Well looking back on the whole trip now it doesn’t seem so bad.
I’m finally feeling better – actually cooked real dinners 3 nights this last week, my voice is still shot but the sore throat and coughing are subsiding. I still want to nap about 8 hours a day, but I’m fighting it! Up until the last couple days I’ve not posted much, just lurked and . . . .!
Now for the “Epilog”!
Here we are – a quiet moment toasting to a job well done! Well, at least done. When we arrived with the first food at the hall I asked Dawn to take pictures of the food as she got it plated. Too busy talking to do that. Oh well – we’re hoping that the professional photographers got some shots of the food.
Bob was in his glory – prepping the Pepperoni Asiago Pinwheels. Probably the most bang for the buck of anything we served!
The wedding was wonderful. Very small and intimate – the bride was beautiful and the groom was nervous!!! LOL Bob was very proud of his brother – 47 and finally married, for the first time.
We spent one afternoon exploring and shopping. We found a fantastic seafood market – I really wanted to go back and buy fish – but the weather was horrible. We did go to a great little Italian deli/meat market. I could not believe the prices – WOW! I could have filled several suitcases with excellent buys. Alas Bob reined me in and we just got stuff for a “family dinner” at Kathy and Bob’s. Their son Jason joined us so it was just a little stuffed pork loin for 6, Beauregard yams diced and cooked with apples, pears, & walnuts, and for crying out loud I don’t remember what else. Kathy, Dawn, and I had a good time drinking wine and cooking.
Maryann I do have to qualify my statement in retrospect. I really don’t “hate” Chicago. I just hate the airport!!! We’re looking forward to a visit to Ryan & Bertie in Chicago one of these days. I’m not ready to go traveling any time soon.
I’m finally feeling better – actually cooked real dinners 3 nights this last week, my voice is still shot but the sore throat and coughing are subsiding. I still want to nap about 8 hours a day, but I’m fighting it! Up until the last couple days I’ve not posted much, just lurked and . . . .!
Now for the “Epilog”!
Here we are – a quiet moment toasting to a job well done! Well, at least done. When we arrived with the first food at the hall I asked Dawn to take pictures of the food as she got it plated. Too busy talking to do that. Oh well – we’re hoping that the professional photographers got some shots of the food.
Bob was in his glory – prepping the Pepperoni Asiago Pinwheels. Probably the most bang for the buck of anything we served!
The wedding was wonderful. Very small and intimate – the bride was beautiful and the groom was nervous!!! LOL Bob was very proud of his brother – 47 and finally married, for the first time.
We spent one afternoon exploring and shopping. We found a fantastic seafood market – I really wanted to go back and buy fish – but the weather was horrible. We did go to a great little Italian deli/meat market. I could not believe the prices – WOW! I could have filled several suitcases with excellent buys. Alas Bob reined me in and we just got stuff for a “family dinner” at Kathy and Bob’s. Their son Jason joined us so it was just a little stuffed pork loin for 6, Beauregard yams diced and cooked with apples, pears, & walnuts, and for crying out loud I don’t remember what else. Kathy, Dawn, and I had a good time drinking wine and cooking.
Maryann I do have to qualify my statement in retrospect. I really don’t “hate” Chicago. I just hate the airport!!! We’re looking forward to a visit to Ryan & Bertie in Chicago one of these days. I’m not ready to go traveling any time soon.
You only live once . . . but if you do it right once should be enough!