Dessert

Won’t You Be Mine?

February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine’s Day! A big thank you to the Benders, who inspired today’s #FebPhotoADay – “heart” – with their Valentine’s Day package. The chocolate-covered strawberries were beautiful! Not to mention delicious. We had a great holiday here in Chicago. Though we technically celebrated at Wildfire last Friday, I couldn’t help but cook something special up [...]

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Thanksgiving?

February 10, 2012

I was on the phone with my mom earlier today. When she asked what my plans were for the evening, I told her that Bobby and I were heading to Wildfire for Thanksgiving. “Thanksgiving?” “Er…no. Valentine’s Day.” Clearly I am stuck back in November. Fortunately, I now realize that it is, in fact, February 10, [...]

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You Can Find Me In St. Louie

February 6, 2012

I had a wonderful weekend in the Gateway City, filled with family, food and fun. As I hinted at in my last post, I had the opportunity to meet a very special someone: my cousin Lisa’s daughter, Morgan! I had not been back to St. Louis since the baby shower and could not wait to [...]

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Keeping Things Pinterest-ing

February 1, 2012

Happy February! I’m thrilled to share that I will be participating in #FebPhotoADay, a challenge I came across on – did you guess it? – Pinterest the other day, and have been excited for ever since. Here is what I’ll be documenting over the next 29 days. Today was reserved for my view. Though it’s [...]

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Crofton On Wells

January 30, 2012

I’m glad you all enjoyed my 2012 book list! Looking forward to crossing off some stellar reads. My weekend was filled with a lot of writing (some new thoughts and direction on my book have me very excited). On Saturday, Bobby and I took a break from our to-dos and visited Crofton On Wells. Source [...]

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Do You Fondue?

January 24, 2012

Why yes, yes I do. Actually, I had never been to a fondue restaurant until Sunday night. My friend Lauren recently spotted a Groupon for Geja’s Cafe, a Lincoln Park area restaurant known not only for their amorous atmosphere (which we found amusing) but also their amazingly melted foods. Unfortunately, the dim lighting left me [...]

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Claire Bear

January 18, 2012

…the frog? We are back after a wonderful long weekend in Minnesota with the nieces pieces! Bobby and I left last Thursday afternoon for a trip to visit his parents. Our three favorite Kansans were there, too: Susan, Adam and baby Claire! It was truly fantastic to see Claire again. Though I follow all of [...]

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I Miss…

January 6, 2012

I mean, really. Who wouldn’t miss this smile, and the laugh that comes along with it? I am finally back in Chicago after a wonderful (almost) two weeks with family. As always, it was bittersweet to say goodbye to Arizona, wildlife and sunsets included. I miss it already. We enjoyed some delicious meals during the [...]

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