Bereaved and Blessed

Courage

October 10, 2013

I am feeling off today and appreciate the sentiment on this plaque, which I bought at a craft fair last month. Wishing you peace and courage wherever this finds you, on this World Mental Health Day or any other day of the year.

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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Two of a Kind

October 9, 2013

Abby walking home, after dance class, with her best buddy.

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Fogo De Chão, Food for Thought & a Giveaway

October 5, 2013

Last Monday, thanks to the lovely ladies of #ChicagonistaLIVE, I had the good fortune to eat lunch at the newest Fogo De Chão restaurant, in Rosemont, IL. I got to dine and visit with other awesome local bloggers, some of whom I have met before and others who I got to meet for the first time.

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Living Once

October 3, 2013

Last week I was running Beyond That. This week I am living Once (the movie soundtrack), in preparation for seeing the musical here in Chicago next week. I saw the movie years ago and it didn’t really do much for me. I appreciated the chemistry the main characters had, who I believe were romantically involved in real […]

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Today You Are Ten

October 2, 2013

Double digits! Fourth grade! A decade in our life and family… Ten years ago today you made me a mom. Actually, you made me a mother from the moment your father and I first found out we were pregnant with you in January 2003. I will never forget how happy we were to see our […]

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An Amazing Evening

September 30, 2013

My mom calls them peak life experiences and my friend Lori refers to them as perfect moments. Either way, last night was filled with them. I spent a rare evening with just my mom and dad. We ate at one of my favorite hometown restaurants, Prairie Moon. I ordered my favorite meal there (of course) […]