May 2010

Coming Soon! {Contest}

May 31, 2010

Hi everyone! Source Hope you all are enjoying the long weekend and taking some time to celebrate the true meaning of Memorial Day. I have had a very productive weekend at home in Arizona that included a lot of wonderful food. I can’t wait to share it with all of you! My plan is to [...]

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I’m About to Go Insane

May 26, 2010

I’ve been a fan of Beachbody for a while now. I received P90X as a gift a year and a half ago and have completed the full program once, along with several attempts at doing it again (not always making it the full 90 days) and regular doses of some of my most favorite workouts [...]

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Pasta Primavera, Pretty Please

May 20, 2010

Spring is in the air and that means summer is one season closer. You never really know what you’re going to get here in Chicago – one day it’s humid and 80 degrees, the next it’s damp and 60. But there is one thing you can count on – more opportunities to cook with fresh [...]

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10K + 6.5 Years + 5 Months = Oh My!

May 16, 2010

Thanks again for the birthday wishes, everyone! This weekend was quite the trip – and I didn’t even go anywhere **cue groans and thrown tomatoes** It was a lot of disconnecting from all things electronic and more reconnecting with good friends and a fiance who is starting to wonder whether my computer has been surgically [...]

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Belated

May 11, 2010

Hellllloooooooo! I am back in Chicago after a fabulous – albeit too short – trip to Arizona. I sincerely appreciated all of the birthday wishes, comments, emails and Facebook love this weekend. It made my 23rd birthday special and caused me to reflect once again on how lucky I am to have this community. Thank [...]

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Wine Me, Dine Me, Then Take Me To AZ

May 7, 2010

Why, hello there! I am currently sitting outside in the most beautiful place on Earth: Source It seems like every time I come here, I get some sort of Arizona fever. Looking through some old posts, I noticed that in the past I’ve both expressed my determination to live here someday and apparently have mentioned [...]

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Cooking Mojo Jojo

May 3, 2010

**Winners of the SUBWAY giveaway announced at the end – did I catch you scrolling? ** First of all, a big birthday shout out to Savvy Julie! Plus, delayed birthday wishes to Mama Pea. Wonderful friends and bloggers – I love May birthdays! Have you heard of The Powerpuff Girls? That’s where the inspiration for [...]

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