3 celebrations in one week!

Our anniversary was on March 27th:) Our ONE year!! Woohoooooo, yay for us!!
However, sadly, we spent March 27th packing all day for our BIG move to Chicago.
But we are still as happy as can be. See:

The Baltes' know how to celebrate in style.

At a Cubs game that is.

And that is exactly what we did. 

It was such fun, the Cubbies were runless until the 8th inning when they scored 5 runs!! Taking the lead, and finally winning it in the 9th!! It was so much fun, we were high fiving everyone around us.

Now that's what it's like to watch a real baseball game at Wrigley field......Everyone becomes your friend when the Cubs start scoring :)

It was a blast, and a perfect afternoon date!

We ended the day with a lovely dinner at Frida's. A 2 minute walk from our pad.

Frida's is BYOB (yeah, that's right. They encourage you to bring in your own wine for a measley $3 corkage). Tons of other restaurants in Chicago have the same deal, some don't charge a fee at all. Yeahhhh!

Our 1st test of trying Mexican food in Chicago. The food was amazing!!

I had Chicken Mole, sooooooo my fav when dining Mexican Style. And Frida's delivered a delicious Mole.

The menu boasted "fresh local ingredients", "no lard in the beans", "all homemade sauces", "vegetarian options" like Plaintan Enchiladas. (So wish I had tried those. Next time.)

Scott got something called Parrallidas. A combination of chicken, steak, and shrimp.

It looked delicioso! He gobbled it all up, so it must have been.

The beans and rice were VERY good as well. The chips were "ok" in my book. Not as "crisp" as I think a freshly made tortilla chip should be. But the salsa had a serious kick!! It was good.

The restaurant was very small and intimate and dark. Perfect for a sweet date with my hubs.

The walls were decorated with beautiful(to say the least) pictures of Frida Kahlo.

Next time we want to try the homemade sangria......YUM!!!!!

All in all, a perfect date for our 1 year.

Okay, so did you get the 2 celebrations from above?? Our anniversary, the Cubs win......and........it's totally off subject but I found a job!! Yayyyy!! Such a relief, and a blessing from God to have found something so quickly!

I went hunting on Monday, walked into the first coffee shop I saw that seemed interesting enough.

Safari Cup. It's right across the street from Starbucks. Haha. Which isn't really saying much. There are atleast 3-4 coffee shops within half a mile of eachother on this one street, Southport.

But I did overhear the owner of Safari Cup, in his rich Zimbabwe accent, talking smack on Starbucks. 

Had a nice little chat with the owner's wife who told me all about their journey to coming to the States, starting off with a shop in Alabama, and then finally making their way here almost 2 years ago.
Their shop is decorated with a safari/African theme. It's nice, cozy, friendly, and their coffee is very good. I enjoyed a cup on my walk back home. 

All their beans come from a region in Africa, they carry around 8 different varietals. And they roast them there. A big plus!! Seeing as how coffee shops are the "it" place to hang out, lounge, visit, and work, I think the more unique you can be from other coffee shops the bigger crowd you'll draw in.

They offer an alternative to a simple "drip" cup of coffee called a "pour over". It costs just a few cents more but offers a rich, fresh, smoother cup of coffee. And it allows the customer to choose their own bean. Versus a drip cup of what we already have brewed.

Anyways, I start tomorrow. They cook, bake, and stew from scratch a small menu of breakfast and lunch items. Which I hope to also be a part of in addition to being a barista. 



Our Place...boasting the Cubs Win!