changing our winter & our lives

it was monday. we had come back from michigan the day before, and i had just finished a long day at work (but it was only 3pm - i started...

relax, recharge, & peep some leaves

we retuned to alex’s family’s home last weekend to enjoy some quality time and midwestern fall activities. we spent a long week apart...

recipe no. 13: butternut squash portobello tacos

'tis the season for butternut squash everything! our grocery store does this amazing thing where they sell pre-diced butternut squash, so...

summer wrap-up

as much as i hate to say it, summer is over. the eighty-degree days have departed, and now we have 50 & 60 degree days, 70 if we are...

our story starts here | part i

we haven't mentioned this trip at all on the blog, but since about march we've been planning a summer getaway to door county. depending...

our first ride of the season

this week has been a whirlwind, particularly concerning the weather. we went from mid-forties one day, to low-eighties two days after. i...

our first day of spring

to celebrate a day together, a high above 50 degrees, and sunshine, we decided to have a picnic. normally we'd pull our bikes out and...

winter wrap-up

it's now the beginning of april. temperatures should average in the mid-50s by now in chicago, and instead we are still faced with...