10 reasons lagrange park is where its at:

ok, so moving home sucks, let's be real here, but in order to make the process slightly less painful, i've compiled a list of the top ten best parts about my hometown, the good ole LGP.

1) Santiago's. sopapillas, margs, best salsa ever in a pinata wonderland. if you visit LGP, this is a MUST.

2) the lake michigan water from the tap---tastes better than bottled and does nice things for my hair.

3) Rivas. the only place you willingly let indian women who do not speak english rip out lines of your eyebrows with thread for $8. i do not trust the brows to anywhere else.

4) Dunkin Donuts, also fondly referred to as "dunks." BEST COFFEE EVER. hands down. also the site of many a late-night gossip session.

5) LaGrange Theater. ok, so it has been kind of a debbie by raising its prices, but $5.50 is still fucking cheap for a theater movie, and we can walk there.

6) Prasino, my new fav place in town. fresh, organicy fare that somehow remains unpretentious (but still pretentious enough to be impressive/slightly intimidating to first timers---organic vodka, really?) i think about the vegan black bean burger at least once a week, and now i'll probs be consuming it just as often.

7) Trader Joe's within walking distance! not having to drive 20 min to get there like I did in indy is enough reason to move home anyway. plus we can buy booze there any day of the week. you hear that indianapolis---even sunday.

8) Oakbrook mall. this is just about the only mall i have any desire to ever go to because it is outdoors and beautiful (even in the dead of christmas shopping when you will legit get frostbite, right tracey?)

9) ridiculous town/school events: the pet parade, the red sled, the goombay smash, party in the park---really great excuses to drink and make fun of your surroundings. (that is an official invitation for everyone to booze with us before the pet parade at chiltons....)

10) Palmer's. created of my annual end-of-summer blue moon baby aka the weight i gain from too many pitchers and stumbles home from this lovely establishment.

*11) the people. the friends, the fam, the fam of the friends---people from this area are the greatest ever. seriously all of the above this are enhanced exponentially by the company of the LGP peeps.

if you guys want to add to this list, drop me a comment---i would love a memory refresher of all the other great LGP things i missed/don't know about!