In the last four days, I've dined at De La Costa (with clients), Sushi House (with my mommy friends) and Hot Chocolate (with Josh and the girls). Sushi House is a new addition to Oak Park, and I'm thrilled. Really fresh, fabulous sushi at good prices.
I babysat, volunteered at Z's preschool open house, and accompanied both kids to a neighbor's birthday party at My Gym. I'm very proud of the birthday present I got for the birthday girl. Like most four-year-olds, she likes the Disney Princesses. But unlike the rest of them, she loves Alicia Keys. Really loves her. Wants to grow up to be her. So I went to T-Shirt Deli in Bucktown and created a custom "Lil' Alicia Keys" tee. It was a big hit.
And now we have another potential friend in the neighborhood. I diverted a few of the chocolate chip cookies I'd baked for the open house and brought them as a "welcome to the neighborhood" gift to the family that just moved in a few doors up the street. They've got a daughter one year younger than Z and the girls hit it off as I chatted with her parents.
