September 2011
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“you can’t sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the...”
– earl weaver.
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“baseball breaks your heart. it is designed to break your heart. the game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall all alone. you count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and...
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berlin!
part of my master’s program is a two week intensive seminar that is offered in january in various locations all over the world. after this semester, this is all that stands between me and my masters (! crazy), and i’ve just signed up for the session in berlin!
(photo via)
i’ll be there from at least the 2nd through 13th; might try to bookend it for new years and some extra...
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three weekends…three weddings.
christy and brandon, chicago illuminating company, 9.10.11.
(dress, milly, rented)
vanessa and rob, love point at kent island, 9.17.11.
(dress, target)
gina and jonny, pippin hill, 9.24.11.
(dress, j.crew, slightly modified, necklace, francesca’s)
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on saturday one of my best friends, gina, married her high school sweetheart, and i was so happy to be her maid of honor. if you’ve been reading this here blog for a bit you probably recognize this cast of characters - we tend to stick together. the weekend started with a bridesmaid’s luncheon at boar’s head:
i can’t tell you how thankful i am that my bride friends keep...
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“art is the objectification of feeling.”
– suzanne k. langer.
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gpoy.
september brought one bachelorette party and THREE weddings - all out of town. i spent exactly one night in my own bed on the weekends. i need to recharge and refresh. until then…this is me.
(via jamesvandermemes)
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i have wide calves. although i prefer the term “shapely,” they are wide enough that i actually do have to shop in the wide calf department for boots. the calf part is wider than my knee. an illustration:
this makes boot buying really hard. the best boot i own to cope with this first world problem of mine are steve madden’s intyce:
$149.95. these give me enough room for my...
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haven’t done a menu post in awhile…probably because i’m embarrassed by how we have the same thing over and over. oh well, here’s what’s up for the next few weeks:
• croque monsieur pockets • peasant pasta with pappardelle instead • pesto chicken with parmesan pasta • spaghetti bolognese (sometimes i dream about this recipe. i had also frozen some a few months ago,...
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raging a little bit because i had the missoni throw (this one) in my cart and on the payment screen, then it took it away from me. the rest of america (that doesn’t get up at 6 or have an 8am meeting) has no online chance at some of this stuff. anywho, here’s what i got!
balconette bra, $19.99.
cosmetic case, $16.99.
cosmetic valet, $19.99. i’m picturing this as a...
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my friends christy and brandon got married on saturday, and i’m back at work, having some serious post-chicago/post-wedding depression. the wedding was amazing - all purples and grays, chevron, orchids and gardenias everywhere. plus, they had a smilebooth! it was maybe the most fun thing ever:
(i chose the milly, and it was a great decision)
sorry for the...
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“the terrible thing about terrorism is that ultimately it destroys those who...”
– terry waite.
i spent my september 11 in airports. i feared a massive difference in security measures at o’hare, and i have to admit that being in an airplane, coming from one of the biggest airports in the world, on the tenth anniversary, gave me a little bit of pause.
but nothing was...
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this might need a tumblr vote. i rented a dress for a wedding this weekend, and rent the runway ran out of my backup size. they let me know, and let me pick out another dress instead. so now i’m getting two dresses, same size, rather than two of the same. which is better?
milly like honey dress (smallnmighty, i’m getting it!!!).
tracy reese smokey floral ruffle dress.
which is...
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things completed while sitting in traffic this...
• checked twitter, facebook, instagram, pinterest, and gmail 17 times • bit off my nail polish • bit off my nails • painted my nails (OPI java mauve-a) • listened to diane’s news three times • drank in two hours the amount of starbucks that usually takes a day • twitched • rescheduled three calls • sent 14 text messages • received 2 replies • ugly cried • screamed • wished i was more...
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tan towels, $18.80 for five at amazon.
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l’oreal tanning towelettes, $7.99 for six.
honestly no difference. recommend both but save some dollas.
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dave matthews band, ‘#41’
will always...
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actors who i will watch in anything, just because...
steve martin
that’s it.
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