Spring is in the air and that means summer is one season closer. You never really know what you’re going to get here in Chicago – one day it’s humid and 80 degrees, the next it’s damp and 60. But there is one thing you can count on – more opportunities to cook with fresh […]
Tidbits and Treats
10K + 6.5 Years + 5 Months = Oh My!
Thanks again for the birthday wishes, everyone! This weekend was quite the trip – and I didn’t even go anywhere 😉 **cue groans and thrown tomatoes** It was a lot of disconnecting from all things electronic and more reconnecting with good friends and a fiance who is starting to wonder whether my computer has been […]
Belated
Hellllloooooooo! I am back in Chicago after a fabulous – albeit too short – trip to Arizona. I sincerely appreciated all of the birthday wishes, comments, emails and Facebook love this weekend. It made my 23rd birthday special and caused me to reflect once again on how lucky I am to have this community. Thank […]
Wine Me, Dine Me, Then Take Me To AZ
Why, hello there! I am currently sitting outside in the most beautiful place on Earth: Source It seems like every time I come here, I get some sort of Arizona fever. Looking through some old posts, I noticed that in the past I’ve both expressed my determination to live here someday and apparently have mentioned […]
Cooking Mojo Jojo
**Winners of the SUBWAY giveaway announced at the end – did I catch you scrolling? ;)** First of all, a big birthday shout out to Savvy Julie! Plus, delayed birthday wishes to Mama Pea. Wonderful friends and bloggers – I love May birthdays! Have you heard of The Powerpuff Girls? That’s where the inspiration for […]
SUBWAY Chat with Jared Fogle {Giveaway}
Top o’ the Friday, to ya 🙂 Thank you all for the sweet, sweet comments on my last post. It made me happy to read that you could feel the smile on my face as I wrote it – that is certainly true! Today I’d like to share a very special interview. It’s no secret […]
Life Is But A {Wonderful} Dream
Life can take you so many unexpected places. On this day last year, I was back at my campus apartment at Northwestern following a weekend trip to Arizona to visit my family and take some snapshots for my photojournalism class. There were six weeks left to go in my college career and many new and […]
Madtown vs. Chitown
Wow, thank you for all of the positive feedback and responses on my last post. I am so appreciative of this community and all of the wonderful people in it. It’s because of you that I am able to better step outside myself and gain perspective. So glad that you’re as excited about the upcoming […]