Chicago eats: Alinea review + menu details

April 3, 2025

  Hi friends! How are you? Hope you’re having a happy Monday! I’d love to hear about your weekend and what you were up to! Today, I’m sharing a very exciting Alinea review! In 2017, we took an AMAZING trip to Chicago to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We met up with our friends Betsy and…

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Review of Superlife + What I Learned

Sharing my thoughts and review on Darin Olien’s book Superlife and what I learned.  Hi friends! How’s the morning going? I hope you’re having a great day so far. It’s been *slightly* cooler around here lately. Just to the point where the air feels nice and fresh without being too cold. The mornings have been really…

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that’s a wrap

On the military life.. not the blog. You’re not getting rid of me that easily 😉  After 22 years, the Pilot is officially retired from the military! You can check out the full recap of the fini flight and celebration here. It’s been almost three weeks, and I have a lot of emotions. I still…

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The Pilot’s retirement ceremony and festivities

Sharing a recap of the Pilot’s retirement festivities. After just under 22 years in the Air Force, he’s done!  I’ve started this post a few times and have so much to say, so I ended up splitting it into two posts: a recap of the Pilot’s amazing military career and everything we did to celebrate…

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January 2025 reads

Sharing the books I read in January 2025 and if I’d recommend adding them to your collection. Hi friends! How are you? I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was packed with fun events and this week, the kids are home from school for Rodeo Break. We’re going to enjoy some local adventures and…

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2.14 Friday Faves (and Happy Valentine’s Day)

Hi friends! Happy Friday and Happy Valentine’s Day! What are your plans? We’re having a lovely dinner with our two little Valentines and the rest of the weekend we have a Bridal shower, a fun charity event, and a couple of P’s basketball games. Next week is Rodeo Break, the kids are off school, and…

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