Consumed

April 23, 2013

The last couple of months have flown by. This is probably due to the lethal combination of having a high school senior (just when you want time to slow down, it rudely speeds up), taking a couple of awesome trips (to Costa Rica and most recently to Los Angeles), and working hard on my various [...]

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The “Problem” of Lunch

April 19, 2013

In light of the events of this week in both Boston and West, Texas, and after our school district closed schools for the second consecutive day due to the massive flooding the entire area of Chicago has been dealing with (but of course mainly due to some of our hyper-local roads, which are still impassable), [...]

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California Dreaming

April 16, 2013

I just returned from a long weekend, a glorious weekend, in southern California. The reason for my visit was my cousin’s wedding on Saturday, but I flew out there (alone) early Thursday morning so I could see a couple of friends and spend some time “doing my own thing”. I had an amazing time. I [...]

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Return Trip

April 13, 2013

If it weren’t for the fact that I love and miss my family and have lots of stuff going on in Chicago (life and other details), I might consider staying here indefinitely…but I’ll be on that plane for my return trip tomorrow afternoon, trying to figure out how soon I can plan a return trip [...]

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When A Statement Works Better Than A Question

April 11, 2013

Speaking of prom, I’m happy to report that “the ask” was simple, inexpensive, and…weirdly-timed. Last fall I wrote about “The Ask” and how it’s a new-ish tradition for high schoolers to come up with all kinds of crazy/romantic/funny/creative ways to ask each other to a dance. I wrote about how I think on one hand [...]

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Pre-Prom Scare

April 10, 2013

Yesterday J and I were getting ready to go to our local formalwear shop so he could pick a tux he wanted to rent for prom. He had a coupon that he received from a fellow student and was reading the fine print. “Discount only good on a full rental: tuxedo jacket and pants, shirt, [...]

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Test Drive A Cadillac AND Support The Avon Walk For Breast Cancer!

April 10, 2013

I’m guessing that most of us know at least one other person who has been affected by breast cancer. I’m also guessing that each of us with someone special who has been affected by breast cancer has an interest in making sure that all of the research that’s being done in order to prevent, treat, [...]

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Two.

April 8, 2013

A little more than two years ago, D sold his first car to an old friend from Cub Scouts. The car, it seemed, was well on its way to having problems that would have been too expensive and time-consuming to fix (even after a total engine rebuild) for a college freshman, and it was with [...]

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Flat Sue’s Back, And This Time We’re Headed West!

April 4, 2013

If you’ve been reading for a while, you may remember how my friend Sue–who I’ll call Real Sue for the purpose of this post–sent me a Flat version of herself–Flat Sue–so she could “experience” the BlogHer conference in New York last summer, sort of, since she wasn’t able to attend in person. I, with the [...]

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I Was Here First.

April 1, 2013

This conversation actually happened at the base of the Marina City towers (my lifelong dream home) over the weekend: D: I would love to live here. Me: I would love to live here. I have wanted to live here since I was a kid. D: Well, you’ve only wanted to live here longer than me [...]

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