TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!
Unfortunately, I will not be partying like it's my birthday. Maybe I will wind down and have a beer while watching TV, but nothing much. I worked my usual 10 hour day today, and will have to be at work tomorrow at 7:30.
One of the cool things about birthdays, following the invention of Facebook, is that you get about 40 random people from your life all bombarding your wall with birthday wishes. It really is fun to log on and see all the notifications.
Today really is pretty sweet though... my birthday, soon-to-be brother-in-law Christian's birthday, Christopher Walken's birthday, MLB opening day, exactly 100 days until my wedding... I'm a little surprised that it's not a national holiday.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Post deleted... basically my boss likes to go on vacations.
In other news, I'm getting excited to try my sandwich challenge this Sunday! I may have to go out for some more sushi Friday just to practice eating large portions. Then apparently tomorrow is a big day for me... 100 days left until the wedding you know.
In other news, I'm getting excited to try my sandwich challenge this Sunday! I may have to go out for some more sushi Friday just to practice eating large portions. Then apparently tomorrow is a big day for me... 100 days left until the wedding you know.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
So last night we had a fun time out exploring local places in Palatine which we had yet to discover...
Tonight we are planning to ride the Metra into Chicago and have a fun night out as well. Got to love weekends... especially when I don't have to work!
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| Enjoying a cold beverage at J.J. Twigs |
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| Digging into our yummy thin crust pizza. |
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| We ordered a medium Italian beef pizza with giardiniera. One of my patients had told me that this was her favorite thin crust pizza in the area. |
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| Of course we needed an order of cheesy garlic bread while waiting for the pizza. |
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| While eating our pizza, a couple at the table next to us overheard our conversation about how we should try Spunky Dunkers Donuts sometime. They both gave a strong recommendation, and so naturally we went there for dessert. |
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| There were lots of options to choose from, so we each decided to pick 3. Mine are on the right... a raspberry jelly powdered donut, a chocolate frosted, and a "lemon drop". |
Tonight we are planning to ride the Metra into Chicago and have a fun night out as well. Got to love weekends... especially when I don't have to work!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Only 7 days until my birthday!! Also 107 days until the wedding :)
Since I had a 3 hour break in the middle of the day (a couple of my patients had to cancel), I thought it would be a good time to update my blog :) Recently I've been trying to plan my bachelor party in Las Vegas, which is going to be AMAZING! It will be fun to see Ryne Foster again since he lives all the way over in Arizona now. He has a group of 11 people with him, and I will have a group of 4. One fun thing about it is that of my four, I'm the only one that's been there before. Fun, fun. I only hope that I don't leave too much of my gambling money out there :)
Elizabeth and I are also planning to head back to IA over the Easter weekend for a couple's wedding shower that Saturday, and to pick up our marriage license. If we're lucky, maybe we can stop in for a bite to eat at the Northwestern Steakhouse in Mason City.
Yesterday my boss ordered a Chicago deep dish pizza for lunch to celebrate my birthday. Over the last few weeks, he's only been working Mondays, Wednesday afternoons, Friday mornings, and every other Saturday morning. What a work ethic! I must say though that it was nice of him to have lunch for me and to give me a $50 gift card.
My NCAA bracket is in shambles. Number 1 Pittsburgh, which I had in the championship game, decided to loose in the 2nd round. Then after double-digit seeds Florida State, Marquette, Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth made the Sweet 16, my bracket gets even worse. LOL. To my credit, I did have Richmond winning their first round game at least. Right now the Bulls have the best record in the East, and it will be exciting to see how they are able to manage come playoff time.
I'm still debating with myself as to whether or not it's a good idea to try the Lucky's sandwich challenge.
Since I had a 3 hour break in the middle of the day (a couple of my patients had to cancel), I thought it would be a good time to update my blog :) Recently I've been trying to plan my bachelor party in Las Vegas, which is going to be AMAZING! It will be fun to see Ryne Foster again since he lives all the way over in Arizona now. He has a group of 11 people with him, and I will have a group of 4. One fun thing about it is that of my four, I'm the only one that's been there before. Fun, fun. I only hope that I don't leave too much of my gambling money out there :)
Elizabeth and I are also planning to head back to IA over the Easter weekend for a couple's wedding shower that Saturday, and to pick up our marriage license. If we're lucky, maybe we can stop in for a bite to eat at the Northwestern Steakhouse in Mason City.
Yesterday my boss ordered a Chicago deep dish pizza for lunch to celebrate my birthday. Over the last few weeks, he's only been working Mondays, Wednesday afternoons, Friday mornings, and every other Saturday morning. What a work ethic! I must say though that it was nice of him to have lunch for me and to give me a $50 gift card.
My NCAA bracket is in shambles. Number 1 Pittsburgh, which I had in the championship game, decided to loose in the 2nd round. Then after double-digit seeds Florida State, Marquette, Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth made the Sweet 16, my bracket gets even worse. LOL. To my credit, I did have Richmond winning their first round game at least. Right now the Bulls have the best record in the East, and it will be exciting to see how they are able to manage come playoff time.
I'm still debating with myself as to whether or not it's a good idea to try the Lucky's sandwich challenge.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
I'm looking forward to another fun weekend as future mother-in-law Becky comes to visit... and we plan to go downtown to a piano bar and meet up with Sarah, and likely we'll run into her family later during the weekend.
I had a long break for lunch today, so I went back to my favorite sushi joint to indulge... Sushi Para :) It's hard to beat quality sushi made to order (all you can eat) for $15.50. Here is a look at the damage I made:
Now, they did mess up my 2nd order (I wanted 3 salmon, 2 tuna, and 2 red snapper)... so since they missed 3 pieces I decided to order a little more for my "dessert".
Wow, that was one huge lunch! I won't be eating supper tonight for sure. Talk about getting your money's worth :) I did realize after I ate all 36 pieces of sushi today (and was completely stuffed), that maybe I should think twice about trying to eat 3 Lucky's sandwiches. I would think that it would be harder than eating all of this sushi... and it's really no fun to eat so much that it makes you miserable. Plus, I'm a little worried that I won't even get close to eating all 3 sandwiches. Oh, what will I do?
I had a long break for lunch today, so I went back to my favorite sushi joint to indulge... Sushi Para :) It's hard to beat quality sushi made to order (all you can eat) for $15.50. Here is a look at the damage I made:
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| Round One: A shrimp temputa roll, 5 salmon, 5 tuna, 2 massago, and 2 eel. |
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| Round 2: One Palatine roll (Salmon/eel/avacado/cucumber), 2 Salmon, 1 Red snapper, 1 tuna, 2 eel. |
Now, they did mess up my 2nd order (I wanted 3 salmon, 2 tuna, and 2 red snapper)... so since they missed 3 pieces I decided to order a little more for my "dessert".
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| Spicy Tuna Roll |
Wow, that was one huge lunch! I won't be eating supper tonight for sure. Talk about getting your money's worth :) I did realize after I ate all 36 pieces of sushi today (and was completely stuffed), that maybe I should think twice about trying to eat 3 Lucky's sandwiches. I would think that it would be harder than eating all of this sushi... and it's really no fun to eat so much that it makes you miserable. Plus, I'm a little worried that I won't even get close to eating all 3 sandwiches. Oh, what will I do?
Friday, March 4, 2011
Friday, March 4th, 2011
So the main thing on my mind today is my decision to try the Lucky's Sandwich Contest as seen on Man v. Food. It will be a birthday present for myself, and it will be one more thing that I can check off of the Chicago "bucket list" before we head back to Iowa. I've wanted to do it for probably a year and a half now. My fiance has told me that she will be "supportive" as I embark on this quest to prove my manhood via sandwich gluttony. However, I've become skeptical of her support after reading her recent blog.
Of course it seems only fair that I can't try something this admittedly stupid and barbarian without getting a little flack for it. Nonetheless, I really want to try it just to end my curiosity over whether or not I actually can do it. I need to test the limits of my gastrointestinal fortitude, I need to see if I'm man enough.
Now my only real debate will be: Pastrami, Corned Beef, Capicola, Cajun Chicken, Ham, or Smoked Turkey. Which 3 will I pick, and in what order do I attack them :)
On a side note about today, my boss drove me and Kathy crazy. (Note to self: Mr. P.R. - World War II veteran).
Of course it seems only fair that I can't try something this admittedly stupid and barbarian without getting a little flack for it. Nonetheless, I really want to try it just to end my curiosity over whether or not I actually can do it. I need to test the limits of my gastrointestinal fortitude, I need to see if I'm man enough.
Now my only real debate will be: Pastrami, Corned Beef, Capicola, Cajun Chicken, Ham, or Smoked Turkey. Which 3 will I pick, and in what order do I attack them :)
On a side note about today, my boss drove me and Kathy crazy. (Note to self: Mr. P.R. - World War II veteran).
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