Easter Weekend

This weekend was really busy. Friday, Michael and I picked up our marriage license from the courthouse.....and we also opened up a joint bank account. Then Friday night I stayed up late working on the seating chart for the wedding.

Saturday I went down to kenosha and took my mom to the korean mega store, H mart in Niles, IL. She ordered traditional Deok, korean rice cakes, for my wedding. Then we grabbed lunch and did some grocery shopping there as well. Then we went back to my parent's house and I quickly make Pistachio torte and a lemon Tart for Easter Dinner the next day. Then Minhee picked me up and we drove down to Shaumburg, IL to spend the night with out friend Mijin. We all went out to eat at a super yummy Korean Kalbi restaurant and then stopped at Very Berry (a place that is just like Pinkberry) for dessert. I had Froyo with granola, chocolate chips, and bananas....it was great!

Then sunday we woke up and went to church, and had a yummy korean lunch that was catered in after the service. Then minhee and I headed back to kenosha for Easter dinner at my parents house. Michael drove down from milwaukee to join us and it was a great time. My mom made a fabulous turkey dinner, and the desserts were a hit. I hid Mia's Easter Basket and she found it with my help.

Then I stopped at minhee's house on my way back up to Milwaukee to help her with the favors that she is making for the wedding. Didnt get back to Milwaukee till 11:30pm.....so it was a very eventful weekend!

Spa Fun

Last night I had a facial appointment with my friend Karyn down at her spa in Kenosha. It was the most wondeful spa experience that I have ever had.....I am so lucky to have Karyn in my life. I ended up staying there for 2 and a half hours getting all kinds of additional pampering treatments.

She gave me my wonderful relaxing facial, along with a foot massage. She also gave me a paraffin wax hand treatment and hand massage. Next was my first microdemabrasion treatment which was very awesome......I can't not believe how SOFT my skin is....it's truely amazing! I then got the most awesome upper back and neck massage EVER.

I also got my legs and eyebrows waxed, as well as a lip renewal treatment.

I never knew I could feel soooooo relaxed and sooooo pampered.

Thanks Karyn!

Another great weekend 3/8/08

Friday Lesley came over to help me finish the scrapbook I was making for Mia's Birthday...I called it: My first 2 years. It turned out super cute. Then Lesley and I went to JoAnn Fabrics for like 3 hours.....we both got a lot of great stuff. Saturday I went dress shopping with my mom for my wedding, so that she could find a dress for her. Then Saturday night I worked on Mia's Birthday Cake for her party yesterday. The cake turned out pretty cute. I made it Dora themed since Dora is one of her favorite characters right now. The party was a lot of fun, Michael and I spent the whole day down in Kenosha yesterday. I can't believe my niece is 2 already!! The time has sure flown by!

My Weekend 3/3/08

We ordered our wedding cake on Friday.......from Mila's European Bakery. We decided to go with half cheesecake, half white cake, with raspberry filling in between. DELISH! Michael and I saw: Definately, Maybe later on that evening and we both liked it a lot. At first i thought it was going to be a super cheesey movie, but it turned out to be very good! You should see if if you get a chance. Saturday morning I went with Lesley to try on her wedding gown one last time before she ordered it....she looked amazing. Afterwards I headed to kenosha to spend the night with my family. I took Mia to target which was interesting.....everything she saw she pointed out and said: I want the pink one! So that was quite amusing. Then yesterday evening I headed back up to Milwaukee in time to meet Casey for the Billy Joel Concert! It was AMAZING! We had the BEST seats!!! IT was a wonderful experience and Billy put on a great show! :-)

Avenue Q and Elsa's 2/28/08

Had an amazing time with Jane and Theresa last night! We had dinner at Elsa's, which was fabulous....I can't believe that was my first time there! Jane treated us which was super awesome (Thank you Thank you!), and then we walked over to the Marcus Center for the suprise of getting Orchestra level seats....all for the student price of $20. I loved the show.....my favorite was the Bad News Bears, and also the song: The internet is for Porn......it was hilarious! The show runs through Sunday so you should check it out if you get a chance!

Cross Country Skiing 2/24/08

Minhee, Michael, and I went cross country skiing at Hawthorne Glen park! All of us hadn't done this since middle school, so it was quite the experience! It was the perfect day, upper 30's and Sunny! Cross Country skiing is an awesome workout in case you've never tried it....and you can't beat $5 for the price. Afterwards we had brunch at the Wicked Hop.....I had the black bean burger and it was sooooo delish! We will definately go back there soon! We also stopped in at Anthropology where I found the cutest shirt ever, and it was on the clearance rack which was a bonus! Another great weekend!

Bachelorette Party/Shower weekend 2/16/08

I had the most amazing weekend. All of my best friends flew in from all over the US: My sister from Seattle, Christina from New York, Patty from Philly, and Julia from Florida! It couldn't have been more perfect. For my Bachelorette party we started out at my place for a private wine tasting and then we went to Trocadero for dinner. Afterwards we headed over to my favorite new Spot: Cuvee, this amazing champagne bar! We had champagne and dessert! Then to top off the night we went to Centanni, and since Christina is good friends with one of the bartenders there, we got the VIP Champagne room all to ourselves! It was an amazing night.....thanks to all my wonderful friends :-)

Sunday, we woke up and made Yogurt Parfaits which were a hit! Then we all got ready for my shower which was just perfect. Despite the crappy weather, everyone who planned on coming made it up here, except for the Green Bay people cause their conditions were way worse than ours. My mom made all the yummy food, and a few korean dishes as well which were a hit! Then everyone worked on a scrapbook page for me which was the best idea ever! I will always treasure this scrapbook, and everytime I look at it I am amazed and proud to have so many people who love me :-