2012 and What Not!

I'm so happy to be back on my blogging game after being inspired by friends, family and Chi-City in general. It's been over 6 months since my last post, and even longer since the post before that but I'm baaaaaack!

What I hope to do moving forward is provide random musings from my life and perhaps some inspirational content for whomever decides to read. I had to reflect on the name of the blog...Chica Go Getter to remember why I started it in the first place close to four years ago. I am a GoGetter and I keep a few around me, so this blog is for you, us and them. Beyond that, I'm using this as a tool to keep up with my family who I don't get to see often (shouts out to KY).

Hopefully this will start to take shape and define itself as we go along.

xoxo

RD- ChicaGoGetter

... Stretch, Shake, Let it Go - Dance Class with Ronnie

As some of you know, in true Go Getter fashion, last year I became a certified Flirty Girl Fitness Instructor (woo hoo) and also began teaching Hip Hop.  Many of you have taken class with me and can vouch for how much fun we have! Starting on July 12th I will be hosting weekly dance classes and would love for you to come check me out! This is the perfect way to learn some new moves, and get your body right and tight for the back-end of summer (no puns intended).

Location AMLI 900 Studio - 900 S Clark St.
Parking Located at the CPS Parking Lot adjacent to the building

Class Passes

Single Class Pass $10.00 3 Class Pass $25.00 4 Class Pass $35.00

Summer Time Chi, Ahhh

Kanye's famous line never get's old! We've successfully gotten over the Taste of Chicago "tourista en mas" hump, so now it's time to dig our heels into summer, Chi-Town! What's up this week? Glad you asked...

For starters check out this bit, the 15th Annual Chicago Summer Dance Series:

"Each night of the 11-week series offers an introductory one-hour dance lesson by professional instructors followed by two hours of live music and dancing on the 4,900 square-foot, open-air dance floor designed by artist Dan Peterman out of 100% recycled materials. The dance floor, titled Chicago Ground Cover is undergoing an expansion and restoration and will be completely renovated when Chicago SummerDance opens on July 7.

Highlights include a nostalgic evening celebrating Soul Train’s 40th Anniversary on July 23; Locos Por Juana on September 9; and events in conjunction with the Chicago Colombian Music Festival on July 9 and 22, the Latin Street Salsa Congreso on August 17 and 21 and the International American Tango Festival on August 25."

Click  HERE for more details and I'll see you on the soul train line!

xoxo,

ChicaGoGetter

Beyonce On Larry King - Proud to be A Role Model

Classics From Ricki Lake..Why? Because It Reminds Us How 3:00 After School Used to Feel...

We're Back!

After a two month hiatus we're back! Happy Black History Month and Happy Belated 2009. Chicas, this year will be your year! Know that and embrace that mantra in everything you do!

XOXO,

ChicaGoGetter

Yes We Did/We Did That

"Yes We Did" and "We Did That" were two of about 20 text messages I received during the wee hours of the morning after it was confirmed that Barack Obama had secured the Presidency of the United States of America!

After the historic evening, Chicago is blazing today... and not just from the unusually warm November temps (I was over-heating in a three-quarter sleeved light jacket). The big Obama WIN has Chicagoans walking around with the biggest grins on their faces! There has also been a rush to grab today's issues of the Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune which feature President-Elect Obama on the cover and are special commemorative editions. Most places have been running low throughout the day but both news organizations have printed extra copies to match consumer demand. I was fortunate enough to slide into Walgreen's on Michigan and Chicago and grab two copies of each pub (don't worry mama, I will be hand-delivering yours soon). The Walgreen's folks had been concerned about the aggressive folks who were attempting to go all BAMN (by any means necessary) to get the papers, so the clerks decided to house them behind the registers as a security measure.

Check out the photos below from the Chicago Tribune. Some amazing photojournalists captured some of the most heartwarming events of the evening. See more photos from the rally here










XOXO,

ChicaGoGetter, RD

Today History WILL Be Made

We don't know what we will wake up to tomorrow or who will be the next president, but we're hoping praying, and most importantly, voting for Senator Barack Obama. Today here in Chicago, there will be a HUGE rally in Grant Park that has attracted people from all over the nation and world to our city to take part in history.

We truly encourage you to be part of history too -- go out and vote. There are NO excuses. For those of you who weren't aware, your employer is required , by law, to allow you two hours to go and vote. Given the high-profile nature of today's election you may need the entire two hours. The polls opened in IL less than an hour ago and lines are long. Please be patient! If you have any questions about voting please visit www.BarackObama.com. This site has a healthy amount of info about polling locations and info you need to know to prep you for voting.


XOXO,

RD, Chief Chica, www.ChicaGoGetter.com

Volunteer for Change: Enve Group Chicago

Young and Powerful for Obama and Enve Group invite you to volunteer in the Chicago Area November 1st - 4th. Email yp4obama@gmail.com to volunteer. Please include the following:

Full Name
Phone Number
Email Address
Time/Dates Available to volunteer

Emotions Run High for Obama

Most of the ChicaGoGetter staff LOVES our Chicago Homeboy (we can officially call him that because he actually lives in our 'hood) OBAMA. Yes, we have Obama-mania too! He has our endorsement!

Take a look at the video below from CNN to see how our the folks in Brooklyn are feeling about our next POTUS (we love the commentary from M.A. Davis)

Oh Snap! Google Makes Voting Easy

Never Gets Old - Kanye and Jay-Z Madison Square Gardens 8/6/08

BLUEPRINT 3 from kwest on Vimeo.

This Week at the DuSable Museum

New Music "Single Ladies" - Beyonce...Love It!

So Beyonce gets the WOAH award for the video to her latest single "Single Ladies". She was definitely on her workout plan for this one. On second thought, when is she even not looking toned and tight?

Chris Rock Rocks the Vote on Larry King

Larry King talks with comedian and activist Chris Rock about his thoughts on the hot issues in politics.

Def Poetry For Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure

For those of you who have slept on it, Def Poetry is where its at! Enjoy!


Jill Scott "Nothing Is For Nothing"


Common "God Is Freedom"


Shihan "This type love"


Kanye West "Bittersweet"


Sonia Sanchez "Poem For Some Women"


Saul Williams (Coded Language)



Thea Monyee' "Woman to Woman"


Erykah Badu


Deb Young "Children Of A Lesser God"



Cedric the Entertainer

Friday Music Mix R&B FavTracks - Perfect for a Stormy Friday

Enjoy Chicas,

XOXO ChicaGoGetter

Father Involvement - Love It!

One of our favorite Chicas , Sinan, sent along this video for us to post. How sweet is this?



XOXO,

ChicaGoGetter

Kanye West's New Album "Good Ass Job" This December? Maybe? Possibly? Hopefully!

Coming off of the success of the Graduation album and the AMAZING Glow in the Dark Tour Mr. West is rumored to be releasing his next masterpiece cleverly (rumored to be) titled Good Ass Job (because what else could come after Graduation) in December 2008.

During the 2008 VMA's Yeezy closed the show debuting his single "Love Lock Down". We're totally hoping the album drops this year....that takes care of our gifting lists for the Holidays.


If Viacom quits hating, we'll post the YouTube video for you to check out.

XOXO,

ChicaGoGetter

Check Us Out On Imeem.com

We know you love our music mixes so check out the full library on the ChicaGoGetter Imeem Community here. You can even join the site and make your own mixes and send them to us and we'll GLADLY put them in rotation. Holla!