move into my new place!!! Holy crap did it take a lot of work to get it ready to be lived in, but I couldn't be happier with it! I'll do a separate post with the total tour at some point, but this is a picture of the outside. Amanda (my roommate) and I have the third and fourth floor. It's absolutely adorable! I must say that Jason was absolutely an amazing help. He stayed up half the night painting with me for the entire weekend. Seriously. It looks a million times better and I'm so thankful for all of his help!
So then the weekend after I moved in, my friends from Nashville came to visit!! We'd been planning that trip for a while and I was about to jump out of my skin I was so excited to see them! Stacia, Charlie, Jen and Matt made the 8 hour drive all the way from Tennessee to spend a semi-long weekend trucking around in Chicago! It was super interesting with the Transformers 3 movie closing down Michigan Avenue, me having to work and them staying out by the airport (boo suburbs), but it didn't matter! I was just glad I got to see them! They were my life in Nashville and my life here just doesn't feel complete without them!
We ate at some of the best restaurants EVER. Fronterra and Table Fifty-Two come HIGHLY reccomended by this crowd of foodies! After dinner on Sunday, before they all left, we went to the beach to take some pictures of all of us (STACIA - Put your dang pictures on FACEBOOK!!!)
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| Jase&Matt bonding over espresso machines. |
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| My favorite people and my favorite city! (Only missing my favorite Babykins!) |
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| Jase and I in our city! |
Then this past weekend, Ann had her first shower for her wedding coming up in October! It was absolutely gorgeous and I couldn't be happier for her! I am SO blessed to have her in my life...especially given the way we met! Who would have thought my pot-luck freshman year roommate would be one of my best friends more than 8 years later! I'm super excited for her October wedding, especially after seeing her in her dress! I'm still in shock that we're old enough to be getting married! What happened to college??
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| Ann and her Bridesmaids! |
Finally, after all the dust settled from the craziness, my mom brought my puppy back up to me (after almost a month) and also put together my entire apartment in one week. She also decorated Jason's as well...because, why not!? Both places look about a million times better than before. I really don't know what I'd do without my momma :) It was sad to have her leave, but I'll see her this weekend! We're headed back to Indy tomorrow! It seriously just never stops. My little brother's best friend (and my secondary little brother) Zacky, will be getting married to a wonderful girl - Jessica - tomorrow night! Then Saturday night, Jason's friends from B-School are getting married at IU. So we'll be down there to celebrate that! It's such a crazy life, but right now, I'm just glad that I get to live in my city, see my friends & family and have my puppy around! I promise to put more pictures of the apartment up once I get them! Hopefully I'll average more than once a month for this thing! :) But for now, check out this cuteness:
