this weekend i was in madison for my friend alexis’ bachelorette party. alexis and i lived together for a year in madison and then two years in chicago. needless to say, she is one of my very greatest friends. i was so honored to have her in our wedding in june, and i am so excited to see her get married in january! she and her groom gordy are such a perfect couple. they met on valentine’s day in 2013 when she and i were living together in chicago. it was really fun to watch them fall in ... View the Post
our search for the perfect burger.
i love burgers. im actually obsessed with good burgers. i’m not afraid to admit it. tony was never that into burgers until he met me. now he loves them too. that’s marriage. our favorites: parlour burger at parlour (a’s favorite) perfect burger at victory 44 (t’s favorite) burger at haute dish steak burger at libertine truffle burger at bulldog NE special note: our favorite burger of all time (both of us) is the single cheeseburger at au cheval in chicago. get the bacon and ... View the Post
adam and melanie.
tony and i were back in chicago this weekend for my friend (and grad school roommate) melanie’s wedding. her (now) husband adam is actually from scotland and wore a kilt for their wedding(!!). tony and i agreed after this weekend that all men should wear kilts instead of tuxes. it was kind of amazing. my favorite part of the weekend was catching up with our friends that live too far away to see all the time. this is the main perk of being at the age when all your friends get married. the ... View the Post
pumpkin heads.
over the weekend we also went to the pumpkin patch. this is my very favorite thing to do in the fall. my mom used to take me and my siblings every year. i'm happy that tony and i have started this tradition and can go every year with our family. tony is the best at finding the good pumpkins. he is very particular about his. i took home a white pumpkin and tony a big orange one for carving. i also loved playing in the corn pit. i was the only one over the ... View the Post
ella turns 5.
today ella turned 5. it seems like just yesterday that i rescued her and brought her home. she was just 10 pounds of black puppy fluff. most people find it strange to adopt a dog while in college. i kind of agree. but i am so so glad that i did. she changed my whole world and brought so much joy to my life. we have moved together from madison to chicago and on to minneapolis, and have an extremely strong bond. an unhealthy bond (let’s be honest). i enjoy spoiling her and giving her pretty much ... View the Post
i think we love fall most of all.
we spent the weekend doing some of our favorite fall things. we went to the farmers market and picked up some fall vegetables and flowers. we got sunflowers (one of my absolute favorites) and also mums for the patio (mums are generally the only flower that survive october). we spent some time on the patio in the sun with our farmer's market finds in disbelief about how beautiful the fall weather has been. this is definitely an october for the books. ... View the Post
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