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September 27, 2011 DSC_0033

weekend adventures

So what have I been doing while the blog was quiet last week? I was having a long weekend of adventures! Thursday, Joel’s birthday, was filled with exploring different part of Chicago that we had never seen before. After presents and coffee we drove down to the city to the Museum of Science and Industry. [...]

May 10, 2011 Newport

chicago is kind of cool

Even though we’ve been here for a year I feel like I’m just starting to get to know this interesting place called Chicago.  One of my goals this summer is to have way more explorations and adventures. I keep coming across super cool things that are made in Chicago and I thought I’d share a [...]

September 11, 2010 4904857020_44a2ea72a2_b

renegade craft fair chicago

This morning I got up early and went downtown to my very first Renegade Craft Fair with my friend Abby! She’s a native Chicagoan and I am super grateful for her navigation skills. We hopped on the Metra and took it down to Union Station, then a short ride on the L, and there we [...]

February 7, 2010 chicago

chicago

We got some exciting news last week…Joel was offered a job in Chicago and we’ll be moving up there in about two weeks!  We’re driving up again this week and hopefully finding our new home.  So exciting! (photo credit)  (photo credit)  (photo credit)  (photo credit) There are a few things I’ll miss about our little [...]