Good Evening All
Sorry for the delay. I have been kind of a slacker especially today. Today was the first day of snow for the season in Chicago. Yes, the first day. We haven't had a white snow day since March, 2011. Also, was my first day back downtown Chicago this year, first time I saw an old colleague of mine and close friend since we were both laid off back in November today; my first time seeing the new upscale Walgreens that just opened and last but not least, the first time going to my favorite show, Windy City Live.
I had a great time on the show. I met the shows hosts Ryan and Valerie and they look amazing. I even won a complimentary wine tasting at my favorite restaurant that serves wine, Coopers Hawk(http://www.coopershawkwinery.com/). I also watched a martial arts demonstration by a guy who was a former Marine and a protege of Lupe Fiasco's dad. The sensi (teacher in Japanese) didn't mentioned that Gregory Jaco was Lupe's dad; I just figured because I know some of Lupe's family members. I knew that Lupe's dad was into martial arts and Lupe's sister is my sister's closet friend. I also received 10 complimentary classes from his martial arts studio. So, it was a show full of coincidences. The show was pre-taped and it can be viewed tomorrow at 9AM CST on WLS (Chicago). For those of you not in Chicago, you can visit the website and watch a live stream of the program at http://www.windycitylive.com. Try to guess which one is me in the audience.
Also, I had the opportunity to check out the brand new flagship Walgreens that opened this past Tuesday across the street form the Windy City Live studio. I snagged a free box of blue press-on manicure nails in which my teenage daughter couldn't wait to try out and some custom made eel sushi. Under one roof, you can get your nails done at the nail salon inside, enjoy a wine tasting, fill a prescription, get a flu shot, get handmade sushi, and enjoy a cup of non-fat fro-yo out the machine. I was impressed.
What I realized today, is that I enjoy my city Chicago even more when I don't have to commute 5 days a week for work. When I worked downtown, I couldn't wait to leave work and run for the train to commute back to the suburbs. Now that I don't work downtown, I actually enjoyed the Macy's storefronts which I passed 5 days a week twice a day for 4 years and all the new and exciting things that are happening in the city. This is the first time in about 9 years that I can actually say that Chicago is a world class city and I am blessed to be a Chicagoan.
Blessings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for the delay. I have been kind of a slacker especially today. Today was the first day of snow for the season in Chicago. Yes, the first day. We haven't had a white snow day since March, 2011. Also, was my first day back downtown Chicago this year, first time I saw an old colleague of mine and close friend since we were both laid off back in November today; my first time seeing the new upscale Walgreens that just opened and last but not least, the first time going to my favorite show, Windy City Live.
I had a great time on the show. I met the shows hosts Ryan and Valerie and they look amazing. I even won a complimentary wine tasting at my favorite restaurant that serves wine, Coopers Hawk(http://www.coopershawkwinery.com/). I also watched a martial arts demonstration by a guy who was a former Marine and a protege of Lupe Fiasco's dad. The sensi (teacher in Japanese) didn't mentioned that Gregory Jaco was Lupe's dad; I just figured because I know some of Lupe's family members. I knew that Lupe's dad was into martial arts and Lupe's sister is my sister's closet friend. I also received 10 complimentary classes from his martial arts studio. So, it was a show full of coincidences. The show was pre-taped and it can be viewed tomorrow at 9AM CST on WLS (Chicago). For those of you not in Chicago, you can visit the website and watch a live stream of the program at http://www.windycitylive.com. Try to guess which one is me in the audience.
Also, I had the opportunity to check out the brand new flagship Walgreens that opened this past Tuesday across the street form the Windy City Live studio. I snagged a free box of blue press-on manicure nails in which my teenage daughter couldn't wait to try out and some custom made eel sushi. Under one roof, you can get your nails done at the nail salon inside, enjoy a wine tasting, fill a prescription, get a flu shot, get handmade sushi, and enjoy a cup of non-fat fro-yo out the machine. I was impressed.
What I realized today, is that I enjoy my city Chicago even more when I don't have to commute 5 days a week for work. When I worked downtown, I couldn't wait to leave work and run for the train to commute back to the suburbs. Now that I don't work downtown, I actually enjoyed the Macy's storefronts which I passed 5 days a week twice a day for 4 years and all the new and exciting things that are happening in the city. This is the first time in about 9 years that I can actually say that Chicago is a world class city and I am blessed to be a Chicagoan.
Blessings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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