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#golden Love the new nature boardwalk in Lincoln park. (Taken with instagram)

Last weekend we had an Olympic celebration because the Olympics are the greatest ever. I love the spirit of competition. I like how the world comes together in a stadium around a cauldron of fire. For two weeks, instead of shooting the shit with people in the elevator about weather, you can say “Did you see that female all around competition last night?!” I used to rip open the sports pages daily to check the medal count. China, Germany and South Korea are fierce competitors. I think I’m going to trade pins this year. I think it’s fantastic how everyone still remembers Keri Strug. Seriously those Home Depot commercials tear at my heart strings. And the best part of all: Bob Costas. 

I have to say, I think we did an amazing job celebrating the Olympics. We had a fierce competition of flip cup. We had tennis players, soccer players, boxers, gymnasts and patriotic enthusiasts. I had colored an Olympic ring poster, those overlaps are tricky… We ate Megan’s Greek Dip to celebrate the Olympic origins. We danced to the 69 Boyz pandora station and drank Olympic size beverages. I can’t decide if I loved the theme party or the actual Olympics more.

Bring on London. 56 days!

This letter that one roommate wrote to another about taking some milk was intercepted by the third roommate and posted online. It’s a worthwhile read through.

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Last Friday we headed up north for the opening party for Revolutionary Brewery’s new Kedzie Brewery. We drank all sorts of great beers [my favorite was the IPA] & we ate tasty treats from different food trucks. We danced all over the dance floor & of course, we took a plethora of pictures.

Can’t you tell we had a terrible time?!

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summer color. double cuff.

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Remnants of my Olympic dream. Theme party success. Floors are scrubbed down & apartment is clean. Off to enjoy the day. Three day weekends are truly amazing.

Bring it to the BBQ.

Mango black bean salsa.

Ingredients

• 2 mangoes, peeled, sliced & diced
• 1 can black beans, rinse & drained
• 1/2-1 jalapeno pepper, finely diced [wear gloves, don’t rub your eyes]
• 1/2 red onion diced up
• 1-2 tbsp honey
• sea salt

Directions.

1. Cut up mangoes, onion, jalepeno
2. Rinse & drain black beans
3. Mix ingredients together
4. Add honey & sea salt to taste

Eat it with chips. Eat it alone. Top off your tacos. It’s always a hit.

thatgirlnamedsmash asked: A friend told me those puppy goggles are called "doggles" which makes them even more fantastic.

doggles! stuff like this really makes me believe life is good.

So last night I saw this dog on a scooter & I have serious goggle envy. Amazing, right?

Thank you everyone for making my day great. Shout-outs to Meg, Ashley, Luci & Erin for your shout-outs. There is nothing I love more than Ramona Singer eyes, gifts of empty boxes that resemble coffins & doing the Saukville slammer.

Looking forward to a weekend of sunshine spent with family & friends & and an Olympic theme party.

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umcanyounot asked: True or false: Vicki Gunvalson is unraveling.

Girl, soon to be grandma vicki is in her prime.

i mean… who wouldn’t want to have an emotional affair with brooks. every single word that comes out of his mouth is pure poetry. i love the way each word slowly drips off his tongue like molasses. vicki is a lucky lady. 

AND HER LOVE TANK IS FINALLY FULL. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!

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I’ve been home for weeks. Humor me while I post my favorite memories from our recent family gathering. Just want to keep them here because it was a string of red letter days. The best kind of moments. I woke up every morning to my niece giggling. If only I could wake up in that kind of mood every day. Ryan & I spent some time kayaking in the ocean. We stopped by a roadside shrimp stand for lunch & cooled off on the north shore with Matsumoto’s shave ice. the best. my favorite.

Swim suits were our uniforms. Flip flops/slippers were the footwear of choice. Mai tais kept us buzzing every afternoon. We enjoyed pupus & golden hour from the balcony & listened to the Hawaiian music playing below.

I observed Eliza falling in love with her Uncle Ryan. I tickled Luke’s buddah belly until I got a big mouthful of laughter. I took in my Tutu meeting her great grandson for the first time. I caught up with cousins, aunties and uncles. We had no schedule, yet our days were full & it was amazing.