A fun time was had by all....
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
West Side Story at St. Viator School
The girls and I attended another of St. Viator's musicals this past weekend. Well done, but their performance of Bye Bye Birdie last year still remains our favorite.
A fun time was had by all....
A fun time was had by all....
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Procrastination Sometimes Makes Sense....
For two winters I had put off organizing boxes of our families mementos. It made no sense to have taken so long to do this....this past weekend I finished the task in about a day. So why the wait?
Sometimes things just end up making sense....while going through some of my old things I found this....
....the autograph book I received from Our Lady of the Rosary School upon my eighth grade graduation. And inside I found this....
....an autograph circa 1965 from Madeline Madden...the very same Madeline I was lucky enough to reconnect with this past year. Amazing....
Maybe I neglected working on the mementos because I was meant to come across this particular book, with this particular signature, at this particular time. I only know that seeing this so soon after finding my old friend made for a very happy moment.
Now, the embarrassing part of this story....I also came across this....
...yes, that is Stevie Wonder's autograph. During the summer of '65 my friend and I were at a long forgotten amusement park and we found ourselves sitting next to Stevie Wonder and his manager on a carnival ride. When the ride finished, I asked Stevie for his autograph....and yes, Stevie was indeed blind back then....I cringe when I think of this request now. His manager smiled, took my autograph book, put a pen in Stevie's hand and helped Stevie sign my book. Just like that.
I was so young and didn't think my request through, but Stevie and his kind manager never made me feel anything but thrilled and happy that day. I was in the presence of two gentlemen for sure.
And that's the story of working on my mementos. The end.
Sometimes things just end up making sense....while going through some of my old things I found this....
....the autograph book I received from Our Lady of the Rosary School upon my eighth grade graduation. And inside I found this....
....an autograph circa 1965 from Madeline Madden...the very same Madeline I was lucky enough to reconnect with this past year. Amazing....
Maybe I neglected working on the mementos because I was meant to come across this particular book, with this particular signature, at this particular time. I only know that seeing this so soon after finding my old friend made for a very happy moment.
Now, the embarrassing part of this story....I also came across this....
...yes, that is Stevie Wonder's autograph. During the summer of '65 my friend and I were at a long forgotten amusement park and we found ourselves sitting next to Stevie Wonder and his manager on a carnival ride. When the ride finished, I asked Stevie for his autograph....and yes, Stevie was indeed blind back then....I cringe when I think of this request now. His manager smiled, took my autograph book, put a pen in Stevie's hand and helped Stevie sign my book. Just like that.
I was so young and didn't think my request through, but Stevie and his kind manager never made me feel anything but thrilled and happy that day. I was in the presence of two gentlemen for sure.
And that's the story of working on my mementos. The end.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Our Disney World Trip - Post #1 - Amazing Food
So much to remember from our recent family trip to Walt Disney World, so much to cherish and talk about. Many posts on this beautiful trip to follow...the theme of this post...the food.
Again, public thank yous to Christopher and Melissa for all that you gave us on this trip. I will never forget this.
At Chefs de France in Epcot....
Profiterolles au Chocolat
Lemon Tart....
Assiette de Sorbets du jour et son palmier....
Dole Whip at Magic Kingdom....
Gigantic Cinnamon Roll at Animal Kingdom....
Rainbow Cheesecake at Pop Century, our fabulous hotel....
Teppan Edo at Epcot-Japan....
Nihonbashi....food as theater....
Green Tea Pudding....
Ice Station Cool at Epcot, one of Disney's best kept secrets. Cool, refreshing, FREE, sodas available all day long....
Mickey Mouse Ice Cream at Epcot, a must-have while at Disney World....
And on our last night at Disney, a wonderful dinner at Epcot's Coral Reef, the perfect ending to a perfect journey....
Blue Glow-tini....
Speciality Drinks....
Catch-of-the-day, Giant Grouper....
Chocolate Wave....
Baileys and Jack Daniel's Mousse....
And lastly, Citrus Creme Brulee, Bill's favorite....
Still to come, many more posts chronicling seven days of family, food and fun. Love to all....
Again, public thank yous to Christopher and Melissa for all that you gave us on this trip. I will never forget this.
At Chefs de France in Epcot....
Profiterolles au Chocolat
Lemon Tart....
Assiette de Sorbets du jour et son palmier....
Dole Whip at Magic Kingdom....
Gigantic Cinnamon Roll at Animal Kingdom....
Rainbow Cheesecake at Pop Century, our fabulous hotel....
Teppan Edo at Epcot-Japan....
Nihonbashi....food as theater....
Green Tea Pudding....
Ice Station Cool at Epcot, one of Disney's best kept secrets. Cool, refreshing, FREE, sodas available all day long....
Mickey Mouse Ice Cream at Epcot, a must-have while at Disney World....
And on our last night at Disney, a wonderful dinner at Epcot's Coral Reef, the perfect ending to a perfect journey....
Blue Glow-tini....
Speciality Drinks....
Catch-of-the-day, Giant Grouper....
Chocolate Wave....
Baileys and Jack Daniel's Mousse....
And lastly, Citrus Creme Brulee, Bill's favorite....
Still to come, many more posts chronicling seven days of family, food and fun. Love to all....
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Christmas Day with Melissa
Christmas and New Years were something of a blur this past year, as we were all excitedly getting ready for our long awaited family trip to Disney World (much, much more about that in the weeks to come) and many things were postponed and put aside.
Our wonderful trip is history, life returns to normal, time to get back in the swing.
Melissa spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day with her own family in Lake County, finishing the day with our family here. A few photos of that day.....
Our wonderful trip is history, life returns to normal, time to get back in the swing.
Melissa spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day with her own family in Lake County, finishing the day with our family here. A few photos of that day.....
Monday, February 23, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
The Falconaire's - A Valentine's Day Concert
Bill and I celebrated Valentine's Day at a concert at Forest View School featuring the Falconaires, a big band orchestra. They were absolutely incredible, one the best I have ever seen.
Also featured were singers reminiscent of Patti Page, Frank Sinatra and Rosemary Clooney.
Topping off the venue were the Three Tenors....totally unexpected and completely amazing.
Bill was still under the weather with a lingering respiratory situation so we decided to postpone our planned late lunch for another day. And our kitchen table was overflowing with candy and chocolate cupcakes....a wonderful Valentine's Day for all.
Also featured were singers reminiscent of Patti Page, Frank Sinatra and Rosemary Clooney.
Topping off the venue were the Three Tenors....totally unexpected and completely amazing.
Bill was still under the weather with a lingering respiratory situation so we decided to postpone our planned late lunch for another day. And our kitchen table was overflowing with candy and chocolate cupcakes....a wonderful Valentine's Day for all.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Mary Todd Lincoln....at the Library...
Recently, Tess and I were lucky enough to attend a library program featuring the thoughts, memories and musings of Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's First Lady. The woman who portrayed Mary was wonderful. I only wish she had spoken longer, I could have listened for hours.
Unfortunately, we do NOT have photos of the delicious Petit Fours and strawberries served at the tea which followed the program....they were so delicious that we forgot to photography them!
Another stellar program thanks to our Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Unfortunately, we do NOT have photos of the delicious Petit Fours and strawberries served at the tea which followed the program....they were so delicious that we forgot to photography them!
Another stellar program thanks to our Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
The Sixties Were a Strange, Strange Time....
....even in something as simple as knitting.....words fail....
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