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Travel

A Day in Sin City

My bestie and I decided to spend some time off the beaten path in Las Vegas.

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Travel

Montreal: A Guide to Building a Snowman & Other Things to Do

My friends and I welcomed 2017 with a five day trip to Montreal. As a Seattleite, I’d spent a lot of time in Vancouver, but never on the other side of Canada. If you are a West Coaster, there are a few things you should know, namely that getting to that part of Canada takes […]

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Hometown Tourist Travel

Union Square, San Francisco – I’ll Stop Avoiding You

Anyone who lives in a major city has an area of town they would rather lick their boot than go near. For me, that’s the Union Square area. It is perpetually packed with tourists, walking too slow, five-across the sidewalk and it makes me want to tear my hair out. In fact, before a couple […]

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Travel

Chicago – Let’s Grab Another Round

Taking in the local, Chicago flavor, and a few tasty beverages a long the way.

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Travel

New Orleans: Tips for Travel in the Big Easy

In which I am a total tourist, go to Jazz Fest and have the time of my life.

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Travel

Louisville, I Think I Love You

Took a tour down the Bourbon Trail and discovered how adorable Louisville, Kentucky is along the way!

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Travel

4 Hours in Indianapolis – Lean In!

As I hinted in my 4th of July post, my friends and I took a road trip to Kentucky to enjoy the Bourbon Trail. The trip included a few days in Chicago for one friend’s birthday and a few hours in Indianapolis for another friend’s flight. With a weird lump of time in the city, […]

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Happy 4th!

I’m in Chicago/Indiana/Kentucky for the 4th and will eventually get around to a post on it soon. For now here’s a sneak peak photo. Happy 4th!  

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Food

Mrs. Jeffery’s Oatmeal Cookies

In making these cookies, I came to several essential conclusions about both my grandmother and great-grandmother. They either had memories like elephants (yes, I know that phrase doesn’t hold-up in the court of science), or they had a lot of time to start at the stove. These women wrote nothing useful down, except what they […]

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Travel

New York: Art, Food and More Art

I made a short stop over in NYC to spend time with family and friends just after Thanksgiving. New York is one of those towns that you can spend a lifetime in and never do enough, so below is the shortest of short wrap-ups and recommendations! I had the chance to see some dear childhood […]