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How I spent my 30^th Birthday?

All will be happy to know that my 30^th birthday was nearly perfect. I awoke around 9am to the sound of Sunday and Ben sneaking up the stairs with a birthday muffin and candles. So darling. We did some work and email in the morning and then headed out to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. We spent the day taking pictures of flowers, waters, and ducks. Below is a photo from the day! Gorgeous huh?

Then it rained, we were sad, so we went and got some wine at Sam’s (the wine importer not the mega store!).

Then we returned to the Gardens to watch David Gweshe. This is part of their hot summer nights series. Thursday evenings at the Garden offer high-energy music on the Esplanade as the perfect lift to get you through the work week. Tafeneyi (David) Gweshe of Zimbabwe to Hot Summer Nights. David was accompanied by six musicians and the Boterekwa Dance Troupe, who will perform with him on the Esplanade.

http://www.chicago-botanic.org/calendar/hot_summer_nights.php

We closed off the night we a bottle of wine and a few short clips from the “short films” history of by Pixar Animation. I guess being 30 isn’t so bad huh? Feels like I am 25!

Anyone interested in joining for the next “Hot Summer Nights” ?

Hot Summer Nights Performance Schedule

June 12 – Big City Swing with The Flat Cats

June 19 – The Silver Beams

June 26 – Jesse Lege and Joel Savoy
(Cajun music)

July 3 – Chicago con Clase with Saladeen Alamin

July 10 – Tafaneyi (David) Gweshe and the Boterekwa Dance Troupe

July 17 – Big City Swing with Lesley Byers and
The Jazz Cats

July 24 – The Chicago Cajun Aces

July 31 – Tafaneyi (David) Gweshe and the Boterekwa Dance Troupe

August 7 – Chicago con Clase with Saladeen Alamin

August 14 – The Silver Beams

August 21 – Big City Swing with Lesley Byers and The Jazz Cats

August 28 – The Chicago Cajun Aces