Retro on Roscoe, Roscoe Village, Chicago
Retro on Roscoe was this past weekend and we all attended, of course. It’s hard not to when it’s so close. There’s a stage about 3 houses from ours, so even if we didn’t attend the festival, we’d be listening to the bands anyway.

Stephanie with empty chili samplers, Roscoe [...]

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Hamlin Park, Lakeview, Chicago
Yesterday I spent a lot of time reading outside. Some of that time was at Hamlin Park where there were 3 baseball games going on. I watched the games, read a little, walked around. I think it’s nice that Hamlin Park has so many activities throughout the summer to keep kids occupied [...]

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Popsicle, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

Cubs Win!, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago

Rachelle & Jessica, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Chicago
Yesterday I woke up and was finally able to eat and drink something. I had toast and some water. Jessica came over and we played Rock Band for a while. Oh, did I forget to mention that we upgraded to [...]

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Killian, Mac’s, Ukrainian Village, Chicago
On Friday night we all went to Mac’s to help celebrate Liz’s last day “working for the man.” Liz has grown her clientèle so much that she now is able to work as a therapist, full-time, on her own. Quite an accomplishment. Liz’s specialties are kids and adolescents, eating disorders and [...]

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Cubs Vendor, Wrigley Field, Chicago
On Tuesday night Jen and Chad invited us to go to a Cubs game. Dallas has been in Des Moines this week so Danny was my stand-in boyfriend for the night. Um. Kidding! The Cubs lost and it left us tied with the Brewers for first place in the division. I’m [...]

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