Well the month of February went by really fast I was busy doing lots of fun activities with my friends! I went up to Wisconsin Dells to my friends cabin and we had a blast. Except I was sick :( I got to sleep in and relax! Lol!! We took these old fashion pictures! All the girls were wearing old dresses and the boys were dressed up like cowboys! We had this old fashion bar behind us and it was called OAKEY’S SALOON! It was super cool! After we went out to dinner at this really good restaurant. We stayed 2 nights up at the cabin and drove home Sunday morning!




Sunday was the super bowl! I had a party at my house! So I got home from the cabin and had to get ready for a bunch of people to come over to my house! Lol!! It was fun! We played games and watched the game ate pizza! I had the house to myself cause the family went to a friends house to watch the game so it was fun!



We had the Valentines dance! It was fun good turn out for Chicago! I met some new people. I was not feeling all that well so I did not do a lot of dancing. The next day was Sunday and the boys in the branch made the girls soup and salad! It was very nice of them! Well Monday was Valentines day! I was planning on watching some chick flicks and eating chocolate!! But a friend from the branch called me up and asked me on a date, I said yes!! We went out to dinner and then to the movies! I had a great time! The next day I went to see Les Miserables!!! it was amazing!!! Almost as good as the production I put on at Dixie high school! Lol!!! it was good I had a fun time. I rode the train with Rebekah and we went out to dinner and then met up with some friends to see the play!



That weekend a group of LDS singles put together a polar dip! Yea it was a bunch of people that went in there swim suits and ran into Lake Michigan! It was 30 degrees outside and there was ice and snow still on the ground! Crazy people. I was the photographer for the morning so I didn’t jump in.



Well after that a few of us went to the car show! It was way good they had a lot of really good cars! All new cars but a million different cars!then we went out to eat at this crazy restaurant where everyone was mean to you. yea that is what they are known for. it was weird!!



After the car show I had a movie night at my place! We had a really good turn out. Again I had the house to myself so I that was good. We played games and ate pizza and watched pay check. Oh my friends hooked me up on a blind date! It was a group date so it was fun! We went over to Michelle’s house and made dinner then got ice cream and played games then did a little dancing in the living room!! LoL!! Michelle spent the night at my house that night and spent the day with me and the kids. It was fun to have her around. On sat it was Lizzy’s 5 birthday party at Monkey Joes! It is like a bounce house tons of inflatable stuff!! Lol!! :) it was the longest 2 hours with 16 5 year olds! After that I went to the Peterson’s ward chili cook-off. It was fun! I met some new friends and I invited them to my house. I was having a Phantom of the Opera movie night! It was a smaller group because of the weather the roads were really slick. But we still had fun!

So I am back in Illinois and it is freezing! I was talking to my friend and I was telling him that is was going to be 30 outside the following day and he said that I have been here to long and 30 is still below freezing! We have a lot of snow on the ground now. Well I have been playing volleyball at the stake center with friends from the stake. It has been fun! Oh guess what???? I went to see WICKED!!! It was amazing I went with Jason he is a good friend from the branch. It was one of the best plays I have seen. We had really good seats! I mean really good. It was an amazing production.


I went dancing with a few friends downtown and I met some new friends so it was fun! Sat night we had a surprise 40th birthday party for Becky my boss! So I helped put that on and it was fun! We had a live band and they did a really good job. It was Becky’s uncle’s band that played and all I wanted to do was just dance!


I went to FHE on Monday night and we played pictionary it was fun we had a good turnout. After we went to a friends house and watched a movie. I got home late that night. Bev (the baby) has been sick all week long. Becky took her to the Doctor this morning so I am not sure what the outcome is yet. But I think it is a ear infection poor girl. I went to a Bulls game. We played against Orlando Magic and we won!!! Yea!!! :) it was a really good game. I am glad I went. I went with my friend Chris it was good to hang out with him again. It has been awhile. After we went to a bar it is called Howl at the Moon. It was amazing we just found a table and watched people dance. But the best part about it is they have a live band and you put in your requests and they will play any song that you ask them to. They know them all from oldies to now. It was great!

There was a big football game on so I had a party at my house Chicago bears VS. Green Bay Packers!! We had a blast!! lots of pizza and fun games!! It was a good turn out with all my friends from the branch there!!


We had the worst blizzard ever in Chicago! In less then 24 hours we had 2 feet of snow and the wind was blowing over 60 mph. Crazy. My friends were here watching a movie and they had to stay the night. The national guard was out and would not let anyone drive in the storm. I still go over to the peterson’s house a lot and we play games and every night we read scriptures as a family I love that time. It is great!!