baby & weekend recap

so the baby FINALLY arrived (40 some hours after her water broke) little luke was born yeseterday around 2 a.m. california time. i'm so happy for the new mom and dad, they're going to be the most amazing parents. i cannot wait to get out to visit at the end of may to hold the little guy. i know i'm only unofficially an auntie but i'm still bursting with excitement. me and the bf have already decided we must take luke to his first concert :)

ok, i realize that it's already thursday and the weekend was a long time ago now but it's been a busy week! last friday was very chaotic - i had to work late and then run to a bday party which was fun because i got to catch up with some people that i hadn't seen in a very long time. then i ran to my friends house for girl talk and lots of cheese and crackers. it was the perfect rainy day activity. i had to work again the next day but got to take a dance class which was really fun. afterwards i had a bit of downtime before going to this cool dance thing to meet up with some friends. it was at this loft/performance space called the inconvenience. several people live in this space but also use it as a dance and music performance space and an art gallery too! i had actually been there before bc the bf played a show there a few years ago but this was my first time back. they had some interesting modern dance pieces and $1 pbrs. can't beat that :). the next day was my friends bridal shower. it was a really beautiful shower and the bride and groom got some fantastic presents. i'm so glad to be a part of their special celebrations! their wedding is so soon! i'm getting excited. we got our bridesmaid dresses and theyre so pretty and fun! when does that ever happen?? after the shower i got to spend some time with my good friend, her husband and they're adorable little girl. another friend of ours came over for a visit too. it was so nice to catch up and play with their cute little one.

overall i was utterly exhausted and sick of rain by the end of the weekend but so glad that i was as busy as i was. i got to do everything i wanted and see all sorts of different people. i'm definitely ready for this weekend to be here and do it all over again.

exciting!

the bf's sister's water just broke and is going into labor as we speak! i just danced around my office - who knew me of all people would get this excited about babies!!! i'm bursting and i cannot wait to find out if it is a boy or a girl and what they decide to name him/her!

more news on the babe soon and a full weekend update to come :)

perfect weekend. rough week.

this weekend was truly perfect. friday i got an amazing workout at a cardio kickboxing class, got to take a nap and chill out with my new foster kitty, honey bee. later on the bf and i went to a show at lincoln hall and got to catch up a bit with some of his friends. then i slept in forever on saturday before we headed to my friend's fiance's surprise bachelor party after the cubs game. we had a lot of fun and watched a lot of train wreck cubs fans. then another friend came up to spend the night. we met some more friends out for dinner at shiso. they got sushi and i went for a yummie noodle dish. we went through a few bottles of wine and then walked next door to old town social which was packed. luckily my favorite blonde bombshell sweet talked her way to the front of the line. we did some serious people watching before trekking out to humboldt park to meet one of the girls boyfriends. we went to the california clipper which had a pretty authentic country band and a cool diner feel. we had some nice tipsy conversations before getting a ride home from the groups DD. can't beat a free ride! it's been ages since ive been out that late and it was fun :) again, i slept in forever. glorious. then i visited my seniors and got a lot of cinnamon hard candies from joe and a full report from frances. then me and the bf met my family for dinner at goose island to celebrate my dad's bday. we had a really good time and it was nice to see my fam. the weekend had the perfect level of bf time, friend time, sleepy time and fam time. love weekends like those!

coming off a great weekend to a tough week is not fun. we are so busy at work right now. i work late 4 times this week and havent had time to get everything done during the day. im going to burst. hopefully this weekend will also be just as perfect! let's just hope i make it through this week...

what i plan to do with my tax return $...

so i'm supposedly going to bank on my tax return this year. i think it's because i am enrolled in school again. i don't really care what the reason is but i will have some money to play with! i keep a wish list of items i want to buy but aren't urgent. so i need to decide what exactly i should buy from the wish list.

first and foremost i will be paying off my icky credit card that has high interest but i've gotten it down pretty low. second i'll be paying off my dad debt. he loaned me some moola when i studied abroad in 2006. thank goodness he doesn't charge interest. i will also be putting a decent amount into savings.

second i need to get a diamond put back into my grandma's wedding band. it fell out awhile back when i was at work and i thought it ws lost forever and then my coworker found it in the microwave!!! what are the chances!? so hopefully getting it put back in won't be too terribly expensive.

lastly, the play money. some of the lameo items on the list include a tap light for my kitchen, green cleaning supplies, a new retainer (seriously they're pricey), workout clothes and tailoring a few work items. BORING. the fun stuff includes making a custom photo book of my study abroad trip, a laptop (because my computer crashed), a ring flash camera and frivolous clothing items like a cute new jacket or dress. The ring flash camera has been on my list for a very long time. i see it every time i go into the dick blick store and i want it so badly. it's this cool camera that adds different colored tints to your pictures. so fun! i was also thinking how fun it would be to go into one of my fav stores like anthropologie or zara - where i often feel bad about spending money and splurging on a beautiful piece of clothing - and buying something i want but don't need. the bf is lending me his old desktop for the time being so i can put off buying a laptop for the moment. i don't have time to put together the photo book for prague. the ringflash camera isn't too expensive so i could pair it with another medium priced item like one of my lameo items like getting my clothing tailored. i'm torn! maybe i'll know exactly what i want when i have the money in hand. i also have a lot of expensive things coming up like bachelorette parties, weddings, trips and whatnot that i could be responsible and put money aside for but where's the fun in that!?

i hope everyone else is lucking out on their tax returns this year!