Where do you hike?

One of the views hiking at hoover

Today looks like a great day to go hiking. Sadly I will not be able to - but if I did today I would go to Hoover Forest preserve It's right in Yorkville and has about 3-3.5 miles of trails. 11285 W Fox Rd Yorkville, IL 60560 is where you can find it. I would say it's medium difficult level - it has some big hills. I would say half of the trails are looking down from a hill along the river - its really pretty. Most of the rest are through the woods, as well as a large stretch of open prairie in the middle of the woods - one creek crossing with out a bridge (use rocks) and 2-3 more with bridges. - if you want a really easy hike, you can actually park in the far back lot and just walk on a paved path around a loop for about a mile - would be good for a stroller I think. Hoover has some great picnic areas, at least one of them is covered maybe more. They also have  a awesome new building  you can rent out for events. Horses are welcome as well, so watch your step on the trails!
Hoover is also a great place to go for a run - since a lot of it is on a hill (along the river) it does not get as muddy as some of the other places in the area.
Happy Hiking

Oswego Family Restaurant

Today Before my husband Judah and I headed over to paint - we ate at : Oswego Family Restaurant. We had gotten up early to run, then off to bid a painting job, we were hungry and had some time to kill. Oswego Family Restaurant is located right down town Oswego 69 Main St, to be exact. It was a pretty typical diner - good prices, good food, good service. I got a breakfast sandwich (english muffin with sausage, egg & Cheese) and hashbrowns for $5 - so not bad at all & very tasty. One thing to know about this place is that they only take cash - so hit your own bank before you come in - we ended up walking to the closest bank and paying a $3 ATM fee :( I hate ATM fees. 

The restaurant has good reviews on line as well - good place to have a casual in expensive meal.

Guess What? I'm a Realtor Now!

It's been a long time since I got my first home. Much has happened. Right now I find myself with a Realtor's license, ready to help people buy and sell homes! I'm really exited about this - I love homes, painting homes, looking at homes, but I also love being active and enjoying life. Why do people move? Generally speaking, I believe, to enjoy life. Do the things they love, raise their kids, make a living, maybe have a dog, have hobbies. So this blog, is now re-purposed. Here I will post about the homes I am listing,  the homes I have looked at, the homes I have sold, AND the adventures and fun places I have found here in the Greater Fox Valley Area.

My hobbies include: Running (A LOT) hiking (A LOT) fishing, kayaking, reading, my American bull Dog Matilda, My home (taking care of it, improvements...) Cooking, Eating out, going to movies, playing chess (I'm not very good) meeting people & much more. These are the things I will share on this blog - so if you find yourself wondering what to on some nice summer day, or some yucky rainy day - I hope that I will soon have some fun suggestions for you. Also if you are getting your first home, hopefully I am helping you do so, feel free to read in my early posts about my first home purchase! It was... well... an adventure and I learned a lot!