So, as promised, here’s a smattering of my youngest sister’s #flynnpesq Wedding Weekend 2015 highlights. (Because we’d need a coffee table book for the whole dang shebang. We’d probably need to borrow a few more coffee tables, too.) And as I don’t yet have access to Em’s sure-to-be glorious wedding photos (and because my phone was someone else for the majority of the day), here are a few cobbled-together pix: The hotel had a salt water pool. It was freezing. {Read More}
My Sister Got Married And All I Got…
November 17, 2014 By 10 Comments
(…was this lousy pair of sunglasses. Actually, I like the shades quite a bit.) Over the weekend, my youngest sister Emma and her fiancé Dan got married. Here’s why it was special: Originally intended for May of 2015, this ceremony was quickly whipped into shape by dear family and friends (and family friends) so that neither chemo nor cancer could stand in the way of our Dad walking Em down the aisle. Here’s why it was cool: The small group {Read More}
In Honor Of My Sister’s Birthday…
November 5, 2014 By 4 Comments
…I will post adorable pictures of her. Today is my big sister Kate’s birthday. Happy birthday, Kate! She is slightly older than me. Making her…25. Happy 25th birthday, Kate! Here’s to my very first best friend… …co-schemer of all things awesome… …built-in partner in crime… …festive merrymaker… …and extraordinarily tolerant Keely-wrangler. (Super sorry ’bout that last one.) Happy Kate Day, everyone!
Wilted, Hoardy, Flowers In The Attic.
August 1, 2014 By 7 Comments
It’s Week 3 of our 5 Week Go East, Young Family jaunt… So we dug out my parents’ attic. My oldest sister and I were in charge of the demo- er, organization. Here are some Big Dig highlights (keeping in mind that Kate and I were, quite possibly, left alone in a blazing hot attic for a tad too long):
My Sis Does A Chicago FlyBy.
March 24, 2014 By 16 Comments
My youngest sister Emma came for a visit this past weekend; an all-too-short trip wherein I think we spent roughly eleven hours eating. Here are some highlights (of the trip, not the food): -Having my daughters crawl all over Em for 48 hours, thinking that everything she touches and says and does is actual, frameable art. (P.J. and I decided that Emily = Nanny-Era Keely, in terms of ability to be fun and awesome with children. This did not make me {Read More}
A Birth Story. Now With More Drugs!
December 23, 2013 By 24 Comments
Pals, as this is my third kid’s birth story, I thought I’d employ the technique of telling the tale in anecdote form. It’ll also be much more linear than anything my post-op drugged mind could otherwise manage. You’re welcome. December 19th, 2013: -I got roughly three hours of sleep the night before, what with anxiety, last minute stuff, and positively abdomen-crushing Braxton Hicks cramps. (But not labor, ha ha! Just fake labor!) -The surgery was originally scheduled for 2:30pm (meaning I’d have {Read More}
Giving Thanks, Taking Naps.
November 28, 2013 By 10 Comments
This Thanksgiving, I’d like to join the hordes of people in your feed being all grateful. Because I’m thankful for oh-so many things: Like girls (and lovies) who are best friends. More help in the kitchen than I could ever imagine. Days filled with creativity and silliness. Naptimes that look like this. (Even for me, sometimes!) A husband who makes my girlish heart swoon. Cats who no longer claw at my feet in their slumber. Work I love. Friends far-flung {Read More}
Trick Or Treat Or Soaking Wet Kids.
October 31, 2013 By 2 Comments
Happy Halloween! Love, The dragon, the pumpkin, at least two pairs of rain boots, and the drizzliest Trick or Treat Chicago has ever known.
