Sunday, November 23, 2003

November 2003: Meeting Bob the Bachelor/Shawn's Wedding




We went to Chicago for a visit. I heard that Bachelor Bob was going to be at the Borders bookstore on Michigan Avenue.  
I not only got to meet Bachelor Bob, but he also gave me a big rose. They had a vase of long stem red roses behind him and I asked him if I could have a rose. He said not only would
he give me one, he will give it to me personally. Oh boy, I was in heaven!  I walked around Chicago all day with the rose. At one of the stores, a clerk commented on it and I told her who I got it from. Then some other clerks heard it and we all talked about the show and all. They gave me real good service and were at my beckon call. I felt like a celebrity.

My mom and I each got ourselves an American girl doll that looks like us. I got the one with brown hair and green eyes and my mom got the one with blue eyes and brown hair.

We also got to see the Festival of Lights parade downtown. It was a beautiful night for watching the parade. The temperatures were in the 60s.

Then, we drove to Oak Park and had dinner with two of my old coworkers.

Sunday, we went shopping in Downers Grove. We stayed at a hotel in Downers Grove, too. It brought back alot of memories as I used to live out there for a year. I also lived in the city for 3 years. I am surprised that I remembered how to get around everywhere.


On November 23, 2003, we went to my friend, Shawn Young's wedding in Oak Park which was very nice. It was at the North Century Club. It's beautiful inside. I think it was a club for women back in the day. Shawn had around 80 guests at the wedding, so it was a small wedding. I got to see a bunch of my friends from Western there, so that was neat.

Today, we went shopping in Oak Brook and then came home.