DATE NIGHT with the BESTIE (compliments of the BIG CHEESE)

Gem and I got SUPER lucky with our date night activity.  Although anything as a duo would have been just swell, Phillip was able to secure two tickets to the Bill Rancic lecture for us - upping our soiree from "good" to "SUPER FREAKING AMAZING"!  I was off-the-walls excited when he texted me the good news during class time and I was all giddy-like-a-school girl when I got to tell Emily about it.  Bill Rancic is a living room icon in this house (at least in my opinion) and I am head over heels for his adorable family of three.  In fact, in preparation for the lecture, I forced my family to watch endless episodes of Giuliana and Bill.  (Speaking of which, Giuliana ALSO believes in half birthday's.  FACT). 

The lecture itself was fabulous.  Some parts of the event were rather............interesting.......but anything within Bill's realm of control was SUPERB!  He talked about making pancakes at his grandmother's house (for tips, of course!), his first real business (the cigar of the month club), and what it was like being on The Apprentice (and working for The Donald).  He had some serious messages for the business faculty, of course, but I was mostly interested in the entertainment/oh-my-gosh-I'm-staring-at-Bill-Rancic aspects of his speech.  During the Q & A, somebody asked him if G was his business partner.  His response?  G is my PARTNER IN EVERYTHING.  ADORBS!!!!!!!!!  (Hey - the take home message varies from person to person!)

Here are some snaps from the evening:

Holding a hot commodity!

I couldn't find any Chicago gear in our house, so I decided to wear Canada gear to make Bill feel a little closer to home :)

Q & A time!  There were a few questions on my mind, but I didn't feel they would be appropriate in a room full of business students.....(e.g. Did G come to Kuwait with you?  Want to bring Baby Duke over for a play date?)

The room was pretty small.  We were about ten rows from the front!

If there is one thing that Kuwaitis REALLY, TRULY excel at - it's CUPCAKES.  They really know how to do 'em up! 

Thank you, Gem, for a delightful date night!  I suppose I should also thank my hubby - thanks BABES!  I really don't know how this date could possibly be topped.  Then again, we are headed to Europe in less than a month!