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Dating My Three Year-Old.
May 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Not to be outdone by her big sister’s Wild Night Out (much like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride but with fewer instances of public vomiting), Susannah decided it was her turn to use one of the Get Out of Jail/Bedtime Prep Free- er, Mother’s Day gift cards last night. Actually, she totally forgot she had given me a gift card at all until I asked if she wanted to have a special date with me. “Sure! That sounds great!” I told {Read More}
Hawks, The Arts, And Some Dress Up.
January 15, 2014 By 6 Comments
It’s recap day! Except…I don’t have a heck of a lot to report over here, writing-wise…so instead I’ll share some cool stuff that’s recently come across my desk… …Er, laptop. …Er, spit-up-stained yoga pants. Onward. So, a few of you know that I’m a Little Beans Cafe ambassador (although, sadly, I don’t get a cool sash and/or parking ticket amnesty), and they have some absolutely awesome and adorable events coming up, like their Date Night Drop-Off (which includes dinner in the {Read More}
Nesting (And Other Ways To Wreck A Marriage).
November 11, 2013 By 17 Comments
We got a lot accomplished this weekend. P.J. might add that a couple of those items are things like “pull every muscle in one’s husband’s body” and “scrub things you’d forgotten existed in the house.” On Friday night, I woke up around 1:30am in a bit of a panic. (Well, we woke when Zu started calling out for us- a weeklong new fad wherein she spikes a temp and babbles incoherently at us for the better part of an hour. {Read More}
Lying To The Neighbors At La Bodega.
September 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I’ve lived in this neighborhood for a little over four years now. It’s a heavily Hispanic neighborhood and granted, I took Spanish from 8th grade until senior year (with a bit of wandertacular time/lost course hours spent in the theatre corridors), but in the face of people who Actually Speak The Language Fulltime…well, I get what I refer to as Shy Spanish. Meaning I can easily (and quietly) say hola, wish some a buenos noches, and give directions to el {Read More}
8 Things About Summertime Eating In Chicago.
August 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Chicago is known for its food. And for the utter wild abandon that its warmer months can bring. So to that end, I give you 8 Things About Summertime Eating In Chicago: 8. There is no food- anywhere- better than something that can be bought from a street corner cart. Especially if you have to ask for clarification on an item more than once. (It exponentially adds to its ultimate deliciousness.) 7. Regardless of where you live, a nearby parish {Read More}
The Way To A Girl’s Heart Is Through Her Neighborhood Eateries.
July 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Occasionally, I get the urge to move. Somewhere else. Anywhere else. The far reaches of the country, the edge of the forest, smack dab in the center of small town America (with a three-color gingerbread Victorian). Away from the nonstop noise, away from the screechy (and drunken) neighbors, away from the Good Lord, change your a/c filter, you’re blowing rancid air right into our shared walkway/my nasal passages. But then I have a weekend like this past one. Which starred, {Read More}
The Kiddos Take You To Montrose Beach.
July 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This morning, I took the girls to the beach. And thought I’d show you the drive towards the lake, just so everyone (i.e., non-Chicagoans) can see how bizarre it is that there are miles of beach within a major metropolitan area. (Like- not off a highway, not a town over, just right there. In the city.) Pulled out of our alley and headed east on Montrose. It’s very quiet here at 9am- the drunks are sleepingit off and no one {Read More}
