i'm not sure how a long trip to sodakia could've been THAT much fun, but it was! read more about it.

My young brother-in-law (my husband’s brother) has been a “foodie” for as long as I have known him.  He is not a snobbish foodie; he simply prefers excellent and unusual food. A child at the time, he was the only one to try escargot at my husband’s graduation dinner i...  read more

Last year it was a friendly Christmas with gifts given and receives. It was nice, with some pleasant moments and strange reactions. This year, no gifts except by and for me, but it the strangest and special Christmas ever lived. For these short free works days, I give a human gift...   read more

we had christmas at my parents' house in eagan. my youngest brother and sister were there, but my brother scott and his family couldn't make it. we had a great time. read more here!

always an epic event. it lasted 12 hours, and ended with a party in our hotel room at 4am. read more here!

we opened presents early because we had so many other xmas obligations. have i mentioned he's the best boyfriend ever? you can read more here.

I didn't want to write this kind of story during the holidays.  Honestly.  But I've reached my limit for tolerating rudeness and need to vent.Today was my son's preschool Christmas pageant.  It wasn't a big production or anything -- hey, it's preschool, just getting them to keep th...  read more

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be able to take the afternoon to meet Morgan in downtown Chicago. Getting laid off sure has it perks (trying to remain positive)! I met her and some of her friends at Millennium Park to skate for a bit. I didn’t fall once which was incredibly surprising for ...  read more

In case you didn't know Kyle started his own consulting firm this past summer (reason for moving). We have decided to have a Christmas party despite that he is the only employee. It will be fun, just the two of us, steak, roasted potatoes, wine, Christmas sweaters, and a speech. Of course, a s...  read more

Yeah, just a typical night for Kyle and I. We found out that there was a light festival/ parade in downtown Chicago. So, we decided to throw ourselves into the season by taking the train (not at all what you thought this story was going to be about huh?) from Naperville downtown for the festiv...  read more