The Oprah Show~ September 8, 2010

I was lucky enough to be invited to go to a tapping of the Oprah show while living in Chicago. My friend, Sara, applied online for tickets and the next day a lady from the show called her and she got 2 free tickets! It was so exciting to be a part of Oprah's last season. The show was about the "Modern Family". Although the cast was not there in person, it was so neat to see Oprah talk to them through satellite. They were hilarious to say the least. I will never forgot that day. I got to shake Oprah's hand as she walked into the studio AND she complimented me on my outfit~ which I had been stressing about~ so I am glad I got the Oprah approval :)

Kansas City, Power & Lights District

Hampton

Family Vacation in McCall, Idaho

We had the best family vacation with Bryan's parents and his sister & her boyfriend. McCall, Idaho is beautiful! The weather was perfect and there was so much to do. We went hiking, kayaking, walking, shopping, and of course had the best meals & "spirits"....I highly recommend going to Idaho!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game...

After a crazy night out, the 6 of us went to the Cubs game. When we got to Chicago everyone told us that it's much cooler by the water, and boy were they right. We were freezing in the shade! We had to go buy blankets because we were so cold. We had a blast and the Cubs won. Go Cubs Go!!!! Afterwards we celebrated at this cool bar and had some drinks before Andrea had to fly back to Dallas.

Night Out in Chicago!

After the last couple of weeks of working hard, we finally got to go into the city and enjoy a night on the town. Trey's girlfriend, Andrea, came into town and the 6 of us went out. We had the BEST dinner at Gibson's Steakhouse. It was packed with people...definitely one of the top places to try in Chicago. we finished the night at Y Bar. It's rated best lounge bar in the city. Thanks to one of our awesome suppliers, we had an table and VIP service.

Lynfred Winery

One of my favorite things to do is to find wineries when we visit (or lately when we move) a new town. Leslie and I were so excited because while she was here, we found a little winery in a town called Roselle. It was one of the most fun wineries we have been too in a long time. They had the cutest gift shop and they made their own delicious bread. Best of all, they were very generous with their wine tastings.