This morning I awoke to a somewhat cold and dreary Chicago day that made me want to pull up the covers and settle in for a long winters nap. Instead, I decided to adopt a more mid-western “can-do” attitude and set out to explore my new city on foot, with Bella at the helm. As [...]
Last Tuesday (May 12) after much anticipation, Pete the Boy Genius found out that he got in to University of Chicago!! Hugely exciting news, which constituted a hugely exciting last minute upheaval of plans. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE to make a plan, I am just now learning the true meaning of my [...]
The last weekend in January Pete and I flew up to D.C. to visit Drew and Caitlyn (Pete’s brother and his girlfriend) who just moved there, and a bunch of our other friends who live in and around the DC Metro area. We had a big group dinner on Friday when we got in, and [...]
Well Hello my Long Lost Loves! After quite an adventure-filled hiatus (I might have to do a few retroactive blog posts) I am back, Internet! Although I am no longer abroad, I am definitely adrift in my own life these days, and I am thinking this ol’ blog might be the perfect forum for me [...]
