Verbatim

Co-worker: 
Stace, what are you being for Halloween?

Me: 
Max. King of the Wild the Things. Obviously...

Phil: 
Like, a sexy version?

Me: 
Hmmm. Negative. Kinda hard to make a girl, dressed as a little boy - pretending to be wolf - be sexy... 

Peanut Gallery: 
Truth ;)

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LET THE WILD RUMPUS START!

My Favorite Things - October Edition

*Please note -- I love ALL of my friends children equally. These pix were just sent directly over the course of Halloween week and I couldn't help but to share :)

HAIL

Michigan's 900th win...

My 900-millionth ah-maize-ing memory in Ann Arbor :)

HOOORAY for Nick Howard!

HOLY EXCITEMENT...

my bestie Nick Howard has been selected to move on 
to the next round on The Voice of Germany

Check out his selection video here

No words

CONGRATULATIONS NICK 

WE'RE ALL CHEERING FOR YOU!!!

  

Proud Friend Moment #3,761,504

My buddy Josh is the lead singer of his band, The Candles

(you'll definitely want to download their albums here)

and has most recently been hired by Norah Jones

to be her lead base player, and vocal accompanist. 

FOR SERIOUS!

Not gonna lie, I teared up a whole bunch of times while cheering them all on at the SOLD OUT performance at the Chicago Theater. It was kinda surreal to watch. 

Rebekah & Josh, 

I know I've said it a thousand times over, 

but I'm SOO thrilled for you and truly can't say thanks enough 

for the tickets to the show. If it wasn't ever apparent, 

we had the world's BEST time :)

A Visit from Yann!

Here's the connection...

Caitlin is one of my besties from college.

She moved to NYC and needed one more roomie.

And so my life became blessed to know Nicki as well!

Nicki married Nicholas, they moved to Switzerland

and were kind enough to open their home to visitors :)

Clearly, I wasn't about to miss out ;)

Through the best vacation ever, 

I got to know Nicki's neighbor, Yann

{insert 3 year time warp here}

When Yann reached out to say that he is working for a French Swiss radio and news station, and was interested in writing a piece about the growth of the tech start-up sector in Chicago, I jumped at the chance to help and host!

I was so INCREDIBLY impressed with EVERYTHING Yann 

accomplished with just one week in the Windy City...

An interview with Rahm Emanuel after the Chicago Ideas Week presentation

An up close conversation and quote from Governor Pat Quinn

Quips from the leaders of 1871 and Sandbox Industries

and a full report produced within a week after heading back to Lausanne. 

SO PROUD OF YOU, YANN!

Not a day goes by in my life when I don't pinch myself to realize how fortunate I am to have accrued such a spectacular network of fantastic, interesting, and ever so talented friends :)

       

London

A work meeting brought me to London for two days 

and although I didn't get to see much but the walls of 
hotel and meeting rooms, the highlight, hands down, 
was seeing friends that have become family 
along this crazy beautiful adventure that is life :)

"Cousin Reunion"

Flav, Freddie, Cousin Grappa & me