October Happenings

Saturday, October 16th, when Keith and I woke up, he asked if I would like to take a walk because it was such a nice fall day.  I said yes, of course.  Keith said that he wanted to drive to a new place, so we did.  When we got out of the car, he asked if the destination looked familiar at all, but it didn't... until I saw the street signs.  We were at the intersection of Ashley Lane and Keith Avenue in Waukegan, a place that Katy at my work had told me about back in the spring.

We walked around the neighborhood for a little bit and ended up coming back to this intersection and then... Keith proposed!!!  :-D

I was so surprised!!  I was not expecting that AT ALL.

Also, Keith told me that he had met with my dad when he was in town and I was at the Stars concert and talked to him, which I didn't expect him to do, so that was a surprise.  Sneaky Keith & Dad.

Keith proposed with a ring that was my grandma's that my grandpa had given me.  Later that same day, he took me to a jewelry store and said that he would like me to have an engagement ring, and that he wanted me to help pick it out.  We decided not to tell anyone about the engagement until we had the ring, so a week went by, and then we started telling people.  We are very excited!!

Even though Keith and I have known for quite some time that we are going to get married, it still meant SO much to hear him ask me.  I love him so much, and couldn't be happier!

Also, we carved pumpkins with friends.

This past Saturday we had a Halloween costume party. That's me as Ariel, Keith as Popeye, and our friend Rachelle as Jasmine.

Lots of good times!! :)

A Fun-filled Weekend

Keith and I visited our friend Fern who lives in Evanston this weekend.  It was a beautiful day!  We walked along the lake and went out to lunch at Siam Pasta.  Thai food is one of our newer favorite things to eat.  This place had a great lunch special with a taster and then an entre for only $6.95!  I had spring rolls and pad thai.  As much as I always want to try new things... I end up getting pad thai because I love it so much.  haha  This restaurant had an rooftop seating area, which is where we ate.

Afterward we walked around downtown Evanston. I got a smoothie from Red Mango.  It was a wonderful day!


Sunday we had our fantasy football draft.  Some friends came over to hang, even though the draft is online.  It's fun to be in the same room while the draft is going on. 

Keith and Kevin are doing some last minute research.

All in all, a wonderful weekend!

Birthdays and cupcakes

Keith and I were busy this past weekend celebrating a friend's birthday.  On Friday I went to the city with her to see the Bean and hang out. When I got back I made cupcakes for her party the next day.  She enjoys Scrabble, so I decided to make some Scrabble themed cupcakes.

I made Scrabble tiles out of marzipan and used an edible ink pen to draw the letters and point values.

Then, I stuck these on some chocolate cupcakes.

My new cupcake carrier, really came in handy!  I was pretty proud of the way the cupcakes turned out. :)

For her party, we had dinner at Giordano's then went back to her place to play games.  It was a wonderful time!

Birthday Celebrations Just Keep On Coming

This weekend we had friends over to celebrate our birthdays.

Our friend made a cake that looked like a big cupcake and was a layer of chocolate sandwiched between 2 layers of funfetti.  Delicious.

Happy Fourth of July!

I've decided to try and keep up with this blog again.

This was the weekend of the Fourth of July.  We did some pretty summery things, like getting sundaes & malts, watching The Sandlot, walking around the Mundelein Community Days & getting lunch at the Mundelein Munch.  We swam in our neighborhood pool and it was quite refreshing.

Of course, we also saw the Mundelein fireworks, which we wonderful as always.  The finale was really good this year.  Very cohesive.

It's been a great long weekend!

Be Our Guest

This weekend we had our first overnight guest - our friend Fern! She lives in Evanston, so it just makes sense for her to stay here. We had a good time, and I think she slept fairly well since she was on the futon in the living room where there are no curtains to block the sun in the morning.

Some top priority condo items we need to purchase:
- curtains
- dining table & chairs
- light fixture for the dining room

We also really want to finish up the tiny bit of painting we have in the bedrooms.

Our weekends have been busy with other things, and this weekend is no exception. Keith's cousin is getting married, so we will be busy with wedding fun. :)