These two are quite the charmers - on every walk we end up getting all kinds of attention from strangers. Children run over at a full sprint, people are always curious about what kind of dog Callie is and they manage to get smiles out of even the grumpiest looking folks. Initially I was worried about the city…
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{ Our Senior Year of High School } Rewind ten years and meet me, a shy and awkward fourteen year old who had just switched barns to get competitive about horseback riding. I was coming into a riding program that already had a core group of girls all within a few years of each other in age -…
{ "Flag" by Jasper Johns } Happy Election Day! I voted a few weeks ago via absentee ballot (still need to get my Illinois license, whoops) and I must say, it's not nearly as exciting as going to the poll. While I'm bummed to not be proudly wearing an "I Voted!" sticker, I know I'll still be on…
{ Custom piece by Heart & Hue } Some books really just have a lasting impression on you... The Perks of Being a Wallflower was one of those for me. I remember reading it for the first time as a teenager - staying up all night being unable to tear myself away, learning from Charlie's story as I…
Relaxing is one of those things I struggle with - my to do list is always a few items too long and the idea of doing nothing stresses me out, but sometimes it's just necessary. Last week was one of those weeks where within a one week span I ran a marathon, attended Chicago Ideas Week events and…