July 4th always finds us in Chicago to celebrate my birthday, spend some time on the beach, and try to turn off the phones for a few days. I try to take as many photos as possible, eat as much as I can manage, and get in a little birthday shopping. This month's trip was a success on all accounts, ...
On Chicago
"Welcome home."
That's the greeting I hear when I walk into Carmine's on Rush, when I check into the Ambassador, when I see Sean, our valet. "Welcome home." For years, we've said there's something about Chicago. Bryan loves that the city, the pockets of culture, the events, and pro sports ...
Denver Botanic Gardens
The morning of June 12th was an early one. My alarm went off at 3am, in preparation for a friend and colleague to swing by and pick me up on the way to the airport at 4:15. A quick, 5:30 flight later, we walked out of Denver International Airport and desperately needed food and a few minutes to ...
Nashville: the Plantations, the Art
Two weeks ago, I made the few-hour road trip to Nashville, Tennessee to meet up with 19 other Speed Art Museum members, curators, and directors, ready to spend the next couple of days on a whirlwind tour in and around the city. Admittedly, I've been a lover of Nashville since my teens, making the ...
A Chicago Weekend Recap
Every Spring, the man and I head North to Chicago for a long weekend of fun with friends, a little shopping, and a lot of food. Last Wednesday, we left Louisville early afternoon, and pulled into Chicago just in time to greet a friend at Ambassador Hotel and head to dinner.
Our wanderings ...
Richmond: The Sights
I've been back in Louisville for over a week now (less a quick Easter weekend in Cleveland), and I'm still dreaming of the goodness I was able to see during the time I was in Richmond, Virginia. While the rest of my crew opted to head home Thursday morning, I elected to stay an additional night in ...
Love and Happiness
Last Spring, during a conference in Richmond, Virginia, I moseyed down to the very new, very pink, and very cozy Quirk Hotel for lunch. Given my extremely short time in the city, I didn't have the time I wanted to explore, and, being a first-timer to this particular conference, I opted to stay just ...
Dinner(s) in Indy
** pictured above: the cheese board, Sage Advice, and a cozy corner at Spoke & Steele **
After 30 days of treating my body the way it always needed to be treated, losing a whopping 15.3 pounds in a month, and developing the best eating plan for myself, I decided it was time for a weekend ...
Pittsburgh: The Art
When I think of Pittsburgh, I think of most other towns that boomed in the early 20th century. Steel towns, alive and smoky with indsutry, whose buzz went silent after the 1970's... Cleveland, Detroit, and yes, Pittsburgh. I assumed I would visit a town covered in ages of settled ...
