On Saturday I hosted a cookie party. My mom, sister-in-law, cousin, nieces, Dallas’ aunts, and some of my girlfriends all came over. Each brought several dozen cookies, which we laid out and sampled over the course of a few hours.
I served some baba ganoush (Dallas and I love the Whole Foods brand of it [...]
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Seen at Target in Avondale, Chicago
Janelle’s comment was a perfect title for this post.
Saturday was Brian’s 40th birthday party, but instead of having some distinguished dinner or fancy party, he and his wife Jill demonstrated why we respect our elders and why they are some of our favorite role models.
Jill planned a party in the spirit of the Olympics and Festivus by getting together at least 35 [...]
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This weekend has been a pretty good birthday weekend for me, not that it’s over and I’m not still trying to use it as an excuse to get Dallas to do things for me.
Special Birthday Menu at Spring, Wicker Park, Chicago
On Friday my parents sent me flowers and then on Friday night Dallas and I [...]
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Every year my parents send me flowers in my birthday. Last year I totally predicted their delivery even a day earlier than my birthday. This year, for some reason, I didn’t even think of it so it was a surprise when the receptionist called to say I had a delivery. The arrangement is similar to [...]