GenCon 2016
Great GenCon this year – probably the best one yet. On the day we left, we stopped at the Indiana State fair for a couple hours which was fun. Pics for your enjoyment!
Saganaki and Pudding and PokémonGO!
So Saturday The Other and I went to Greek Fest. Its held at the local Greek church and it is by far the bestest Greekfest around. Believe me, we have done the GreekFest tour and none even compare to this one. They have the best food, the best music, and the best community. They are also a Pokestop so even more fun! I caught this little guy on my way to get delicious Loukemathes.
While we were there we also invited Jackie and Brent to join us. After introducing them to the wonderful delicious that is Saganaki, we decided to walk around and look at the tents and carnival games. (Alcohol might have been involved at this point) and as we wander over to one game with giant stuffed animal prizes we notice a giant poop emoji! I think its safe to say that Jackie and I are obsessed with the poop emoji (in an ironic hipster way) so we had to try this game. Brent hadn’t been drinking so I gave my first $5 to him but he was only able to knock down 1 Yeti. I had been drinking so it didn’t take much convincing for me to give it go. Handed in another $5, knocked down the first Yeti, Knocked down the second, and then knocked down the third!!! Yay alcohol! I mean, yay me!!!
So that is why me and the racist banana have the same expression in my victory photo below! (you can see the booth in the background). Best day ever!
Motoblot 2016
Scott and I rode down after work on Friday to check out Motoblot. It was great to see so many bikes and talk to so many people who share the enthusiasm for riding. Got to see a lot of old friends too which is always fantastic! The ride down was miserable – bumper to bumber in 90* heat!!! Scott and I both agreed we would take the 30* days over the 90* ones!! But we made it, had fun, and on the way home got to open it up a bit and have some fun. 🙂
Apple Cider Century – OMG 50 miles!!!
We did it! Brent and I rode in the Apple Cider Century ride and did 50 miles in a little over 4 hours. That’s an average speed of 12.5 miles and hour. It was a great ride – good pace, not too exhausting and only a little soreness in my neck and shoulders the next day. Whether was a bit cool and overcast but perfect for a ride.
My top speed was 29.2 MPH! I am not sure how that compares to normal but it sounds impressive! I had a lot of fun and am definitely looking forward to next time!
Before the race – nervous and excited…
During the ride, a bit of the nice scenery and my riding buddy
Some chickens I noticed while riding. Excuse my silliness, I think the exhaustion was taking over 🙂
Crossing the finish line!!!!!!
After the race – tired and sweaty but pretty proud of myself!
I biked with MapMyRide!
Distance: 51.04mi
time: 04:04:42
pace: 4:48min/mi
speed: 12.51mi/h.
http://mapmyride.com/workout/1192538781
Polar Adventure!
This past weekend we headed down to Northerly Island in the city for Polar Adventure days. There was birds, snakes, dogs, hot chocolate, stories, and snacks! A small event but a lot of things to see and do and not too many people to get in the way.
Here is my highlight reel, courtesy of Google Auto-Awesome #ThroughGlass
Wisconsin State Fair 2014
Yay! Catching up on old posts!! The Other and I are huge fair goers. We have been to many fairs in many states but we always come back to what we consider our “home town” fair which is the Wisconsin State Fair. We don’t just go for weird fair food either.
We also enjoy the animal shows and events. We check out all the animal barns and also catch a few of the shows. Horsey-Carty is one of our favorites, especially when they start getting up to the 6 and 8 horse teams.
Of course there are baby animals as well. There is, in fact, a whole baby animal barn which is where I personally like to spend most of my time. I (feel) I am too old to take full advantage of the petting zoo but I do touch every baby animal I can and make cooing noises at it. Here’s my favorite – a litter of piglets! PIGLETS!
This year they had a new event I hadn’t seen before. Bunny Jumping!! It’s exactly what you would think but about 100 times cuter! Bunnies jumping over things! How can you be mad after watching that?! Even when they don’t jump, they are still totally cute!
Sometimes you get to try new things at the fair, and not just food. Here in the bathroom I found a random tub of goo with a sign that said “try me” so ala Alice in Wonderland I did! My hands didn’t fall off so I assume it wasn’t acid but I didn’t stop by the booth either. I’m here for adventure not soap! (even if it was made of sugar…)
Jackie even came with us this year and I got to hand it to her, she kept up pretty good! She had a lot of the weird foods and drinks and didn’t even get sick! She is also expert level at the “people watching” portion of the fair. This is where we sit somewhere with a good view and judge observe other fair goers as they walk past us. Sometimes we make up back stories, sometimes we are just in awe. Either way I hope Jackie is willing to go back next year because it was a lot of fun!
RenFest!
We went to Bristol Renaissance Faire yesterday. It was hot, then rainy, but still a ton of fun. I was in costume so I felt google glass wasn’t “period appropriate” but luckily I had my manservant available to document our journey. So all credit for this video goes to Brent Marnati for the footage and Google AutoAwesome for the editing. #ThroughGlass #BrentMarnati
Birthday Week 2014
Last week I turned 35 – whoo-hoo! It was an awesome week. I ate junk food, I got presents, I did what I wanted! I have been celebrating Birthday Week for as long as I can remember but this by far was the best one yet.
On my birthday-birthday, The Other got me a Starbucks chai for breakfast. We then went out to Bulldog’s (A local burger joint) for lunch. It was good – my new second favorite local burger joint :). We then went to Cacao Sweets and Treats for a smores bar – which is literally what I think heaven tastes like! (check them out!: www.cacaosweetsandtreats.com) The Other and I made our way down to the local game shop where he bought me a Unicorn figure. This was an ultimate gesture of love since The Other is team pegasus. Love knows no bounds…
My family and birthday-buddy were all variously out of town on my actual birthday so we celebrated on Saturday by going to Medieval Times. I dressed up like the princess I am and had a wonderful time! Our knight didn’t win, but I was asked to pose with a little girl for a picture – so yay ego boost!
We were generally rowdy and misbehaved but we had fun and that’s all that counts. Can’t wait for next year!
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Fashion Forward
Last night I attended Fashion Forward at Northbrook Court. It consisted of a silent auction, live auction and fashion show – plus lots of edible goodies and drinks. All the proceeds went to various charities.
It was a lot of fun. The fashion show wasn’t crazy like Fashion Week but showed actual outfits you could wear from stores in the mall. For the live auction volunteers from the charities would walk the runway wearing outfits from a specific store in the mall and you would bid on a gift certificate to that store. The gift certificates were all in the $350 – $400 range. I bid on Tommy Bahama and White House/Black Market but lost both to higher bidders.
I also bid on a silent auction from Burberry which was a scarf and a $200 gift certificate. I lost that as well but my cousin bid on a Sephora silent auction with a bunch of products from their store and won!
There was also small bites from Whole Foods. I tried some of the Hors d’vours and they were ok but for dessert they had an assortment of mini-tarlets which were totally delicious. I liked the Key Lime Pie one the best. Whole Foods does such a good job with their tartlets I recommend you try them if you haven’t already. There was also coffee and tea from Corner Bakery as well as an open bar.
By far the best thing at the bar was the signature drink called “Glittering in Gold” It was a mix of Goldschlager and Apple Cider mixed together than topped off with Champagne. It tasted like cinnamon apple sauce and was absolutely amazing! I intend on serving these during Thanksgiving – they were that good.
All in all it was a fun night and if they have a similar event next year I will definitely go back.
Supercar Saturdays
Labor Day weekend we had the opportunity to attend Supercar Saturday in Boilingbrook, IL. Its similar to those cruise nights where everyone parks their classic cars but instead of 1970 Mustangs you see 2011 Ferraris! Although the event is geared toward exotics (and they get the premium parking), it is open to everyone who loves cars so you also get to see GT-Rs, Raptors, Minis, and Cameros. It happens the first saturday during the summer months so if you’re looking for something to do, I highly suggest you check this out!
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