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Uncategorized | March 14, 2011

Twisted Roosters and Dog Toys….Or the most random post ever.

Why is it that the one hour time change gets me every time? It felt like Sunday flew by and my whole day was thrown out of whack. The only good thing about springing forward is that I was able to walk Wrigley at 7:00 last night and it wasn’t pitch black.
This weekend was pretty low key at our house. We are still waiting on a few bids to come in before we decide who is going to help us remodel our bathroom. And I still need to pick out tile and a counter top. And a paint color. And new fixtures. I’m overwhelmed just thinking about it!

In other news, on Saturday we went to Costco and scored the “deal of the week” according to the Costco check out lady. A three pack of “amigos” dog toys for $1.97! Yes! Regardless of how Wrigley looks in this photo, he was excited. Trust me.
Wrigley also got two walks, a trip to the dog park, and a bath on Sunday. He was a busy boy.
The husband and I went for a date night to a new restaurant in town called the Twisted Rooster. It was delicious! And they try to use mostly local food….win.
The food portions were huge, so we shared a wedge salad and this amazing “twisted” macaroni. It had asparagus, peas, roma tomatoes, and chicken in it. Yum. And then we shared an ice cream stuffed brownie for dessert.
On Sunday the husband had some friends over for their fantasy baseball draft. And I’m kicking myself for not taking a picture! Just imagine six guys crammed into our family room each with a laptop chatting about baseball. It was sort of hilarious. I mostly avoided the draft by going to the gym and doing laundry, but according to the husband it was a successful night.
So, how was your weekend???

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Comments

  1. Lacey says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Sounds like you had a great weekend! Love the pictures of Wrigley and his new toys! And that twisted macaroni- yummm!

  2. Chicago Cuisine Critique says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    Wrigley is so adorable! Sounds like you had a great weekend!

  3. CPF says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    haha My brother had all his friends over for the same thing on Sunday. I'll assume it looked the same way for you, just bigger boys since my brother is 15.

    xoxo
    -CPF

  4. Natalie says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    What a great deal on dog toys, I am going to have to check out my Costco! That restaurant sounds awesome. Glad you had a good weekend!

  5. Corinne says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    I'm sure Wrigley loves those toys! They would be torn to shreds at our house within the week, unfortunately.
    So happy about the time change – walks will be much more enjoyable now that they won't be in the dark!

  6. erin vancura says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    such a fun weekend! and what a score on those doggie toys!!!

  7. melissa says

    March 14, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Sounds like a great, relaxing weekend. Your meal sounds soooo good!

  8. DSK Steph says

    March 14, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    I picked up those same dog toys for my pups and thought I got a deal when they had an instant rebate! lol I think I paid $5.99 for them instead of $6 or $7.99. lol

    Great deal!

  9. leah says

    March 14, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    Sounds like such a fun weekend!! JULIE I GOT YOUR PACKAGE, OMG YOU ARE AMAZING… seriously. My entire family huddled around in awe at how cute of a gift that was. You are just too much. I'm sending a card in the mail, just couldn't wait to tell you how sweet you were! Talk to you soon!

  10. Portuguese Prepster says

    March 14, 2011 at 7:49 pm

    awww what a cute dog!

  11. Jennifer says

    March 15, 2011 at 12:51 am

    I loooove when restaurants serve local food! Your pasta looks delish!

    and ohmygosh 3 toys for under $2 — TOTAL STEAL!

    xoXOxo
    Jenn @ Peas & Crayons

  12. bev says

    March 15, 2011 at 3:52 am

    I'm so glad that wiggle got some new toys…….I hope he treats the well !!

  13. luhorhea says

    April 2, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    Your blog looks nice, even so it would be far better if you’ll be able to use lighter colors too as a professional design. This will make sure that a lot more readers come to check it out.Informative post by the way!

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