#Foodie friends friday windows#

Younger kids eagerly stood in line, giddily waiting their turns to run, climb and slide through the bouncy obstacle course. Older kids laughed and teased one another while playing soccer and basketball. Mason Park fills with people at the start of First Friday on Friday night. But he wanted to be at Mason Park to support My City, Your City, Our City. Mayor Daniel Biss stopped by to say hello, even though his associate mentioned that it was also his wedding anniversary. From left: Mayor Daniel Bliss Sherria Lois Wedlow Rebecca Cacayuran of the Evanston Community Foundation Audrey Thompson, Director of Parks & Recreation and Rick Marsh, interim Executive Director and Board President of Curt’s Cafe. were more than happy to announce their names. Toddlers Madison Cannady and O’Niel Johnson Jr. She slept soundly, nestled in her momma’s arms.

Both had new additions to their family: the Cannadys brought home Hamilton, a multicolored dachshund last week, while the Johnson family welcomed beautiful baby Ella, three months old. The Cannady and Johnson families were enjoying a picnic together. and Ebony Johnson, holding three-month-old Ella. From left: Madison Cannady, O’Niel Johnson Jr., Amethyst Cannady (holding puppy Hamilton), Brad Cannady, O’Niel Johnson Sr. The Cannady and Johnson families enjoy Friday festivities in Mason Park. If “happiness” and “community” merged, it would look and feel like Mason Park on Friday. There didn’t need to be a reason it just felt good. Maybe it was the beautiful weather, the approaching end of the public school year, being outside or hanging with friends and loved ones. Young women play on a park bench at First Friday in Mason Park. Everywhere one looked, there were smiles. It was the official launch of Evanston’s My City, Your City, Our City initiative, held in tandem with the summer’s inaugural First Friday event. So they can keep their treasure and their ties to the machineįeeling emotional about my baby turning 3 next month! 😭 Back when Cam used to take naps but I had to drive around to get her to sleep, I’d listen to this song and cry because it rings SO true.An obstacle course, a bouncy house, soccer, basketball, bingo, movies, music, grilled hot dogs, pizza, chips and $300 worth of ice cream lured hundreds of people of all ages to Mason Park on Friday night, many of whom were wearing orange to call attention to Gun Violence Awareness Day. You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me. Oh but all the wonders I have seen I will see a second timeįrom inside of the ages through your eyes They still enjoy their evenings with the skeptics and their wine They've still got their morning paper and their coffee and their time I hold you while you're sleeping and I wish that I could goĪll my rowdy friends are out accomplishing their dreams

#Foodie friends friday windows#

Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow

She filled my life with color, cancelled plans and trashed my car She broke a thousand heirlooms I was never meant to keep “The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep Wishing you a weekend filled with fitness, healthy & delicious food and lots of laughter! 🙂 It was so yummy, I think I just might make it again today! It’s similar to this smoothie recipe, only with the addition of some chocolate mint Arctic Zero, which made it creamier and more shake-like. Here are my top 10 motivational fitness quotes on this lovely Friday!Īfter reading these quotes, I got my butt out of my office and had a sweaty hour-long workout… and I certainly did not regret it!Īfterwards, I refueled with what I’m calling a Healthy Thin Mint Shake, in honor of Girl Scout cookie season: I had been sitting at my desk working for awhile and was just sort of feeling tired, but I knew that there was no real good reason why I shouldn’t workout, so instead, I spent a few minutes getting myself motivated with some exercise quotes. This was the case yesterday, when I had finished work for the day, and it was time to fit in a workout before I had a Skype catch-up date with a girlfriend of mine who lives 1,000 miles away. Just like virtually everyone else, I have my days when I’m just not in the mood for the exercise session I had planned. Since I love to workout and almost always feel great post-exercise, that must mean that I’m always excited to get my workout on.