lincoln park conservatory

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  after three days of fairly clear skies, it was about time the rain caught up with us by our fourth day in chicago -especially since the original forecast had called for nearly constant showers. after sulking in our hotel room for a bit saturday morning, we decided to take fate into our own hands and ...

our chicago trip

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  one of the best parts about traveling is getting to share your stories/recommendations with everyone when you return. so after spending five days in the windy city, S and i are excited to share our must-dos, must-sees, and must-eats. if you're planning a trip to chicago or thinking about visiting in the future, i hope you ...

ASOI: chicago edition

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well hello! my sincerest apologies for the radio silence while S and i were away. after five fabulous days in the windy city we are home again and grateful to be back in sunny and warm weather. midwest cold is a whole different kind of cold, let me tell you. if you were following along ...

what i’m packing for chicago

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  as i mentioned in yesterday's post, S and i are headed to the windy city first thing tomorrow morning. aside from a quick trip to nashville for a wedding last fall, it's our first real vacation since our pacific northwest adventures in january 2015! needless to say, i'm very excited for five days sans alarms, ...

plane travel tips & style

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  since S and i are leaving for a little vacation to chicago this week, travel/travel style is obviously on my mind. i have a full post of everything i packed for the trip queued up for you tomorrow (similar to the one i posted before our la quinta getaway), but in the meantime, i thought it might be ...

gray malin prints

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it's ironic really that just as i'm transforming my home interior from beach side shabby chic to a more rustic-inspired neutral palette that i would fall in love with these playful prints by acclaimed photographer, gray malin. despite having his work splattered across my pinterest dashboard for months, i've only recently paused to admire more closely his brightly colored ...

windy city wardrobe

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so i've alluded to my trouble with packing for trips before, right? about how i'm a person who likes to have options despite knowing full well that taking five pairs of pants and sixteen pairs of undergarments is not necessary for a four-day trip (two days of which will be spent on air travel). and that ...

wanderlust

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wanderlust noun. a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about. with each new calendar year comes a blank 365 days. 365 fresh canvases to splatter with the paint of life (how's that for a metaphor?). and one of the things i love most about those unmarked 24-hour increments is the fact that i can fill them ...

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