Back from Chicago…Brrrr!

I got home from Chicago on Sunday. Brrrr, it was cold out there! Cold and gray. I barely saw sunlight for three days straight. Sunday morning, it even snowed a tiny bit. I don’t know how Midwest/east coast people handle it. I’m a wimpy Californian with thin skin. When we arrive in SFO airport, it was 70 degrees and sunny. How I missed the sun!

Despite the gray skies, I got to eat some really delicious food! Hubs and I tried a tapas place in Evanston, Tapas Barcelona. YUM. The food was exactly like several tapas restaurants I ate at in Barcelona over the summer. Very good! I also tried stuffed pizza at Giordanos. Yummy and very cheesy. Did you know that stuffed pizza is different than deep dish? I had no idea. My coworker educated me on this tip before I left for Chicago. Another Chicago staple I tried was Italian beef at Al’s. Italian beef reminds me of a cheesesteak sandwich, except without the cheese, with soggy bread dipped in beef juices, and with roast beef slices instead of steak (so, not really like a cheesesteak at all, I guess!). It was pretty good, though a little soggy for my taste.

Today’s card is similar to one that I posted a few weeks ago, but it’s a girlie version.:-)Enjoy!

Card Recipe (all supplies SU unless noted): Big Bold Birthday stamp set, card stock and ink in whisper white, pink pirouette, PTI ribbon in sweet blush, paper piercing template, button from Walmart

8 comments

talda - November 10, 2008 - 9:40 am

as a californian who lived in michigan for four years let me say that i learned to “tolerate” the cold but quickly reaclimated to the california weather as soon as i got back home! now i still complain about it being cold when it’s in the 60s here. it completely mystifies the midwestern bf!

Sophie - November 10, 2008 - 10:36 am

love this one !
the color is really sweet

xxx from France
Sophie

Linda - November 10, 2008 - 10:46 am

kelly – quick question for you! When you use your cuttlebug with the embossing folders, do you use normal paper? or do you use cardstock?

Kimberly B..... - November 10, 2008 - 11:10 am

welcome back!!! cute card as usual. cold weather makes me want to stay in bed and nap.

Ashley - November 10, 2008 - 12:03 pm

As someone who lives in Chicagoland, I wanted to take a moment to defend poor Chicago. This weekend was a particularily bad one… in fact, had you been here the previous weekend it was in the 70′s!! That being said, we are about to begin the decent into gross winterness.. consider yourself lucky to be in warm California because it will only get worse here.. we’ll be looking at clear skys and nice temperatures sometime again in March or April! You can’t beat a good Christmas Eve snowfall though… if you’ve grown up here it’s just in your blood :)

Lauren - November 10, 2008 - 1:00 pm

Girlie is good! :-D Cute card.

You may want to submit this post to the Cupcakes Take The Cake site (http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2008/11/cupcake-cards-and-invites-galore.html); they’re

Lauren - November 10, 2008 - 1:05 pm

Oops, something wonky just happened with my computer. Anyway, the Cupcakes Take The Cake site is doing an upcoming cupcake card roundup. (You may also want to submit photos of your pretty red velvet cupcakes to the site.)

trish - November 10, 2008 - 4:46 pm

Brr brr brr from way up north – Toronto ;)

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