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Weekend recap: Using my Groupons
Happy Monday everyone! Now that I’m getting so close to my trips, I need to be careful about how many groceries I have in my house because, well I don’t want to waste food! So, if I don’t have food at...
View ArticleLooking forward to a long weekend
Yesterday was Thursday but I was playing Rebecca Black’s song “Friday” in my head because that’s what it was for me. FRIDAY. My company closed our office today so I get a four-day weekend, and let me...
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Revamping the Memorial Day plans
On Friday, I made a list of things I hoped to do during Memorial Day, because I’m a planner and need some kind of list of what I’d like to do, even if I achieve nothing. Yeah, it was one of those...
View ArticleTwo stories about karma
As much as I may want to deny it, karma exists. I’ve seen two examples of this recently and I thought I’d share both. One is funny and one is kind of sweet. Funny Karma About a month ago, my friend...
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Weekend recap: Glee and Thai cooking
That is quite an interesting combination, but that was my weekend! Let’s start with Glee. On Friday, TC and I embarked on a magical journey to the suburbs to see Glee in concert again. Last year, we...
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Weekend recap: Festivals, food and karma
Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend. This weekend, I took part in one of Chicago’s favorite spring/summer time activities: street festivals. After Memorial Day, there is a new street...
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This was one of those weekends
Happy Sunday everyone! Yes it was one of those weekends. One where there is amazing spring weather in the city you love and you celebrate with friends, which can lead to things getting a little rowdy....
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Street Food Friday: 5411 Empanadas
Okay, I’ll admit it, I get empanadas and tamales confused. The only way I remember is the connotation of empanadas to Hot Pockets. No kidding. Anyhow, I’m finally back with a Street Food Friday post...
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Goodbye July, hello August!
Happy Monday and August 1st everyone! Holy cow, it’s August. It is almost the tail end of summer. I know this because it’s almost state fair season, that is the official sign summer is over, at least...
View ArticleWeekend recap: Failing at trapeze
The last time I thought I was legitimately going to die was in college when I went downhill skiing for the first (and last) time. I had never been but was in love with a guy who did ski and thought it...
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Weekend recap: The cheese tent is in the back
I’m not kidding, someone said that to me. And it was one of the sexiest off-beat comments I’ve heard lately. Yes, an entire tent dedicated to CHEESE. On Saturday, my Wisconsin Badgers were playing...
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween everyone! So, I didn’t intend on taking more than a week blog break again but, it’s fall and things are busy. But one of the things I was busy with was my Halloween costume! Friends of...
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New Years Eve Chicago key learnings
I love New Years Eve in Chicago. LOVE IT. Even when there is sub zero wind chill (it’s like it gets colder just for that night). But New Years Eve also sucks in Chicago, primarily because there are...
View ArticleLucky number seven in Chicago
This year is a one of milestones. Six years at my job, five years blogging and one that means a lot today too…SEVEN years in Chicago. Yes, seven years ago today, I was wide eyed and brand new to...
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Favorite parts of the weekend
I love long weekends, especially when the city is quiet and there are few set plans. Memorial Day for me wasn’t too exciting, but it was relaxing, which is exactly what I needed. It also allowed me to...
View ArticleChicago neighborhood food crawls
I love food, and in Chicago there are no shortages of places to eat. There is no way to visit every place, so when a handful of new places I like open up around each other, I like to organize a little...
View ArticleFood Crawl: West Loop edition
So now that I’ve told you about my DIY food crawls, I thought I’d give you a little example of my most recent one in Chicago’s West Loop. Located on the west side of Chicago (shocking), this...
View ArticleElection Day: Four years later
Four years ago today, I ran outside of my apartment to get in line to vote and felt a thrill of doing my civic duty. Four years ago today, I stood with six friends in Grant Park and watched CNN...
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Why I love Michigan Avenue’s lights
So, work has been a little (a lot) crazy which is why I have been on a blogging hiatus, but I’m back and ready to talk holidays! I love celebrating the holidays in Chicago. Even when it’s bitter cold...
View ArticleOne of those days
Sometimes, you have one of those days where it’s like you’re living your own clumsy romantic comedy, minus the guy, chance encounter, fabulous apartment and clothing you could not afford if you tried,...
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