New Year’s Eve 2017

I can’t believe it’s already February but I’m barely recapping NYE.  Lol.  I am looking forward to resting up at my apartment this weekend.  I miss being home since I was away.  Not to mention, Super Bowl Sunday is happening and I’m very excited about watching Justin Timeberlake perform!  He’s one of my favs.

Believe it or not, I was not in the mood to celebrate NYE.  The year ended roughly for me and I just wanted the holidays to be over.  I DID cherish my time with my friends, but at night, I felt bad about other losses I encountered.  Sometimes Life throws you curve balls that you were not expecting.  It knocks us off of our feet.  But I was very fortunate to be around my friends and family.  They kept an eye on me.  I think this is what sometimes made me feel guilty.  Knowing that people were hurting while I was in a better mood.  I felt privileged but it made me question everything.  Having a support system is crucial, but I know that there are people who do not have this.  The only thing I can conclude is to reach out and make friends and try to open up to people in order to build relationships.  Life is meant to be enjoyed.  It all starts with YOU!

Luckily a friend of mine reached out and invited me to Booze Box.  I was invited to my family’s as well as another family gathering, but I did not want to be at an intimate setting.  I knew people would bring up the past year and recap but I needed the noise to distract me.  Booze Box was perfect, plus it gave me a chance to catch up with my friend since we last spoke.  I needed the attention on him.

In the end, the music helped out a lot, as well as laughing with random strangers.  I survived 2017…

Marching into March

Sorry I have not been posting as much.  I did something rather crazy again and booked another flight to Europe.  I was messaging my friend in Italy how much I miss her so much and wanted to get away.  I figured this time it would be easier on my pockets if I traveled to see her in the Springtime.  The summer anywhere in the world is pretty pricey and I saw some good deals searching the web.  We decided mid March before she gets busy again with work.  I lucked out on a good deal for the flight, so let’s see how this pans out for the both of us.  I love the hot summers in Italy, but this would be different to experience Italy with spring weather.

The last weekend in January, me and my friends got together to catch up with one another.  We were still feeling Trump’s wrath, and it was nice to get our minds off other things going on in our lives.  My friends were curious about my Miami trip during New Year’s.  Yup, that’s how long we haven’t seen each other.  Too bad I didn’t give them enough juicy gossip, but it was indeed gossip in the end.  I like sharing my craziness with the girls.  I miss them a lot. 

We met up at Garcia’s in the northside.  It’s been one of our favorite restaurants to hang out in throughout the years.  We giggled over margaritas and then called it a night.

Once I got home, a friend of mine wanted to meet up downtown.  I haven’t spoken to him in a while and I wasn’t in the mood to end my Saturday night just yet.  I took an uber and headed down to Booze Box on Randolph.  The one good thing about talking to him is our love of fashion.  We talked about clothes for a bit.  I haven’t been out in weeks since everything happened at work.  It was nice to be out and people watch.

He took me to Arbella next in River North.  It was a pretty restaurant with a good crowd inside.  We had some drinks there before heading off to Estate.  There we danced up a storm and had a blast.  It was just what I needed to end January and look ahead.  Too many adjustments and not enough time to deal with the changes was beginning to affect me.

Much needed margarita with the girls...

 

Later on, admiring my friend's Yeezys...

FUN FILLED WEEKEND part 2

Back to cold weather once again.  I don't know about you, but it's starting to get on my nerves.  lol.  As they say; patience is a virtue ( I guess).  Regardless, I got a chance to enjoy the sunshine yesterday.  Easter weekend, the temperature was a lot nicer.  That Saturday, I went out for a run on the 606 Bloomingale trail and munched on Korean tacos afterwards.  By the time I got home it was around 5:30pm.  I usually clean my apartment earlier in the day, but because I stepped out for my run, my place was still a mess when I got back.  I couldn't take it.  I started vacuuming, wiping down my counters and putting away my clothes.  It didn't take me long to finish.  I figured my Saturday night would consist of jumping in the shower and curling up to my book on the couch.  I knew I had to be up early for Easter Sunday mass the next day.
Well of course that did not happen.  A friend of mine invited me out for a drink at Soho House.  I felt bad because I still hadn't jumped in the shower yet.  I didn't want him to be waiting for me since I still had to get ready and make my way down there.  But he insisted, and I DID want to catch up with him.  Sometimes you wonder about old friends.  Off I went!
Luckily the traffic wasn't so bad.  My uber dropped me off in the Randolph street neighborhood.  I found my friend and we chatted up a storm.  It was nice to reminisce and catch up on some good gossip.  You can't help but wonder about certain people.  Soho House was pretty swanky too!  It seems like a good place to start off your night.  Since I haven't been out in weeks, it was nice to people watch.  Again, I wasn't sure what to wear, so I wore my black skinny pants with a leopard blazer.  It's hard to get a feel of the new Spring trends when it's still cold at night. 

Absolutely LOVED this cocktail!  The Eastern Standard...

I figured I'll throw on a leopard blazer to spice up my black skinnies...

We went around the corner to Más restaurant/ lounge where they were going to have 90s music along with some rock n espanol.  Some more friends met up and we had a little group going.  They started to play music videos on the projector screen and that got the crowd pretty excited.  It's hard to believe some of these songs were over 20 years old!  Regardless, we couldn't help but get up and dance!  

Next stop at Mas for their Margarita de fuego!

Since I had Korean tacos earlier in the day, I passed on these but they looked GOOD!

Of course, I started to feel tired.  We've been out for a while but no one wanted the night to end yet.  We made our way down an alley and ended up in Booze Box, an underground Japanese speakeasy located in the alleyway behind a Japanese restaurant. No sign. Just sake cocktails and Kirin beers.  I passed on the drinks but they helped themselves to the beers.  

Booze Box for some beers...

By this time I REALLY wanted to go home.  I've been out since 8pm (not to mention, I DID go for a run earlier).  Somehow I was kidnapped and we ended up in the Pilsen neighborhood.  I made it inside Harbee's Liquors & Tavern but only for a quick second.  I practically ran out and found a cab on the street and headed home.  I didn't want to be lethargic on Easter mass.  I definitely made the right choice, and technically, it was still pretty early for a Saturday night.  I knew my friends wanted more, but I was done!  lol