it's been one helluva rollercoaster ride this year, with many bumps in the road - but despite a rocky first half, life's been pretty damned swell and dare i say, smooth sailing since health issues have been put to rest. family is well, marriage is excellent, kitties are fabulous. the hubs & i just signed a lease yesterday, so as of october 1st it looks like i'll be relocating to my former hood of Lincoln Square - directly across from the cardinal (my favoritest liquor store bar OF ALL TIME), and mickey d's (imlovinit). the apartment itself is quite the find, more spacious than our current crib - cheaper, and while the commutes to our respective jobs will tack on an additional 15-20 mins or so, the overall ambience of the area is much more our style. funny, how, when i lived in lincoln square for my first 4 years in chicago, i wanted to be anywhere but there. there weren't bars or boys in the yuppie baby infested village (which ironically enough, after wearing a double ring set of my own for nearly a year is EXACTLY what i'm looking for--the lack of boys and bars, not the infant infestation - we're not quite there YET). we'll live closer to friends and family, and actually have a tree lined street. my cousin and sister will be rooming together as well, a short walk away. we'll finally be able to dust off the unopened slow cooker and have actual family dinners. is it odd that this excites me 20 times more than going to see a show these days? because it totally does.
on top of the new neighborhood, i also recently transitioned shifts on CHIRP. many of you are familiar with my radio show already, but instead of rocking up friday evenings, i started my new air shift same time (6-8pm CT) on tuesdays 2 weeks back. it's still taking a little bit getting used to it, (i keep thinking its my weekend on tues nights now - ugh), but overall it's great - no more weekends held hostage that i could be leaving town (as if that is an actual frequent reoccurrence), and i can come straight home after the work week vs. having a 13 hr day. still keeping busy with CHIRP, and have been enjoying flooding the format with more 80's/90's and soul tracks as of late. for new music, i'm really digging the new spoon/handsome furs/wolfparade/new bomb turks project Divine Fits. Yes, it's dominated by Britt Daniel and sounds like a catchier poppier Spoon record, but cmon, after their last record I needed some reinforcement that Daniel's still got it in him. Might take the hubs to catch Ariel Pink at Metro next month, and have got tickets to see Beach House in October as well as HALL & OATES at Ravinia Labor Day Wknd. Am def looking forward to getting my Daryl & John on. (in other words, i am so so so old. and so so so white).
looking forward to planning a trip for our one year anniversary in early november. no concrete destination picked yet, but i'm leaning towards a 3 day beach trip in mexico again, and the following week in chicago to just bum around and not work.
instead of focusing on music (outside of chirp anyway), i find myself getting more and more excited about my skills in the kitchen. i was embarassed to admit that i shelled out ten bucks on a casserole magazine the other day, and was being heckled by some gal pals who spotted said publication on my counter. they can laugh it up, however, when i'm getting my glutton on with my recently perfected chicken artichoke spinach florentine.
writing this blog makes me feel kind of boring, to be honest. in the past i always wrote to reveal hurt/drama/troubled pasts. sort of a therepeutical outlet. (or to rave about new albums/shows). but like tori amos, the older i get, the less troubled i am, and the more pg 13 my ramblings become. this may feel/sound boring - but in all actuality, it's anything but. my daily adventures with my husband and feline friends have made me the happiest, most fulfilled human being i have ever been my 29 years.
it's a good year. with 4 more months before we unravel a new year with new change, i fully intend on making the very most of it, and enjoying my newfound middle class yuppiedom. instead of new tattoos and concerts, i'll be baking and catladying my happy ass off.
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