Palago Food

In no particular order, the Ravioli's, the view from the walkway to our workshops in one of the buildings, the Ricotta with Truffle oil and breads that I will NEVER forget!!! YUMMMMYYY!!!!

Chicago!

Got back from The Pampered Chef's National Conference in Chicago on Friday night. There is no way to adequately describe my experience! I think that everyone should experience that city. I can't not wait to go back next year!! I'll try to capture our experiences but it may take a few entries.

We flew into Midway on a stormy night. Thunder,lightning, rain the whole thing which made for a bit of a bumpy ride. I was surviving this until we started to land. We are almost on the runway when the pilot unexpected pulled up...I mean straight up. Or it seemed like it. The plane was shaking and bumpy, and all I could see was white clouds with horizontal rain, flashes of lightning next to the wing of the plane. So scary! They circled the plane back around and finally, mercifully landed! This one did me in. I was so sick!!! Still had to get onto a shuttle to take us to the hotel!

Monday was our treasure hunt at McCormick Place! This place is huge!! Takes up like 2 or 3 city blocks. Don't know for sure but it was massive! Got some free stuff and did some shopping for for Pampered Chef clothes, purses, decals etc. Then we went to the Hancock building! 96 stories and my ears popped all the way up but the view was so worth it!!! We were right next to lake Michigan!! Someone recommended a restaurant at the Hotel Conceierge so we went there. the restaurant is called Palago and this place was doin' it right!!! They make their pasta fresh every day! I had the Veal Ravioli's with a Pistachio Butter cream sauce!!!!! May I say.....WOW!!!!! Here is a picture of the food, restaurant and me enjoying it!!


Ricotta with Truffle oil!!!!! Toasted home made fresh daily delicious bread!! The ricotta with Truffle oil!!! DIVINE!!!!!

P.S. Having trouble getting all the pics. to upload so I may have to make several posts to get them all, sorry!

LOVIN' the Mommy life!

Getting ready for my trip. The goal: get packed, don't leave Nate with a sink full of dishes and a dirty floor! So far I'm only 1/2 packed and I feel like I'm in a hamster wheel with the cleaning part!! Got the floors swept and mopped without incident and went to do a load of dishes. Finished that only to find that the nice neat (large) pile of folded clothes on Conner's bed I was trying to put away was all over the floor. No longer folded and some thrown into the toy box. He wanted to jump on the bed and the clothes were in his way. It's a disaster in there!!! Started on that, and Ethan decided to destroy the kitchen while I wasn't watching...again...ok, I give up for now. I'll have to wait until they are all in bed!!! I love being a mom, being here with them and watching them grow. The house can wait I guess!!!

Scooter

My youngest son always makes me laugh. He is such a fun little guy and aside from the fact that he is adorable, he scoots like no other!! Nate put this link up on you tube and I thought I would share it with you. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJzMzESH4CE