- Had a staycation
- Watched professional kite-fliers preform and learned about kite aerial photography
- Went to the University of Chicago Oriental Institute Museum's exhibition of mummy Meresamun
- Was nearly killed on Lake Shore Drive when two mattresses strapped to the roof of a car in front of ours flew off into opposite lanes
- Saw countless movies
- Went to the Botanic Garden
- Walked the gardens of the mansions in Lake Forest/house in Lake Bluff
- Saw the Badminton Girls-on multiple occasions
- Earned A's in Earth Science (WITH a lab!!), Microeconomics, AND Macroeconomics
- Met some cool people-Laura's school friends, Eileen's school friends, summer school, people at Transformations
- Decided on a school to go to!!
- Rode on Lower-Wacker Drive
- Ate at Meatheads, Wolfy's,
- Saw Bela Fleck's movie, Q & A session, and set with the whole family at the Music Box Theater
- Attended the Northbrook Art Fair, the Glen Art Fair, and the Old Orchard Art Fair
- Had my first two cavities ever, filled-complete with a 7-hr novicane-induced paralyzation of the left side of my face
- Attended and ate s'mores at countless houses
- Saw the boys I used to hang out with
- Went in to the new Free People store in HP
- Ate at the Little Mexican Cafe
- Went to Chipotle with Karlee and Anna and mom and dad
- Went to a party
- Saw David and Ana
- Went to the beach with friends and family
- Went to lifetime quite a bit
- Shopped Anthropologie
- Somehow found skinny jeans that look decent (I LOVE Tangerine!!!)
- Went to P.45, Tangerine, the Mart, Marc by Marc Jacobs
- Updated blog
- Found Kat Dennings' hilarious blog and videos
- Went to Blick
- Rode the El
- Walked the halls (and roof) of the modern wing of the Art Institute
- Ate at The Gage, Vivere, Fred's, and the Chinese place in Northbrook that Grandma and Grandpa love
- Hooked mom on Jimmy John's
- Saw Sean J.-tennis pro- at Rosebud
- Had an amazing night with the two best friends ever-Homer's, then Lighthouse Beach, then Northwestern beach path, then walked the Northwestern sorority quad, then finally went home-had EXCELLENT conversation, and a plus for no spiders!
- Re-discovered the Kiwi
- Got a BRAND NEW MACBOOK PRO-WITH THE FASTEST PROCESSOR!!!
- Took a trip down memory lane with Karlee's video of Freshman year-back when the group was good
- Got a 98% on AlcoholEdu exam
- Took 3 trips to Madison
- Had a Fink family reunion in Madison
- Ate ice cream at DQ, Bobtail, Homer's, Dairy Bar, and from ice cream counter at the union in Madison (cotton candy flavor!)
- Sampled pasta-topped pizza from Ian's in Madsion
- Slept at Meredith's and went to Bleeding Heart Bakery, watched Swingers, made pizza from scratch, discovered Cinnamon Boutique, finally saw the inside of Glam to Go, and Sucker's Candy
- Went to the tailor and the shoe repair
- Cooked several dishes
- Baked a ton
- Did the dishes and the laundry
- Wrote letters, thank you notes, and emails relatively promptly
- Ate vegetable sushi
- Went to Lighthouse Beach with mom and ate dinner and read cooking magazines
- Had far too much dialogue with AppleCare
- Got my shot
- Went to all doctors for check-ups
- Read books
- Took naps
- Discovered the incredible french dip at Wildfire
- Drove around and saw mansions on two occasions with Eileen
- Discovered the new South Loop
- Took the scenic route many times-Sheridan Rd., Lake Shore Drive, etc
- Helped Meredith move around the furniture at her office
- Walked around the park behind the convent with Margo and mom and dad at night
- Was carded with Karlee for admission to The Ugly Truth
- Listened to Karlee's record player
- Saw Holly
- Shopped South State Street alone
- Took pictures
- Finally went to the B'aha'i Temple and went inside
- Witnessed Grant Park during Lollapalooza
- Talked to some concert-goers on the El
- Saw Jeff, Robbie, Jay, Logan, Mariya
- Turned down 8 schools and haven't looked back
- Went to the STL Arch
- Finally had a Ted Drewes concrete (Oreo)-and saw guy from English 1000 working there who definitely freaked out a little when he saw me there in his home state
- Met Paige, Ryan B., Prof. Carr and Prof. Bauer
- Found amazing jeans AND BCBG dress at Nordstrom Rack for HUGE deals
- Field-tripped to Half Price Books
- Ate at Trattoria D.O.C., The Pancake House, the Union Pizzeria
- Had hair cut by mom's stylist, and like it!
- Purchased new bedspread, nightstand, book shelves and sham covers
- Read several books
- Painted in the studio upstairs
- Ate in the Sunroom Cafe in Madison
- Shopped Ragstock in Madison
- Discovered listography.com
- Watched Up with grandma
- Attended Dudeck reunion
- Took architecture boat tour with mom and dad on river
- Swam in Grandma and Grandpa's pool and EBC pool
- Finally purchased an armband for ipod touch
- Spoke to Dr.A again for college picking help
- Made rice krispie treats and cucumber sandwiches, cupcakes and martha stewart's lemon poppyseed cookies
aug 17 2009 ∞
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