Sunday, July 26, 2009

Summer Lovin


It's been a crazy summer to say the least. I've been known to keep an insane schedule, but I think I have even surprised myself. In the interest of the time I don't have... I've instead decided to simply list out all my Chicago summer loves together... and add when I have time!So... to continue the list... How do I love thee?? Let me count the ways...Palm trees at Oak Street Beach: Who are we fooling? We're not Miami... but we have Mayor Daley and the Chicago Park District who have the power to...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

How Do I Love Thee? Let me Count the Ways...


Summer. The season in Chicago when even that loud cellphone-talker on the bus isn't that annoying... because you're in THAT great of a mood. Okay. She's still annoying. But you can walk to work now, so you've actually forgotten about her completely until this blog post. I apologize. Summer has finally arrived in Chicago. People can comfortably...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

It's Not Saving If You Spend Money


My dad once told me, "it's not saving if you're spending money." But this weekend I saved. I had two of my best friends in town - Christina and Katie. And although we spent a substantial amount of money, I'd like to first focus on how much we saved.United Colors of Save-a-Whole-Bunch-of-Money BenettonThe recession has hit Armitage and the little, over-priced boutiques around America. It's our duty to our founding fathers and future kin to start spending to get the economy to a normal state of being...
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Notable Quotables


"The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves."-Helen Kel...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

A Set Above the Rest...


Over the years, my beach volleyball team transformed dramatically from drabo to fabo.Year One...circa 2007. We had about 20 people. All girls. Pink t-shirts. Very little skill. Year One... three-fourths of the way through the season.... our friend Bill was running by the courts during a particularly horrible game... shirtless (yes, that detail...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Back By Popular Demand


You know how the phrase goes, "A pictures says a 1000 words." Well, because I've missed a few blogs and a few more words, I thought I'd offer up an explanation of what I've been up to since May 19th... I'm officially ba...
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