Spice (American) Girls

Lauren went to Chi-town for the weekend.  She left Jesse alone.  I think I saw him running up and down Highway 100, arms flailing, praising the Gods.  I'm not sure what she was doing there, but she discovered a little condiment called Tabasco sauce that I am now obligated to integrate into the wedding buffet.  What ever happened to Jordan almonds?

creepy people carrying creepy dolls; may or may not be me in the middle

I've been to Chicago too.  We went there solely to visit American Girl Place.  It was so weird.  All around, little girls carrying creepy doppelgangers of themselves or dolls "from the past."  We also signed up for "dinner with the dolls" which entailed paying $25 a plate to eat cafeteria chicken.  And imbibing in all you can drink pink lemonade.  I zoned out when Scot told the waitress to "just leave the pitcher."  The dolls had their own highchairs, and everyone got free scrunchies for their dolls' hair, and their own.  Scot really gets a lot of use out of his.