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Baseball season has begun! Anyone want to join my Fantasy Baseball League? Please message me or email me if you want to join! It's my first time running and playing Fantasy, so if you want an easy win, sign on up!
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| I just want to know if you guys think Xanga is dead... there has been virtually no activity on most of my subscriptions... there are only 3 guys who update regularly compared to the tons of ppl who used to post short updates.
So, has Facebook taken over? Is Xanga past due?
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Okay, so I'm sure pretty much
everyone has heard of PinkBerry by now... When Jeannie and I went out
to LA before Thanksgiving, we fully immersed ourselves in the PinkBerry
experience. When we came back to Chicago, I was wondering how ever was
I going to get my fro-yo fix (alas, PB is pretty much only a West Coast
phenomenon)!
Fortunately for me, when I first tasted the tart,
yogurty goodness of PB, it reminded me of something I had tasted right
here in Chicagoland! There was a cafe near the Korean BBQ place Kum
Kang San in Arlington Heights, IL that had just opened up in the summer
called "Red Mango"...
J and I had dinner with D and S
and their parents at said Kum Kang San. As we were leaving, they were
giving away $1 off coupons for Red Mango and we decided to try it again
(it was actually our 2nd time going). While there, we tasted their
frozen yogurt for the 1st time - it was a cool, creamy, tart, yogurty
taste (kind of reminded me of mild ricotta cheese, actually).
"Red
Mango" is actually the progenitor of PB and is a very popular chain in
Korea (whereas PB is mostly a US West Coast chain - with some locations
in NYC). This Red Mango, however, had no official affiliation with the
Korean company, so they had to change their name - unfortunately "Red
Mango Cafe" just didn't work either... so, they eventually changed
their name to "Very Berry"...
So, if you're dying to see what
all of the hype of PinkBerry is all about, I highly recommend hitting
up Very Berry and trying their frozen yogurt! You get toppings with
your fro-yo, so make sure to get the rice cake topping (mochi duk) and
2 other fruits - I suggest Mango, Strawberry, or Banana (since it's
winter, fresh fruits aren't readily available, so I think their
management has resorted to using frozen fruit with syrup - this is a PB
cardinal sin!).
So, check out Very Berry! It's located in the same plaza as Kum Kang San in Arlington Heights (btw, tell them John and Jeannie sent you!):
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| For most of the 4 years that we've been here in Chicago, Jeannie and I have called Hebron Community Church (now known as New Community Presbyterian Church, Schaumburg) our home. We came to the area not knowing a single person - no family, no friends. During that time, we got a chance to meet a lot of wonderful people from HCC and even when I was jobless for many months, HCC offered to create a position for me to serve in (part-time worship pastor) so that we could be a part of the the ministry. Year after year, we saw our church grow and take bold new steps into the future... we were so grateful for the family and community we found here.
Last week, we had many late nights discussing our future here in Chicago... after a lot of thought and prayer, we have decided to leave our church. It has been an amazing time and a wonderful experience getting to know our brothers and sisters - we will continue to value our friendships and relationships with our friends and family here... to everyone out there, thank you so much for your love and support through these years!
It's such a weird experience for both of us as we have never "left" a church before - at least for any reason other than relocating to a different state or province. But ultimately we feel this is the right decision for us as we now prepare for our move to Los Angeles next summer. Again, thank you to everyone who has been our strength and inspiration these past 4 years!
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