Chicago

City Christmas-ing

December 11, 2012

What a (Windy City) weekend! I’m still catching up on sleep after an energy-packed three days in Chicago. The holiday season is one of my favorite times of year to be in the city, and it was fun to take a trip back to visit friends and see my old view decked out in Christmas [...]

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Homecoming

October 30, 2012

**Thinking of everyone affected by Sandy on the East coast and hoping you and yours stay safe.** This past weekend, Bobby and I traveled to a very familiar city. It felt good to be back in Chicago! I don’t think enough time has passed for it to feel different. Other than the fact that we drove [...]

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Chillin’ Like A Villain

September 18, 2012

Our first week as Arizona residents has proven to be quite an adventure. The desert wildlife has greeted us in some very unexpected ways. Namely: A desert “roof rat” decided that our soy-coated Volkswagen wires (don’t ask me why they coat them in soy) looked delicious enough to chew through overnight. Literally between Tuesday night [...]

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Change of Address

September 11, 2012

Thank you all for the well wishes on our Arizona arrival! Bobby officially started his new job yesterday, so things are feeling even more official. He looked very nice headed for the office despite my artsy (as in, not really) crooked photo. Our 1,760-mile journey to get to Arizona was an adventure, to say the [...]

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Making The Most Of Chicago: Part One

August 28, 2012

Thank you all so much for the wonderful well wishes on our big move! You’re amazing! As you might expect when given six days to sell and pack everything you own, it has been a little crazy over here. I’ve taken up a part-time job as a Craigslist Poster (not an official position, but it [...]

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The Big Move

August 24, 2012

Nearly three and a half years since I made a lighthearted prediction, it’s actually coming true. Less than two weeks from now, Bobby and I will be driving seven years of Chicago memories (four years at school in Evanston and three in the working world downtown) across the country. Why? WE ARE MOVING TO ARIZONA!!!!!!! [...]

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Three Years, Three Delicacies

August 10, 2012

There’s something about being back in my college town – even if it’s only 40 minutes from where I currently live – that wipes away the three years that separate me from graduation. It feels impossible that it has been nearly 38 months since I sat inside Pine Yard, soaked through on my graduation night, [...]

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Taste(s) of Chicago

July 17, 2012

This past weekend brought Bobby’s parents to town for some fun in the (hot) Chicago sun. The temperature held steady in the nineties, but we still managed to pack in a lot of outdoor activities. On Saturday morning, we attended the Taste of Chicago, which I hadn’t been to since 2010. Source The main purpose [...]

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