So I was in Chicago to see my mom and my sisters, but Laurie didn’t know I was coming, so she was completely surprised to see me standing there in her living room at 7:30 in the morning on Saturday. We walked around the city all day, and when we came back to her place, we were exhausted. But then there was a knock on the door and we both thought it was the pizza man who we had ordered from.
Imagine my surprise (and Laurie’s) when my oldest friend, Linsay, walked in! We have been friends for 25 years! She was the first friend I ever had and we are still close today!! She was in town to see a college friend and when she found out I was going to Chi-town, she coordinated with my mom to surprise me! aweeee!!!! Now I’m the one who was surprised!
She’s one of those friends that I don’t get to see very often, but when we’re together it’s as if we’d never been separated. We had so much to catch up on since her wedding in February!
Laurie then announced “Is there anyone else I should be expecting this weekend?” hee hee. We took the whole gang to Ed DeBrevic’s for dinner. It’s kind of like Dick’s Last Resort, a restaurant where they make fun of you while you eat and make rude comments. It was very funny.
They also did hilarious dances around the restaurant and the staff wears ridiculous outfits.
And somebody told them it was my birthday that weekend and they brought me over their signature “World’s Smallest Sundae” which was just as it seems! One bite of ice cream with whip cream and hot fudge in a tiny shot glass!
Awe, I can’t imagine a better birthday! So fun!
After, we hung out with everyone back at Laurie’s place and my mom surprised me with a homemade cake. (Don’t ask me when she had time to do that!) I was totally surprised and it was SO delicious!
Laurie’s roommate is seriously a saint for letting all of us crash at their place all weekend! Thanks, Girl!
And yes, Laurie totally paid money for that poster behind them. Sometimes, I can’t believe we are related.
More to come from Chicago! Good times ahead!
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PS…. The Winner of the Vanilla Frosting Chips is Amanda! She shares my love of Vanilla!!! I will get your chips to you soon!! Congrats!
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Oh, I am just seeing these posts now!! I love it. What a good time we had!! after re-looking at the pics, ur right, i need to tone down my huge smile with bulging eyes. Hahahaha
I used to go to Ed Debvicks all the time when I was younger! Love seeing it on the blog!
awesome! I was thinking of you the whole time I was there. I love that town.
Happy Belated Birthday!!!! I love how your weekend was full of surprises. So awesome!