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Ya-Ya-Sisterhood-Joy-Luck-Club-Weekend in Chicago

July 19, 2008

Last weekend I met up with my three college roommates, Marisa, Lindsey and Julie, in Chicago. Aside from the occasional wedding, this is the first time we have all gotten to spend a full weekend together since 2002. Here we are eight years after graduation in Chicago. Old ladies, with dogs, and kids and jobs [...]

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Rehearsal Dinner: Chestnut

September 24, 2006

Karen and I chose our favorite local restaurant, Chestnut, as the location for our rehearsal dinner. From the first time we ate there in the late Spring, we wanted to devise a way to hold the event there. Working with chef Daniel Eardley and sommelier Michael Connolly was great from the beginning. They invited us [...]

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an O-H-I-O wedding

July 17, 2006

This weekend Alex and I headed to Ohio for Kristen and Mark’s wedding reception. They got married a month ago in NYC but decided to have their reception near Kristen’s home town. The weekend started Friday afternoon when I left work around four to catch a cab to meet Alex uptown. I hailed no fewer [...]

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