12/27/13

Nothing captures pure winter joy like sledding.

12/26/13

So happy I got to spend the afternoon with Chris just walking around the mall then bowling when Ben joined.

12/25/13

A Merry Christmas indeed is enjoyed with mimosas and a lot of Netflix.

12/24/13

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house the family was wrapping so they could go out (and see American Hustle).

12/23/13

Feeling really sick today, but went with my sister to pick up her fixed laptop from Deer Park and finished Christmas shopping.

12/22/13

The family is a flurry all day to prepare for Christmas dinner with the family tonight!

12/21/13

Wow, what a hangover, the only cure is the most delicious savory waffles.

12/20/13

A fury of getting ready for our Mistletoe-shit-show then awesome party time in the apartment!

12/19/13

With no company and roomie I revert to laziness for most the day until Rose and her brother come home.

12/18/13

Lazy sister day with a side of an awesome self-made taco lunch.

12/17/13

Claire came to visit me in the apartment today and we had some quality sister bonding time.

12/16/13

Tried to get organized and finally started to decorate my room.

12/15/13

Rose got home early from work, so it was nice to just chill with her for awhile.

12/14/13

Return to my laziness, but make cute little pot pies for dinner and got the cable working.

12/13/13

Rose gets the majority of her stuff in the apartment and it's celebrated with Krista and Papa Johns.

12/12/13

Today will make 11 years since my Dad died of cancer.

12/11/13

Feeling really down on myself today, though a little kindness started to turn things around.

12/10/13

First day in the apartment involved a lot of talking to Comcast and the discovery that I am without a coat.

12/9/13

First night in the new apartment celebrated with a Bears win!

12/8/13

Was supposed to be sleeping in the apartment tonight but a heavy snow delayed our journey.

12/7/13

Finally moved my mattress to the apartment, then went to a funeral with Rose.

12/6/13

I know I should be packing the rest of my things today but instead I start some crafts.

12/5/13

Rush to make the train back to the city then back to the apartment with Ashley's help this time.

12/4/13

Went to the city to organize the apartment a bit but went to valpo for the night.

12/3/13

Packed and brought most of the rest of my stuff to the apartment this evening.

12/2/13

Finally went to see Catching Fire with Rose and an entirely empty theater.

12/1/13

Had intended to take my mattress to the apartment today but things didn't work out as planned.

11/30/13

Met up with Lexi for lunch and stopped on the way home to buy an ugly Christmas sweater.

11/29/13

Shopped a lot on Black Friday but didn't start crazy early or anything.

11/28/13

Thanksgiving with my surrogate family in Joliet.

11/27/13

Reunited with some of my High School friends to celebrate Black Wednesday.

11/26/13

Sister bonding day spent clothes shopping and getting our hair done with Patrice.

11/25/13

Relaxed all day until my sister came home from Missouri!

11/24/13

Dropped more stuff at the apartment and had a Turkish feast to celebrate Diana's birthday with her family.

11/23/13

Supposed to get more painting done to get ready to move tomorrow but it didn't really happen.

11/22/13

Got the keys to the Chicago apartment today!

11/21/13

Finished reading the 2nd Hunger Games and now all I want to do is see the movie!!

11/20/13

Lots of errands were run today and finished painting the last chair and my desk.

11/19/13

Was feeling kind of off today, maybe it's just the paint fumes.

11/18/13

Trip to the city again to rendezvous with my crush, to be one step closer to the city apartment and to enjoy some quality ginger time.

11/17/13

Woke up to the threat of tornadoes and the crazy weather continued throughout the day.

11/16/13

More work on the dining set and a surprise power outage.

11/15/13

Started work on refinishing my dining room set.

11/14/13

I felt so vain today while waiting to have some veins treated.

11/13/13

To the city to drop off the lease and rendezvous for a lunch date.

11/12/13

Lots of thrifting to find our new apartment a dining room table and chairs.

11/11/13

First Snow of the season and signed the lease for our Chicago apartment!

11/10/13

Went to lunch with my Aunt's childhood friend and had the most delicious ribeye.

11/9/13

I thought today would be more interesting with my Aunt in town but it really wasn't.

11/8/13

An attempt to organize for moving and margaritas with my momma.

11/7/13

Not sure if it was all the train travel but it was just an exhausting day.

11/6/13

To the city for a coffee date then back to Valpo for mac and cheese, battletanx, and a little something more.

11/5/13

Seriously obsessed with Portillo's Chop Salad.

11/4/13

I feel like I've never texted so much in my life.

11/3/13

Capped off the road trip home with an Around the Clock dinner date.

11/2/13

Lost my dinglehopper from the night before then lost the contents of my stomach walking back from JJs.

11/1/13

Tindering on the way down to U of I leads to quite the spark.

10/31/13

Even though it was pouring it was fun to trick-or-treat again.

10/30/13

Rose and I think we finally found our apartment today!

10/29/13

Quality time with Patrice for hair and a break from the city.

10/28/13

To the city again for two apartments, neither beating the small one we like.

10/27/13

Recounting so many laughs from the weekend that someone may have peed their pants.

10/26/13

Coffee with 454, a disappearing tailgate, skipping the line at the white horse and 3 options I wasn't interested in.

10/25/13

Down to Urbana for Illinois Homecoming but the day ended with muddy green pants.

10/24/13

Finally got the guts to take out Flounder's guts to fashion Ariel a purse.

10/23/13

Back to the city "Once" more.

10/22/13

Miscommunication results in a missed apartment showing and consolation Olive Garden.

10/21/13

Saved the last Flounder from the Disney store and Rose was nice enough to pick him up for me.

10/20/13

Recounts of the many laughs the night before fuel smiles throughout the day.

10/19/13

Downtown with my besties to celebrate Krista's birthday in Wrigleyville.

10/18/13

Toured what's hopefully soon to be our new apartment in the city!

10/17/13

Discovered a leak in the basement ceiling.

10/16/13

Ran lots of errands for halloween and weekend festivities.

10/15/13

Mom took me out to dinner for portfolio school success and then nearly made me cry.

10/14/13

Officially accepted to portfolio school today!

10/13/13

Lazy Sunday just trying to become un-sick.

10/12/13

Went to see a deal of an apartment, but we decided the area wasn't ideal.

10/11/13

Helped take ticket money at my High School's homecoming with my mom and anatomy teacher.

10/10/13

Actually feeling a lot better today, even crafted a bit.

10/9/13

Never thought I'd get to say "teamwork makes the dream work" to a doctor.

10/8/13

Sore throat is looking like it might be something worse, doctor tomorrow.

10/7/13

Feeling sick but still made an awesome enchilada dinner.

10/6/13

After recapping the weekends activities it was decided that I "won" the weekend for my Audi adventure.

10/5/13

Saw tiger cubs then went all out for the engineering barndance.

10/4/13

UIUC alumni invasion weekend begins with our own barcrawl.

10/3/13

Had my Chicago Portfolio School interview today and celebrated with Meredith and Martinis after.

10/2/13

Really wasn't feeling good today, my stomach was just not having it.

10/1/13

Movie time with the bestie to go see Don Jon.

9/30/13

Today was very much a wedding weekend recovery day.

9/29/13

Brunch at my Aunts house reminded me how thankful I am for such a great extended family.

9/28/13

Bridesmaid duties in full force while my cousin got married in the most perfect wedding.

9/27/13

Had to drive around town doing damage control when the purple flowers for the wedding came in green.

9/26/13

Buzzing around town all day to get ready for the drive to Indianapolis.

9/25/13

So close to finishing the application for CPS.

9/24/13

This productive day turned into a lot of craigslisting.

9/23/13

Rescued Rose from a house of crazy and enjoyed some delicious Mexican.

9/22/13

A caffeinated brunch with Rose and an intense movie afternoon with mom.

9/21/13

A drive back from Milwaukee and a night of movies and Sangria with Rose.

9/20/13

What a delightful night of homemade pizza, movies and kisses.

9/19/13

Tried out a home waxing kit, ow.

9/18/13

Finally talked to mom a bit about how I'm feeling, stuck.

9/17/13

Got a much needed chance to talk out my life during hair time with Patrice.

9/16/13

Getting my head in gear to better learn the Adobe Suite.

9/15/13

Hungover and just wanting to go home, but still somehow managed to catch the conductor's eye.

9/14/13

A great birthday with friends, family, football and a night I don't quite remember the end to.

9/13/13

Shopping trip on my own for some delightful new boots.

9/12/13

Shopping with the girlies and some more than satisfactory panda express.

9/11/13

Played the Khol's savings game with mom and won.

9/10/13

Buffalo chicken dip and chocolate chip cookies, the snacks of great friends.

9/9/13

Zumba instructor was so boring that I walked out to go elliptical.

9/8/13

Breaking Bad while painting like mad.

9/7/13

I hate that to hate you part of me has to love part of you.

9/6/13

Adventure to the city for some train alcohol and a comedy show.

9/5/13

A little extra creativity has begun to turn into a faux taxidermy unicorn head.

9/4/13

Went to Milwaukee for the first time for a date that went quite well.

9/3/13

Went to the zoo today and then my first ever baseball game.

9/2/13

Oops 6 flags is closed tomorrow, city adventure planned instead!

9/1/13

I really need to start working towards something.

8/31/13

Finally beat the plateau and am down 30lbs this year.

8/30/13

Applied to an internship which I hope results in a new opportunity.

8/29/13

A misunderstood text weighs heavy on my heart, waiting for resolve.

8/28/13

Meet-up downtown for drinks, dinner, and some free dessert.

8/27/13

Tinder meet up didn't lead to a spark but a delightful phone call makes up for it.

8/26/13

After tearing apart my room to clean it, it's mostly put back together.

8/25/13

 We were supposed to go bowling today, but mom didn't feel like going after I was done at the gym.

8/24/13

A vigerous workout at the gym was the perfect solution for my foul mood.

8/23/13

Tried to fix the hair color before going to Duke's, but only enhanced my likeness to the Little Mermaid, though it seems to be widely accepted.

8/22/13

Oops, I didn't mean for my hair to be the color red.

8/21/13

Watched more NCIS than I intended.

8/20/13

I could not bring myself to purchase the plane ticket today.

8/19/13

Feeling highly unproductive and oh so insignificant today

8/18/13

Can't run as well as I used too, time to make a mile feel short again.

8/17/13

A night out in Wicker Park ends with bagel bites as hot as lava and Kevin eating all the guacamole.

8/16/13

Learned I need to eat more before going to Zumba to keep from dying.

8/15/13

A job application through a relative, a gym reboot, and some quality time with Rose.

8/14/13

 I tried to be productive and ended up crying at the bank.

8/13/13

Finally got SimCity to work, resulting in a rather unproductive day.

8/12/13

 I really just didn't feel like 'doing' today.

8/11/13

Overwhelmed by decisions results in an anxiety attack.

8/10/13

Bridal shower tea in the afternoon, bachelorette party spirits in the evening.

8/9/13

Last day at the internship and a drive to Indianapolis.

8/8/13

Intern presentation is over, time to celebrate!

8/7/13

Last night staying at cousin Lauri's house

8/6/13

Mostly just wasted time on Pinterest

One Day One Sentence

I am bad at journaling. I always start with good intentions and end up forgetting to write or get caught up on what the right thing to say is. So I heard about this idea a while ago, to write one sentence about your day. That's it. So in this post I'll start with yesterday's Sentence.

Sushi Station with my bestie to fill the hole in her heart with raw fish wrapped in rice.