Transformers

Last night there was a World Premiere for the trailer of the new Transformers movie out this summer. It was showing at the IMAX at Navy Pier. John got free tickets, but the funny thing was we thought it was free tickets for the World Premier of the movie. Anyway, we show up and there is a HUGE line. I stood in line for 1.5 hours before we finally got to pick a seat. We had never seen a movie at the IMAX and we sat in the middle. Well the screen was WAY too big for an action movie. Anyway, we get there and they say this is the World Premier for the trailer; they are going to play the trailer, play the old movie from 2007 and then play the trailer again. We hadn't seen the original movie and it was really good. The funny thing is since they showed the preview first they kind of ruined parts of the movie for us, but it was still good.
ET happened to be there and they were interviewing people. They aired it on ET tonight, but I didn't get to watch, so if you thought "that looks like John and Kim" then you were RIGHT!!

Quilting

I have taken up quilting. I decided to teach myself and I have taken a class to show me how to finish the quilt once I have the top together. I've been using my mom's machine from the 1970's. It works great, but I was not able to get the attachments I needed to finish my quilts. I started telling John I needed a new machine. He kept saying, No you don't. Well I finally broke him and took home my new machine last Friday. I got a brand new Singer Confidence Quilter 7469Q. I'm so excited to get all my projects done!

I hate snow!!

Since moving to Chicago, we were able to wear our "summer clothes" about 2 months and then they went into a box under the bed. Two weeks ago we hit 74. It was an AMAZING feeling. I came home all excited to get my summer clothes out and ready to put away my Ugg boots! When John got home I was like lets go do it now, I don't want to see our winter clothes any longer! He said, Kim don't get you hopes up we will have one more snow at least. I decided to wait until the weekend to get my clothes out. That night while watching the weather they said that we had tied the record for the day! I was like WHAT!!!! How can it be 74 in the middle of March and this tie the record!! That had to have been one of the most depressing days of my life. Well now today on March 29th we look outside and EVERYTHING is covered in snow. They said some of the suburbs got 7"!!!! I hate this!! I feel like it won't be until May until we get to get out our summer clothes. Do you know what its like to almost be April and there hasn't been a day yet that we can walk around without a jacket! We are still wearing our boots and sweaters and jackets!! Anyway, I think we need a tropical vacation so we know what it is like to feel the sun on our skin! Now I just have to convince John.

Confessions

My friend Kristal and I went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic on Monday. It was SO cute!! They put a funny spin on something that is so serious right now. Then I read my People magazine and there is a lady in there who has $120,000 in credit card debt from buying designer clothes!! I was like what the crap! That is crazy. After I read that people magazine I still thought the movie was great, but it really made me think about all the people that are in trouble right now.
While I am on the topic of movies, John and I went to see Watchmen on Saturday. When did it get ok to have porn in a rated R movie??? There were multiple scenes of completely naked people and it didn't help the story line at all. Also it was one of the goriest movies I have EVER seen!! If we hadn't have gone with a group of people we would have walked out. I held my hands over my eyes more than once. Basically, I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT!! IT IS DEFINITELY NO A MOVIE TO TAKE YOUR KIDS TO EVEN THOUGH IT IS ABOUT SUPERHEROS!!

St Patrick's Day in Chicago

WOW look how green!
Having fun on St Patty's Day
Look at our great glasses and the tiara's for the girls
mmmmmmm green beer
Katy and I
Katy John and I
Having fun...
Katy and the bean
This was so neat at Navy Pier

Katy Grady came to visit John and I over St. Patrick's Day and we had a BLAST!! The river was SO green this year. Here are some pics.

CCR

CCR came to Chicago on Monday March 3rd. It was a GREAT concert! Here are some pics.

Valentine's Day

John and I had a great Valentine's Day. He gave me some beautiful pink roses. They are dying today though, and that makes me sad. I got him a photo book. What I mean by photo book is on kodakgallery you can choose the pictures and write captions for them and they will put them in an actual book like a scrapbooked page. I made the book with pictures of us from our last 3.5 years of marriage. It was SO cool and John LOVED it. Then we went out to dinner at this place named Feast. It is in our neighborhood and I have heard great things.
Like I said before we had a GREAT Valentine's Day, but the day after was AWFUL!! That is because I got food poisoning!!! I have never had it before and plan on never having it again!! I was MISERABLE for days. Thankfully my company allows me to work from home, which I did for the majority of the week. I ate my first meal on Thursday night and I seem to have made a good recovery.
Anyway, the food at Feast was great, but I don't recommend going b/c the aftertaste is not so good!!