Weekend Update

What a weekend! Thankfully, the past two days were reasonably low-key. Since the beginning of summer, I have been consistently busy every weekend. Trust me, I’m not complaining- it’s a good problem to have. Nevertheless, this weekend I had somewhat of a “Suz-cation.” What’s a “Suz-cation” you ask? Well, its basically a weekend when I do pretty much whatever I want to do. I won’t bore you with a play by play of every moment but I did want to share two of my favorite things that I did this weekend.

On Saturday, I attended the annual Junior League of Chicago’s College Football Tailgate Social, an event held to raise money for the League as well as promote membership satisfaction. And it’s all you can drink. My friends and I have gone every year we’ve been in League and it is one of my favorite events.

Today, I took a brief trip to Evanston after doing a work-related errand. Though my grad school days at Northwestern are over, I still make the occasionally journey to Edzo’s which is just north of the city. I was introduced to Edzo’s while in school and it has one of the best burgers I've ever had. After I took one bit, I never looked back.

That’s it. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

New Year, New Post

I’m back, bitches.

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all! I have been waiting to end my writing “hiatus” until the New Year. With this said, I have always loved Rosh Hashanah. Until like New Year’s Eve, Rosh Hashanah is never a let down- it’s a time to celebrate and spend time with family and friends.

For me, Rosh Hashanah has always been a special time for me. It reminds me of my mother making an elaborate honey cake and my aunt cooking her famous brisket. Rosh Hashanah also signifies the start of school as well as football season- two of my favorite things. But Rosh Hashanah also means new beginnings.

Keeping with the theme of fresh starts, I kicked the year off in style. I spent my day off yesterday, writing out and addressing my Rosh Hashanah cards. I have very fond memories of my non-Jewish grandparents sending us High Holidays cards. In retrospect, it was not only delightful but also pretty progressive.

I also celebrated the holiday by attending dinner at the home of some dear friends. As any good hostess knows, its a lot of work to put together a dinner party. With this said, I fulfilled my role as a good guest and brought a side. What did I bring, you ask? Homemade knishes! My family loves knishes and they are such a treat. I made these from scratch and they were quite the hit if I do say so myself.

I like to think that the cards and the knishes have set the tone for the year. I’m 5773% sure that this its going to be amazing!