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}
I Went To Sweet Suite ’13 & All I Got Was This Lousy Night Of Insane Fun.
August 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Here’s what happens when I get invited to spifftacular social media events: I turn into Wayne Campbell, a la Wayne’s World, flashing my media badge backstage at the Alice Cooper concert. (“Is this cool?” “Is this good here?”) I have zero shame, and even less regret. On July 26th, I was lucky enough to attend The Big Toy Book Sweet Suite ’13, hosted by a plethora of amazingsauce people: Joey Fortman of Real Mom Media, Charlene DeLoach of Charlene Chronicles, {Read More}
July Date: Dinner And A Movie, Part 2.
August 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(To catch up on last month’s Oh God, At Least We Tried date, clickyroo here.) Back in the day, I went on a date with a boy. He was sweet and funny and just awesome to be around. We held hands across a sparkly shellacked table. And it was one of those dates where both parties were just giddy with the potential potential, you know? I ordered a special pizzadilla (eggplant, caramelized onion, and goat cheese quesadilla pizza), and he ordered {Read More}
Semi-Wordless Wednesday: Nature Edition.
July 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Nature. We love it. No, for real. We’re doomed. Can someone please call the ranger?
5 Ways Quaker Has Saved – and Fueled – My Mornings
July 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The very hungry, very pregnant blogger in me is thrilled to be writing a sponsored post on behalf of Quaker and their spectacular line of breakfast foods. Yum. When you have little kids – I’ve got two and another on the way – you learn very quickly that it’s important to feed them. (Like, all the time.) You also learn very quickly that they like options. Delicious options. Especially for breakfast, which is defined as “a very, very early meal needing to {Read More}
Keely’s Best Weekend Ever (AKA Who’s Paying For All These Sitters?)
July 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
So here’s what’s happened since we last spoke… An Awesome Weekend (’cause yeah, I’m totally channeling college and pretending that Thursday is “the weekend”): I met up with a bunch o’ bloggy pals on Thursday (although not nearly enough- it was sadly but a mere cross-section of the girls with whom I wanted to dine and shriek and hold hands)… Even though we were seated at a table for 20, Kristin and I pretended to be on a super romantic {Read More}
Best Friends You Haven’t Yet Met.
July 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In seventh grade, I had a pen pal who lived in Colorado. Through our respective English classes, we wrote weekly letters to each others’ schools: What’s your town like? Do you play any sports? Isn’t my English teacher the best? (In case the letters were being monitored.) After school let out for the summer, we decided to keep writing- after all, this was pre-email (well, all but the most basic and expensive email, that is) and, growing up in Massachusetts, {Read More}
Keely Goes Into Sugar Shock At The Windy City Soiree.
July 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A warning: not since my wedding album has there been such a compilation of photos featuring mainly ME. However, yesterday’s Windy City Soiree at Chicago’s divine Water Tower Place (hosted by the equally divine ChicagonistaLIVE Show) was so supra-awesome fun (and required a good deal of selfies), that I decided to post some of my favorites. One of the “missions” involved stopping by Express and trying on our faves. Whilst pregnant, oversized sunglasses are always a nice n’ safe bet. This is {Read More}
