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December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Blog by Brosh

Shopping for my Chicago Youth Program Holiday Buddies

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12 Holiday Things to Do with Kids in Chicago

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Taco Tuesday has officially peaked 🌮☀️🌴

Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽🌴☀️

I was asked to partake in a trunk or treat event at the end of the month. I’ve never been to a trunk or treat, but the competitive side of me already has my mind rolling on how to make my car the best stop on the candy route. 😌🎃👻 That’s my seasonal update for the day. Oh, and the trees is Chicago are lovelier than ever. We are deep in the depths of autumn around here and the only thing missing is a river of crisp apple cider flowing through the center of town. 🍎🍂🍁

Link in Bio! I visited the field of the Rockford Peaches from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Check out the photos in my latest blog post. There are several connections to A League of Their Own for all of you movie fans. “There’s no crying in baseball!” ⚾️😉

This is a shot of the 2018 Chicago Marathon. After it was over, my cousin told me she intended to run Chicago’s 2019 Marathon. She worked hard and practiced for over a year to prepare. Yesterday I watched her complete the 26.2 miles for the 42nd Chicago Marathon. She ran the whole thing and did fantastic! • Not often, but occasionally, I have been asked who I look up to in life. It’s a question that visits every so often as a person grows up, and in the past I never had an answer. I just never aspired to follow in anyone’s footsteps. In the past several years though, I would say I look up to my cousin. Her name is Jenica. She is the type of person who works hard to attain her goals. Whether it be professionally, her family, personal goals like running — whatever she decides to do, she always works so hard in order to make it happen. She has shown me the importance of consistently investing in oneself in order to continuously grow into the best version of yourself. And I think that characteristic is something to be admired. • Congrats to all of this year’s Chicago Marathon participants! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🎉🙌

It’s 44° and I am not ready for sandal weather to be over. Warm foods only until further notice. Wok fired shrimp and vegetables for 4SP. 🍤🌶🥦

I’m going to post my favorite Chicagoland Halloween houses for the rest of October. This man-eating spider is located in the Gold Coast neighborhood. If you love historic mansions adorned in elaborate decorations, the Gold Coast is a must see. Sidenote for you trick-or-treaters, Gold Coast residents are known to give out the very best candy. 😜🎃🕷

The autumn season is the best time to walk around Chicago. It’s not too hot, the polar vortex temperatures are still months away, and all of the leaves are an ombré of gold, magenta, and orange. As sweltering summer days turned into the crisp, cool familiarity of October, I’ve started spending more time outside. 🍁🍂 In addition to having an afternoon walk, today was productive. After work I went shopping for Mexico and I actually purchased more than two things, so that’s a positive step. I need to finish shopping for that trip this weekend because I don’t want to forget anything and I always remember additional items to toss into the suitcase throughout the week. Now I’m sitting while my car gets an oil change and I finally finished the last portion of my background check that needs to be sent off via FedEx this evening. This China process has taken such a long time. But I know it’ll be worth it when I finally get over there. ✌️

“There’s no crying in baseball!” — A League of Their Own A drive to the middle of Northern Illinois for a TEFL background check turned into an additional trip to the baseball field of the Rockford Peaches. Two summers ago, I won $100.00 during an ’A League of Their Own” trivia night at a Wrigleyville bar. I have watched the movie easily over 75 times and read quite a bit about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. To walk on the field of the real Rockford Peaches, sit in their dugouts, and read the memorials dedicated to the real players — it was incredible. I don’t often use the word ‘magical’, but no other word adequately describes the experience of being at the Rockford Peaches Baseball Field. ⚾️🍑

Hey Aaron Samuels, guess what day it is? 💁🏽‍♀️ #MeanGirls

In honor of seeing the ‘Friends 25th Anniversary’ at the theater last night, here’s a throwback of when I visited the Central Perk cafe replica in Beijing. Beijing’s Central Perk was filled with ‘Friends’ memorabilia, played episodes on a TV among an exact setup of the show’s famous coffee house, and the menu options were items mentioned on the show. I also got to meet Hugsy, Joey’s bedtime penguin pal. ☺️☕️

Happy October! Tonight may be the final 80° day for Chicago this year. Our local meteorologists foresee plenty of 50°/60° days in the upcoming weeks as we delve deeper into fall; so soaking in the last rays of sunshine was at the top of today’s to do list. I am, however, ecstatic for crisp, blustery fall days because I live for that stuff. I ignored the majority of my social media accounts during September. It wasn’t intentional, life is like that now. I’ve been spending more time with people and I prefer not to be on my phone when I’m with people. When people are in the presence of others and they are sitting on their phones, I find it very strange. It’s as if they wish they were someplace else and they’re living vicariously through a screen. Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I don’t think so — it’s just courteous to be where you are; and it’s considerate to those around you. That goes without saying, really. October brings my favorite holiday, Halloween! That means lots of Hocus Pocus trivia nights, visiting spooky pop-up locations, pumpkin patches, haunted cemetery tours, the apple orchard, and probably a slew of other ghoulish festivities that have yet to be planned. It also brings traveling to Mexico for the first time with a few of my best friends! Lastly, I finally have my bags packed for China. After this month of Hocus Pocus is up, it’s back to Asia. I have been counting the days. Until then, I’ll be enjoying the changing leaves and the rivers of cider that submerge Chicago this time of year. 🎃🍁🍂