Babysitting.

Last night I had the pleasure of taking care of the two most wonderful babies in the world.

Izze lounging on the couch.

She got the squeaker out of her toy. She's so proud!

My handsome guy sleeping in one of his favorite spots.

Looks like hard work, doesn't it? :o)

Cure for a cold.

I have a cold. Not the minor, I-can-still-get-through-the-day kind. We're talking the knock down, drag out kind that makes you want to chop your nose off.

On top of utilizing all remedies that I can think of, tonight there was no better cure than dinner from my new favorite place, Urban Belly. Voted one of the 50 best new restaurants in US for 2009, you'd think this place boasting a fusion of Asian and Latin noodle dishes would be over-the-top and pricey. But, this little gem sits unassumingly in a strip mall in a Chicago hood called Avondale, encourages communal dining at large wooden tables and greets you with counter style ordering. All of that and it's BYOB. Most of all, the food is AMAZING.

So amazing that my sick and tired body was willing to drive 25 minutes in traffic just to pick up #14 - Asian Egg Noodles with Spicy Garlic Chili, Tofu and Chinese Eggplant. Here's a picture of my yummy dinner before I devoured it.

Bottom line, if you haven't been - make it a MUST on your Chicago restaurant list.