Monthly Archives: June 2009

Hit me baby one more time…

So I think we are the point in our blogger/reader relationship where it is appropriate and necessary to divulge some information I have been keeping from y’all these past few months. Anyone who knows me well knows I have this other rarely seen side, and while I am certainly not ashamed of it, it is [...]

I went to my 5 year highschool reunion and all i got was…

I have realized a few things as I have begun to age over the years. One: adult onset acne is a cruel and unusual plague that I would not wish on my worst enemy. Two: I will think about life in semesters no matter how long I am out of school. And three: my Mom [...]

Nine to five, what a way to make a living!

Well…it’s more like 10-3:00, which is much more civilized anyway if you ask me, but after a year of post-grad drifting I have found myself an honest to goodness J-O-Beeezey! I am working for an interior designer here in Chicago, and the situation could honestly not be more ideal. Skeptical? Let me give you a [...]

Lazy Sunday

Pete and I have been keeping a pretty hectic pace since moving to Chicago, trying to new restaurants, walking around and exploring, visiting with friends and family, and loving it! Still there is something about a lost lazy weekend that really makes a place feel like home. Pete and I took refuge at the W [...]

Clifford, The Big Red House Gets a Clean Bill of Health!

While I am tempted to post about the current housing drama in my life (the bachelor pad and I are at a MAJOR crossroads in our relationship as I consider gas and hot water to be two of the essential assets he brings to the table, and he seems to think those perks can be [...]

The cure for any homesick Texan…

As much as I have been loving my new adopted city, there are a few things about the ol’ Bayou City that are irreplaceable, and every so often I get a wee bout of homesickness. What, you may ask, could possibly make me miss summers in the swamp? Well listen up, and I will tell [...]

Meet Clifford, The Big Red House!

Today Peter and I bought our first home together, please say hello to a true old-fashioned Gentleman…Clifford, The Big Red House!!

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