Where is this glut with guts?

Out of order, and missing in action until the end of the quarter, which is around the corner. UNTIL THEN:

NATO-cation!

I'm pro-protestor... when it means my office gets shut down for four days. Countdown to my NATO-cation!

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p.s. Be safe, Chicago! I will be M.I.A. from the chaos, secluded in the north side. My personal "red zone" for this weekend is anything south of Lincoln Park. See ya!

Minna's Mid-Life Makeover

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... or at least that's what I'm calling it, since I'm going through so many changes in just a week!

☑ New Apartment

☑ New Job

☑ New ‘tude (hahaha kidding.. we know this won’t happen)

☑ New and improved Minna!

Wish me luck... I'm going for it all!

T.B.A.

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Sorry I've been so absent, blog world! I'm in a T.B.A. state of life, undergoing some much needed changes and bracing myself to enter uncharted waters. Wish me luck!

POUTINE!

So lately, my gluttonous self has found a true love for.. poutine. But how can one NOT love fries, sprinkled in cheese curds and slathered with gravy. YUM. My favorite in Chicago has been the duck poutine (which also has an added ingredient of duck confit) from Fork. Today, however, I'm giving them a run for their money and testing out a poutinerie, a place focused solely on poutine. Let's see how this goes, and how much regret I will have in the morning.

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Humpday Inspiration

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My Friend Cynthia: Engaged!

Many months ago, I met up with my friend Cynthia who told me.. she had gotten engaged to her boyfriend of many years! She was glowing with happiness, and I took the opportunity to snap a quick photo of her and her unique ring.

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Well now a couple months have passed, and she's in the helm of wedding planning. Her and her fiance, Lindsey, have become semi-finalists for an eleven eleven wedding (11.11.12), and she needs your vote! Her story:

Hey Friends and Family,

As you all know Lindsey and I are engaged to be married and we both are looking forward to the day we can celebrate us spending the rest of our lives together, our wedding day.  We want this day to be very special and for that to happen we need a little bit of help from you.  We recently entered a contest at www.elevenelevenwedding.com and we are now in the top 10 couples for the contest.  Eleven Eleven Weddings will give us the opportunity to have our dream wedding on November 11^th of this year, hence the name Eleven Eleven Weddings. 

Now here’s where we need your help, since we are in the top 10, the top 3 finalists are determined by a popularity vote, similar to American Idol, and we need you to go to the website and vote for us. Voting begins April 2nd (starting at 12:01 am) - April 6th (ending at 11:59 pm). It is important to note that only one vote per computer is allowed and I ask you all be respectful of the process. We want this day to be magical and this is a great opportunity for us to make that happen.  So please, please, please visit the website and help us out with some votes and tell your friends and family too, so we can have a chance to have our dream day.  Let either of us know if you have any questions or just want to talk to us ;-).

Thank you for all your help with this and hopefully we win,

Cynthia and Lindsey

How can you NOT vote for this adorable couple?

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... when I found out someone is making bloody marys

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Happy weekend! And an especially happy one for those who are taking advantage of Chicago's unseasonably warm and delicious weather.

On another note, are you following What Should We Call Me? Hilarious blog, totally worth the hours of LOL-ing.

Another favorite?  When somebody asks me about my ex:

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