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Snow My God
So we got some snow. You might have heard. Dale got out of work early on Tuesday and had Wednesday off–as did most of Chicagoland. Even our local Starbucks was closed. A fella pushes into the wind. With my old … Continue reading
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
I started volunteering at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio in Oak Park this summer. It was quite the intensive training process but all I’ve got is time, right? Anyway, at the end of the summer they throw a … Continue reading
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Santa's Express
Updating madness!!! Saturday afternoon was the Oak Park WinterFest! And the Santa Express pulled into our local station at 1 p.m. Every year, the CTA employees volunteer and decorate a train with tacky decorations and run it on one of … Continue reading
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A Guinness World Records attempt in Oak Park!
Last Saturday Dale and I went to lunch in the midst of an attempt to break the Guinness World’s Record for the largest mass doggie wedding! It was a charity event for the Oak Park Animal Care League. We saw … Continue reading
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Attempted Burglary!
Very creepy thing happened today and since I can’t stop thinking about it, figured I’d share… Dale was taking some laundry out on our back porch when he found our neighbor and a police officer on the neighbor’s porch (it’s … Continue reading
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Second Annual Fireworks in Oak Park, IL
Weird piece of Dale & Rebecca blog trivia: Last year Dale took pictures of the fireworks. I don’t remember exactly why but I think he had some piece of equipment he wanted to play with. You can find last year’s … Continue reading
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Two of our favorite places…
We don’t like to admit but we are creatures of habit…and we habitually visit these places! This is the cafe at Borders, just around the block from our apartment. We usually stop in here on the weekends, have a coffee, … Continue reading
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New Sushi House!
A big event for us in Oak Park. Our favorite suburban sushi chain has moved into Oak Park. Sushi House is always tasty! It just so happens to be located at the end of our block! They don’t have an … Continue reading
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Hanging with Tara & Jacey…
We spent a little time with our neighbors, Tara & Jacey this weekend.We saw carolers in downtown Oak Park. We went into the city and saw the most adorable puppet show! Right on the street in front of Macy’s! Tara … Continue reading
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