The Painted Apartment

Saturday was painting day. It took forever, but it paid off!

Behr paint colors: Wave Crest, Winter Lake, Gobi Desert, and Stone Hearth.

Jason's Logan Square Pad

It's official! Jason has purchased a new residence at 3211 W. Altgeld in Logan Square.

This neighborhood is northwest of downtown Chicago. Wikipedia describes it well: "The neighborhood is home to a diverse population comprising Latinos (primarily Mexican and Puerto Rican, with some Cuban) and Eastern Europeans, as well as a younger "progressive" crowd comprising primarily white, college-educated artists and professionals primarily from middle-class backgrounds who are attracted to the diversity and "bohemian" lifestyle." Bohemian is one way to put it!!!

I will try to post more pictures as we tackle painting and furnishing.

Lauren's 25th Birthday

My 25th birthday was special because I got to spend time with my family and friends. Jason and I started the day in Arlington Heights where we had lunch and cake with Grandmommy and Grandaddy, Aunt Melissa and Uncle Jeff, Katherine, and my immediate family - including Joanna who was home from college on spring break! Then we went back into the city for a quick Julius Meinl dinner. Joanna and Emily joined us at Red Ivy bar in Wrigleyville for drinks. The St. Patrick's Day celebration was in FULL swing by 9PM as it seemed like a lot of people had started drinking quite early in the day. We saw my friend Greg Tiltz and his girlfriend. Then we went to another bar and saw Lauren McCarthy. All in all, it was a very enjoyable day - thanks to everyone who called, texted, bought me drinks, etc!

Passing the Winter with Friends

Here's some pictures of recent good times with friends.

Jason's perfect pour:

Mike Smith occasionally drops by Chicago for a break from law school.

I saw Diana Zeigler for the first time in over a year! Steve's Ananda was also in town before flying off to never-never land (Tokyo). Jeff Gong was in the house too. We went to Vintage and then Rainbow Room near Damen and Division.

Kyle dropped by Chicago one night on a layover from San Diego to Richmond. We took him to Jake's on Clark. This was AFTER Mike Islin's beer pong tournament.