Illini V. Northwestern @ Wrigley

Illini v. Northwestern  GAME


Yesterday, My Friends and I headed to Wrigleyville bar, Rebel, to watch the ILLINI BEAT the Wildcats. It was pretty fun taking the L in and seeing everyone decked out in their school spirit gear. We all had a great time rooting on the Illini as they fought their way to victory in Wrigley Field!


Here is a Pic of us waiting in line for rebel :) Courtesy of Megan

Megan, me, Seiwart and Mel!

The Illini were super excited and now we are eligible for a bowl game!!! Courtesy of Daily Illini

Sweet November

Hi Everyone!


So I have been relishing in the fact that I only had one exam this week and that basically my mid terms are over... ahh sweet november!


That means THANKSGIVING is only about a week away and I cannot wait to get home to see my family and friends!!


In the mean time I thought I'd share this really sweet video I found which I thought was really nice!
Eyelids


XoXo


Ashley

Cupcakes and Popcorn

Hi Everyone!

So life is still kind of hectic, but I wanted to take some time to update this. Just finished an anatomy exam yesterday and I am so happy it is over so I thought I'd share some highlights from the happier and lighter moments of the week!

Simple Pleasure #1
For a nice study brake Mal, Heather, Brock and I went on a search for Chipotle. Mal graciously drove us into the city since the closest Chipotle to school happens to be in the loop of course! As we made our way into Chipotle, Heather pointed out her favorite popcorn shop and raved on about it as we ate our burritos. Well, once I had learned that Garrett's Popcorn is all the rage in Chicago I had to try it. If you ever go make sure to get the Chicago mix - it is half cheddar and half carmel crisp. I know it sounds like a crazy combo but apparently it is Oprah's favorite so it must be awesome right? YES , It was and here is a picture to capture the moment, before I gobbled down this study break treat!

After I finished my exam yesterday, I had to do something entirely unrelated to school because I was pretty much going crazy. So I escaped to none other than Northbrook to visit Kathy and her family. What's great about going to their house is basically they take care of me as if I were an unfed child - which granted sometimes my meals are continual snacking rather than a meal - but it feels nice to be taken care of sometimes.

So Kathy helped me do all of the things  studying had forced me to avoid:

1. Eating a lovely dinner --> We had thai food mmmmmmm

2. Having clean clothes --> We did my laundry since I had no clean socks !!!

3. Having food in my pantry ---> We went to Fresh Farms and Dominick's to replenish.

I know I raved about stanley's in my first post - but fresh farms is also up there on the top of my list for great produce that's super cheap! Also fresh farms HAS THE BEST CHEESE EVER!!!! 

I bought mini balls of fresh mozzarella and sweet munchee cheese which was AMAZING!!

But the best part of the night was Simple Pleasure #2:

Kathy and I baked Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting that were amazing for the D1 Bake Sale! Check out Kathy and her beautiful baking skills - I am not gunna lie I did very little of the baking she is the master!

Kathy and Cupcakes

The beautiful result :)

Well that's all for now - I miss everyone tons but thanksgiving will be here before we know it!

XOXO,

Ashley