Friday Favorites.

Midterms are over!!!

1.  My parents.  Yes, they get two weeks in a row of being a Friday Favorite.  We had such a great time last weekend when they were in town.  We ate a lot of yummy food, drank a lot of fabulous wine and squeezed in a few touristy things along the way.  We hit up Shedd Aquarium and caught an architectural boat tour.

Before the 4D show at the aquarium.  We bought the tickets online which was genius, but we didn't pay attention to the 4D show we picked...we saw Dora the Explorer.  It was awesome.

2.  Two Mothers Foods.  I had lunch today at this little gem in Naperville, IL.  Think of it as your mom or grandma making you a yummy home-cooked meal and all of the ingredients are local and organic.  I had an amazing goulash, quinoa and green salad and a black bean brownie.  It was probably the most amazing lunch I have ever had.  I was also checking them out for a potential catering opportunity as I'm in charge of food for an upcoming conference at school.  With amazing food and amazing standards, they are my top choice!

3.  Ghiradelli Intense Dark Sea Salt Soiree.  Yes, it's true.  I've found another chocolate to blog about.  The name pretty much says it all.  My next Wellness Wednesday topic might have to be on research about the benefits of eating chocolate.  Again, big time miracle I don't weigh 500 pounds.

Friday Favorites.

This week...

1.  Ghiradelli Dark & Sea Salt Caramel Squares...it really is a miracle I don't weigh 500 pounds. 

2.  Mom & Dad!  We're super excited because Ken & Steph are coming for a visit next Thursday - Sunday! 

A pic from their last trip up to Chicago!

3.  Wedding anniversary!  Sunday marks two years.  Two years since our fun, intimate ceremony on Jack & Lisa's patio with our wonderful, amazing family.  It will actually be our first anniversary that we get to spend together.  Last year at this time Tim was busy packing up the house in Wichita and I was busy with school in Chicago.

Have a great weekend!

Wellness Wednesday.

I have not done a very good job the past few weeks keeping up with my blogging...

I'm blaming it on a few things...

Summer.  Beautiful weather.  Midterms. 

All of which do not go very well together...

A professor just posted this link with the following article and I'm sharing it for this week's Wellness Wednesday.  I promise, I'll try to put more effort in the upcoming Wellness Wednesday posts.  But probably after midterms, which end in 2 weeks...

How Naturopathic Doctors are Proving the Value of Integrative Care.

I was helping Tim with his new photography set up last weekend.  Tim is obviously the best photographer around, but I will say it's amazing what a little photo shop can do for the skin and hair!

Friday Favorites.

As I mentioned on Wednesday, my cousin Jamie came to visit us last weekend.  We hit up the Oak Park farmers market on Saturday morning, followed by sight-seeing and shopping in the city, and wrapping up the weekend with a Cubbies game.  I'm sure I gained about 50 pounds (I've been too scared to step on a scale so I'm just avoiding it all together) as we filled our bellies with deep-dish pizza, sushi, tacos, Wrigley Field hotdogs and plenty o' margaritas, beer and cocktails.  Cue the stomach ache!

Chef Paco at New Rebozo

Self portraits at the Bean