May Ladies Night Out

We had a delightful evening at the Waterleaf restaurant which is part of the College of DuPage.  Fran and Vicky planned a wonderful evening for us filled with yummy food and a tour of their kitchen facilities.  We had a great time visiting and eating together.  Thank you to everyone who was able to join us!

 Fran and Vicky work together at the College of DuPage teaching young men and women with special needs practical cooking and life skills.

Vicky's collecting amber pill bottles to send to Africa.

May 2014 Book CLub

We headed to Mon Ami Gabi in Oakbrook for our May Book Club meeting.  We discussed Muriel Barbery's The Elegance of the Hedgehog which also happens to be Chris M.'s favorite book.  The book's narrators, Renee and Paloma, tell parallel stories of the residents of a fancy Parisian apartment building. The consensus was that we all enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.

Barb, Lori, and Chris M.

Kate, Natalie R., and Kathy

Sooooo good!

2014 Arthritis Walks

Cat and Chris M. represented our alumnae chapter at the Lake County Arthritis Walk on Saturday, April 26, 2014.  Since we no longer have an Arthritis Walk near us, we headed up north to spend the morning with our Lake County and Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Chapter AOII sisters.  We love any opportunity to be together, and the sunshine made this a perfect morning for us!

Chris M., Cat, and Linda

Cat works for the Arthritis Foundation and is in charge of the Arthritis Walks.  She did a fabulous job!!!

We did tai chi for our warm-up which was lead by a woman who does tai chi with arthritis patients.  

We have an amazing sisterhood culture in the Chicago area!!

April Ritual and Dessert Meeting

We had a lovely meeting at Julie's house.  We installed our new officers during Ritual and celebrated Kathy's 50th anniversary as a member of AOII!

Our fabulous hostess, Julie!

We made ice cream sundaes.  Everyone brought yummy toppings to share, and Vicky even brought bacon!!

We loved meeting Natalie's daughter, Annalise (7 weeks old)!!!

Natalie (and Annalise), Lori, and Ann

Sharon and Natalie R.

Sharon is our new president, and Natalie is our new collegiate liaison!!

Dina (VP Membership), Amy (Ways & Means), and Diane

Diane is our new Recording Secretary-Directory!

Fran, Judie, and Britney

Chris A. and Debby (Corresponding Secretary-Correspondance)

Chris A. is our new Corresponding Secretary-Newsletter!

Vicky, Patti, and Jeanne

Vicky is our new Philanthropy officer!

Check out Patti's super-cute rose vest!!!

Kathy and Donna

Kathy is our new Publicity officer!  Happy 50th anniversary, Kathy!!

Chris A.

How adorable is this charm??!!

April 2014 Book Club

We had a lovely time at P.F. Chang's discussing The Valley of Amazement.  Yummy cocktails, lettuce wraps, and desserts were some highlights from the evening.

Chris M., Kathy, and Kate

Amanda, Natalie R., Barb, and Lori (our fabulous Book Club Chair)

What Our Book Club is Reading in April and May

Our book club is currently reading The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan and will discuss it on April 9, 2014 at PF Changs in Lombard.  All sisters are welcome to join us.  If you haven't read the book, we'd still love to have you!  

Please bring 1-2 book  and restaurant ideas for the summer/fall months.
If anyone would like to exchange the book they got at the Christmas book exchange, please bring your finished book for new trading. 

We're meeting on May 7, 2014 at 7:00pm at Mon Ami Gabi in Oakbrook to discuss The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.  This is Chris M.'s favorite book, and she's very excited to share it with us.  She advises....."If it doesn't grab your attention at the beginning, please keep going.  It gets much better!"

Please contact us at cwsaoii(at)gmail(dot)com for more details about our book club and our alumnae chapter.

April Meeting and Ritual

Please join us on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 7:00pm at Julie's home in Wheaton.  This is a very special meeting.  We will install our new officers during Ritual and celebrate several special membership anniversaries.  Don't worry if you haven't done Ritual since college.  We will help you.  Alumnae don't have to wear whites either.  We wear "badge attire" to this event.  We will also enjoy ice cream sundaes, so please bring your favorite topping!  Contact Chris M. for more details at chrismilleraoii(at)gmail(dot)com.