From MissAriannyCeleste.com
Hey Barkers!
Chicago was pretty fun. I arrived Thursday.
I went out to dinner with Leslie , Eric, Cole Miller, Clay Guida, and Miguel Torres.. We ate at a steakhouse named the Chophouse. I don't eat meat so I ordered a "whitefish." I figured it would probably be the leanest and closest thing to sea bass that they had. Now I'm not one to complain, but this fish was not very tasty. It looked like a fish (the shape) and kind of tasted fishy too. I took about 3 bites before I called it quits.
After dinner everyone was going to head out to go salsa dancing. I decided I was tired so I went back to my room for some zzzz's.
The next day was weigh in's. They had a great gym at the hotel so I worked out in the morning. I felt great afterward! The weigh in was at 4pm so after my workout I reported to the venue to get ready. Weigh ins were held in this really beautiful theater.
After the weigh ins I went back to the hotel to meet up with Chari. We went to dinner then headed to a concert. The concert was Gym Class Heros, Estelle, and The Roots. We had a blast at the concert!
The next day was fight day. I went to the gym again that morning to do cardio and weights. The fans were kind of crazy there. They camped out at our hotel and waited for the fighters. I always feel weird about taking pics, especially when I'm not all made up. I'm just a regular girl with a pretty cool job!
The Thiago Alves vs. Josh Koshchek fight was a great one. Josh did and amazing job even though he replaced Diego Sanchez with only 2 weeks notice. I believe that was fight of the night. It was pretty brutal and both of them were tough as hell. The main fight between Anderson Silva and Patrick Cote was a bit of a disappointment. There wasn't much action then Cote's knee gave out in the third round! You never know what's going to happen in this crazy sport!.
Overall my Chicago experience was a good one... minus the fish of course! ;)
Check out my website for more pictures from my trip to Chicago!
