Vodka Lemonade, Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago
On Friday night I invited people to come out to Village Tap for some drinks & dinner. I then declared that vodka lemonade is the official Summer of Rachelle cocktail. Can you think of a more summery drink? About a dozen people showed up and most of them had [...]

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On the way home from the Cubs game, we bought some cookies and lemonade from this kid on Addison street. We asked “Did you make the cookies?” He said “no.” I think he said they weren’t even homemade. And that he didn’t make the lemonade himself either. I guess he’s just the slick salesman in [...]

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Pavonia/Newport Station, NJ

My Old Apartment, Hells Kitchen, Manhattan

Central Park, Manhattan

Jessica, SoHo, Manhattan

Sorbet in Lemonade :: Cafe Borgia, SoHo, Manhattan

SoHo, Manhattan

Vesuvio Bakery, SoHo, Manhattan
My second day in New York I was supposed to meet Jeannette & Mark in Hells Kitchen for lunch but I accidentally took the wrong train out of Hoboken, where I was staying [...]

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Presents, Oak Creek, WI

Stephanie, Wauwatosa, WI

Stephanie, Wauwatosa, WI

Jessica, Wauwatosa, WI

Menomonee River, Wauwatosa, WI

Menomonee River, Wauwatosa, WI
Yesterday I went to WI to celebrate my birthday with my family. We grilled out and then went to a festival in Wauwatosa, Tosafest. My niece, Stephanie, was extremely psyched to run a 1/2 mile “Kids Fun Run” but some [...]

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Life at Sea, Wicker Park Summerfest, Wicker Park, Chicago

Down the Line, Wicker Park Summerfest, Wicker Park, Chicago

Rebecca at Pontiac Cafe, Wicker Park Summerfest, Wicker Park, Chicago

Kristin and Rachelle at Pontiac Cafe, Wicker Park Summerfest, Wicker Park, Chicago
One minute I was at Wicker Park Summerfest sitting in the sun, drinking vodka lemonades and feeling hunkee doree.. [...]

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