October 26, 2009
Posted by Lauren
October is a month for reminiscing:
Of school days, be it class halloween parties or mid-terms. Carving pumpkins, haunted houses, group study sessions at the library. Homecoming football games, crisp leaves, that rustic cold air smell, and for all you Big Bend Elementary school alums, the “Turkey Trot”.
I turned 24 this month, [...]
October 5, 2009
Posted by Lauren
A couple weekends ago, Kirk and I drove to St. Joseph, a quaint town (in the Mitten State) perched on a rambling bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.
It was a short two-hour jaunt from Chicago around the southern edge of the big lake. After reaching St. Joseph, we headed toward its tiny downtown and [...]
Posted by Lauren
2006 Mettler Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Lodi
I bought a wine tasting gift certificate to Just Grapes – at a steeply discounted rate – from Groupon. When my parents came for a visit to Chicago in September, we cashed in on the good deal. The novelty of Just Grapes’ retail shop is their “automated [...]
