Blurring state lines

I’ve had a draft of a post about Caldwell and going home last month for a while now, but I’m kind of glad I waited on it because I feel like I’ve got more recent perspective to add. The other day I used a Groupon for Cafepress. I didn’t really know what I wanted but [...]

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A little goes a long way

If you’re my friend of Facebook you may have been witness to the collective gasp that was the reaction to my suddenly being listed as “in a relationship”. (Thanks for the vote of confidence, guys.) How could you have not known about this, you asked yourself? You, who reads my blog sometimes? The truth comes [...]

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Surprisingly Okay

Despite this being a short week, it’s felt so much longer, yet with no time to blog. I’ve been busy enjoying my first Chicago summer and all that has come with it, be it the Taste of Chicago, food trucks, fireworks or not shivering uncontrollably while waiting for a bus after an eight-hour shift in [...]

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Fireworks at North Avenue Beach

My friend Brianne asked if I wanted to go to the beach to see the fireworks Monday, and I’m so glad I went. I was afraid it was going to be crowded beyond belief, but we actually got a really great place by the lake and had plenty of room to spread out a couple [...]

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Top Five Trips

1) London, Scotland and Wales, 2005; Family trip. The last trip we took together before my mom got sick. Got to see Abbey Road and eat horrible, horrible English food. 2) Quebec, 1997 (?); Family trip. The thing I best remember is the monorail that went from the upper part of the city to the [...]

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