Engaged!

Monday, June 30 was Betsie's birthday and I took her up to Michigan Avenue to celebrate. We got there in the afternoon and did a little bit of shopping/sightseeing/tons of walking. We stayed at The Seneca, which is on Chestnut St just east of the Hancock building. We had dinner at 7:00pm at Mity Nice Grill, which is in the Water Tower and followed that up with a drink in the Signature Lounge in the Hancock Building. She knew about all of these plans but the rest of the night was a surprise. After that, we walked down Michigan Avenue to the intersection of Huron where we took a planned horse carriage ride that I had arranged. They took us to a garden area with a gazebo in the center, and of course a family of three goes in the gazebo right as we arrive. So with some quick thinking, we just went behind the gazebo in the garden where after she opened her birthday card, I got down on one knee and proposed to her. She of course said yes and there was much joy throughout the land.

Eating Habit

As most anyone who knows me is aware, I have quite possibly the strangest eating habits known to mankind. The last few months, however, I have shocked many by adding new items to my diet. First, I added ranch dressing. May not seem like much, but for me, trying any new food is a challenge. It also provided the gateway into the next item: boneless wings - namely Asian Zing boneless from BW3. I tried TGI Fridays' boneless and I did not like those at all. I actually even tried actual drumsticks from BW3 (with the Asian Zing sauce, of course) and ate 2. They are fairly good sized drumsticks so it was a decent effort. It is nice to finally have a meat other than bacon in my diet. Just his past week, I also ate cheese for the first time in probably 12 years, and back then it was only grilled cheese sandwiches. At work, I made a pizza with olive oil & garlic sauce with parmesan on top. The next day, I had a pizza with ranch, buffalo chicken, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses on it.

I may never have a full diet of a normal person but adding just these few things does show progress.