Weekend Recap

I participated in TWO blogger meet-ups this weekend.

The first took place Friday night. Jessica arranged this meet-up and she did a lovely job. We met at Giordanos and were soon joined by Jenn, Penelope, Joy and our honorary Chicago blogger Rebekah. I was thrilled to be seeing a couple new faces.

The conversation flowed, followed by food and drinks. We took a pretty spiffy picture, but because I don’t know who’s anonymous and who isn’t I won’t post it. We had some pretty interesting discussions about twenty-somethings, blogging and men. We laughed a lot which always indicates a great night. Mr. Mega made an appearance toward the end of the night, which was much appreciated. It was a low key night and I didn’t even mind missing Psych for it.

On Sunday I hosted a wine tasting with a woman I work with. She works for The Traveling Vineyard and braved the heat to stand on my deck for nearly two hours teaching us about wine. The weather was beautiful, the wine was delicious and the company was great. I was joined by Dan, Rachel, Kristen, Angela and a good friend Jen and her guest Vikki.

I learned that it is possible to enjoy red wine. I’m more a fan of white wines, but I really liked the two reds we tried. I already lost my sheet that told me what it is we were drinking so I have zero information to give you about that. I’ll find them! I even enjoyed the accessories she brought along. I was very tempted to purchase the wine cooling pack so I could put it on my arms after giving massages! The wine tasting was really fun and I’ve already signed up to do another. I believe a couple of the other guests signed up as well. I definitely recommend hosting a party if you like wine. You don’t have to know anything about it to have fun. If you’re interested, let me know and I’ll get you the information.

After the tasting we sat around for hours talking about everything from blogging, to naming our boobs, to the mating call of the Illinois Cicada. I found out that my mom, who lives four houses down, could hear our laughter. She even made a brief appearance! Yeah..my mom totally attended a blogger meet-up It was the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon and it was only made better by the Cubs winning!

My evening was just as fantastic as I had some great company. Like I said in my previous post, I am very thankful and happy that I am able to have these types of conversations with someone. I definitely need to spend less time in my own head and more time with them.

Mosquitoes optional, though not preferred.

I hope you all had fantastic weekends! Chicago bloggers, be sure to let me know your date preference for Lacey’s visit. Check your 20SB mailboxes.

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