Category Archives: Snafus

A haunting tune floods the room as you cautiously glide along rows of white. Taffeta, silk, satin, tool (and a little too much of it, you note), organza and lace tower around you like an army of white stallions. Your … Continue reading →

Here’s something I wrote recently for our online wedding site … About the Bride and Groom (to-be) Kristi and Chris met in the fall of 2009. Kristi’s company purchased a set of career videos from Chris’ company, and Chris was … Continue reading →

The summer of 2011 was one to remember – the weather balmy and the laughter bountiful. As we roll into a pile of crunchy leaves and wave goodbye, we bring along a trunk of memories that we will reflect upon … Continue reading →

1. Zenni Optical – Getcha some swanky eyeglasses for the price of a bean burrito. (Unless you are legally blind without your contacts or specs, then it’s more like the price of 49 bean burritos. I can’t decide what I … Continue reading →

James Earl Jones! I’m bored beyond belief! It’s Friday night and I’m sitting on the couch with my fat cat eating fat-free cool whip out of a bowl and reading The Daily Beast. My bud Tara is up for a … Continue reading →

Hullo, big city lights! Whelp (that’s a slang version of “well” … this isn’t a birth announcement! No mammal offspring in the vicinity!), Cdubs and I have officially made the previously mentioned Palmer Square gem our home. We’re finally settled … Continue reading →

I’ve lived in Chicago exactly one year. That’s 12 months. 365 days. 8,760 hours. 525,600 minutes. (which doesn’t really sound like many minutes …) Although I’ve become a semi-savvy CTA user, a bike rider, an amateur (experimental and not that … Continue reading →

Life in the city is a whirlwind as of late… and the weather isn’t the only thing changing … Therefore, a simple list is all I have for you today. 1. Exercise. I forgot how much I like to run … Continue reading →

SNOMG! SNOWPOCALYPSE! SNOWMAGEDDON! SNOWTORIOUS B.I.G! These are just a few clever labels friends have conjured up to describe the recent Midwestern blizzard. This historic storm is currently pounding and kneading Chicago like a kitchen full of nasty bread dough, and … Continue reading →