So I figured I should do a quick post since I haven't posted in a while. I seem to be drawing a blank on things to write about. Plus I feel like no one is probably reading anyway, so maybe its just a "digital journal" for me. ha-ha. ;-)
We had a good and busy past week and weekend. I had lots of tutoring/working at Harrington, an IIDA meeting, and I also went to the annual IIDA Leaders Breakfast on Wednesday morning at the Drake Hotel.
The Leaders Breakfast is IIDA's biggest event of the year. I was invited by Harrington to sit at their table since I am on the alumni board. It was really cool and I'm glad I was able to attend...the table costs a lot so I wouldn't be able to attend unless it was with a company or I was invited by someone else. Anyway, each year they honor someone in the interior design community with an award and they also have an interesting speaker. This year they honored Chris Kennedy who is the President of MMPI (Merchandise Mart Properties) which owns the huge Merchandise Mart near downtown Chicago. Yes, he's a Kennedy. "The Mart" as we call it in here in Chicago is a designers main resource for all things interior design and then some. Its a HUGE building filled with showrooms and offices, most are "to the trade only" and not open to the public. So...back to the breakfast, the speaker was a woman named Alison Levine who was a part of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition...among other things! She was very inspirational and a great speaker. Don't worry though, I am going to get into mountain climbing anytime soon... Her presentation was very translatable to every part of life and was especially good for the very "damaged" Chicago design industry to hear. Maybe it gave us the little pick-me-up we all needed! Hopefully! The Drake hotel is also very cool. It's right on Michigan Ave, near the curve in Lakeshore Drive. The ballroom we were in had a pretty view of the orange and yellow leaves just outside the window.
The Leaders Breakfast is IIDA's biggest event of the year. I was invited by Harrington to sit at their table since I am on the alumni board. It was really cool and I'm glad I was able to attend...the table costs a lot so I wouldn't be able to attend unless it was with a company or I was invited by someone else. Anyway, each year they honor someone in the interior design community with an award and they also have an interesting speaker. This year they honored Chris Kennedy who is the President of MMPI (Merchandise Mart Properties) which owns the huge Merchandise Mart near downtown Chicago. Yes, he's a Kennedy. "The Mart" as we call it in here in Chicago is a designers main resource for all things interior design and then some. Its a HUGE building filled with showrooms and offices, most are "to the trade only" and not open to the public. So...back to the breakfast, the speaker was a woman named Alison Levine who was a part of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition...among other things! She was very inspirational and a great speaker. Don't worry though, I am going to get into mountain climbing anytime soon... Her presentation was very translatable to every part of life and was especially good for the very "damaged" Chicago design industry to hear. Maybe it gave us the little pick-me-up we all needed! Hopefully! The Drake hotel is also very cool. It's right on Michigan Ave, near the curve in Lakeshore Drive. The ballroom we were in had a pretty view of the orange and yellow leaves just outside the window.
So this weekend Joe had his second and final (hopefully forever) gum graft. He had the first one done about a month ago and the second one was this weekend. He has been a trooper about this, but I'm glad its done now. I am sure I would be milking it much more than he is! ha-ha. Luckily the doctor is really good and he hasn't had any problems and the pain is manageable. I got him a giant frosty from Wendy's and that always helps! ;-) Hopefully he will heal up as fast as the last one did!
So while Joe was at home watching the Nebraska game (which amazingly was on TV here in Chicago), I went out to a late lunch with my good friend Sarah for some delicious sushi in Lincoln Square. After several days of rain this week Saturday turned out to be a nice Fall day. We had some sun and it wasn't too chilly. The sushi was great and I think I found my new favorite beer... Kirin! Its a Japanese beer (obviously) and was really smooth and delicious! I always have fun with Sarah, we have a good time chatting and laughing about whatever. We strolled through Lincoln Square and did some browsing in the many shops up and down that part of Lincoln Ave. It was a fun day. 
Yes, that beer is good. I can't find it at the usual liquor store. We have a huge Japanese grocery close, maybe I'll scoot up there and look for it.
ReplyDeleteThere is a big worldly looking liquor store in Andersonville, pretty close to us, I bet they have it. I wanna buy some. Yum!
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