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| This zoo in Chennai, India was unlike any other zoo I have ever been to...for one, there was a monkey sitting right next to me in front of the monkey cage! What?! |
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Going to the Zoo
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Chicago Lately
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| Chicago River frozen to pieces | Maki Monday: Tim and I learn to make sushi at Sunda! Fantastic Chicago Restaurant Week night out with my girl friends at Sepia and CH Distillery & Cocktail Bar NYE 2014! | Shared plates Sunday brunch at Ada Street |
Backpacker District in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2007 #favphoto |
I love this photo because it reminds me of how much I appreciated the way people appear to live their lives in Vietnam―houses stacked on top of one another, everyone sitting out in the street with friends and family, chaos with no real rush.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Swept Away By Denver
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| Root Down decor | Great Divide Brewing Co., we sampled approximately all of these... Swept away by downtown Denver | One mile above sea level! Red Rocks (very cold) quick selfie | Gorgeous Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater |
Monday, December 9, 2013
Breckenridge December Ski Trip
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| I woke up like this | Our friend Andy's family spoiled us rotten! So much fun this weekend thanks to our amazing hosts Cheers! Ski lodge drink(s) break | Just after the last run of day two―happy snowboarders and skiers! Scenic route to Denver | Exploring the little town of Idaho, Springs, CO |
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Trip to Three Floyds
This Saturday was Dark Lord Day at Three Floyds! It's an annual festival and the only day of the year to buy Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout. Though I'm not much of a stout drinker, this is the second year that Tim and I have gone and it is a ton of fun. Saturday was beautiful, we met a lot of nice people and really had a great day. Reggie's offers a free bus for Chicagoans going to the festival―the bus adventure alone is amazing.
The brewery!
The beer!
Waiting in line for our Dark Lord, drinking beers from Chicago and Ohio and making friends.
The bus! Cheers! We're on our way to Munster, Indiana.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Chicago Doughnut Crawl
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| Stop one, Doughnut Vault. |
My mom made an impromptu trip to visit me and my brother in Chicago this weekend, so we went on a doughnut crawl! I'm no doughnut fanatic, but this was a really fun way to spend the day!
We went to four Chicago doughnut hot spots (map): Doughnut Vault, Firecakes, Do-Rite Donuts, and Glazed and Infused. If I were to do this again, I would check the specials calendar at Doughnut Vault ahead of time and pick a warmer day - it was just a little too cold to really enjoy our donuts outside in the sun. Only Glazed and Infused had room to eat inside.
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| Our spoils at Doughnut Vault! We were in line for an hour, my birthday cake doughnut (bottom) was worth the wait. |
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| Stop two, Firecakes! Just down the street. The Butterscotch Praline was Jack's favorite doughnut of the day. |
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| Do-Rite Donuts, stop three. Arriving around noon, we missed out on most of their flavors, but they let us know we were lucky to get a Maple Bacon - we thought so too! |
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| Final stop! We took a much needed walk to the Fulton Market Glazed and Infused. |
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| Family of (dough)nuts. ;) |
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Giant Bobble Owl!
Both my mother and I were immediately drawn to this giant, larger than life bobble head. I walked right up to it and started bobbling its head while my mom started taking pictures...I'm not sure what this says about us.
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| Hugging a big bobble head, not promoting Hooters. |
Yes. I'm sunburned. I'm at this mall buying aloe! (and a purse.)
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Romance in Cancun
My mom and I are spending a few days warming up in Cancun! We've been laughing about how romantic our day was yesterday: We took long walks on the beach. We were seated side by side at dinner (candlelit) with a window to watch the chefs at work. And we spent Earth Hour on the beach watching the stars.
From 8:30 - 9:30 our hotel, Live Aqua, participated in Earth Hour! It felt like they really put in a lot of thought and effort to balance running a great hotel with participation in the movement. I'm so glad!
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| Beach for miles | Candlelight dinner at the best table in the house (and champagne with a cherry!) Earth Hour: March 23, 8:30-9:30 p.m. | Lights out! Candles lit the hallway outside our room |
Then I stayed up most the night finishing Gone Girl - so the romantic feeling ebbed away. But the book was excellent and I am very happy I finished book one for the trip! Wild is next on my list!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Friday, March 1, 2013
San Salvador, Bahamas
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| San Salvador, Bahamas |
I spent a few weeks during college studying abroad in the Bahamas...yes, believe it or not, as a part of a real program (archeology and anthropology). My grandma is fond of sharing that she feels this particular trip was a boondoggle―and she isn't completely off the mark―but it was also an incredible and once in a lifetime experience.
The dig portion of my trip was at an old plantation on the small island of San Salvador. I loved clearing the brush, excavating the land, and mapping the results layer by layer. Our class worked hard during the day and had a lot of fun around the clock. A number of late nights were spent on this virtually private beach across from the research center where we stayed.
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| Sifting | December 2006 |
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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