eating back our calories

Rach and I have been going on a lot of long walks these days. The weather is finally nice... Hallelujah! So we're celebrating by literally walking all over town.

Sometimes though our long walks turn into shorter walks with a handful of stops at taco stands and cupcake shops. Today was one of those days. Si Fri joined us for a little cupcake magic and treated us to the best guac and chips in town!

 And it was perfect.

-H.

Catchup

Newly graduated

a touch pregnant

Elfa and Doctor

Time line of things passed:

I've graduated. I didn't walk. I don't like to waste time.

I got pregnant. It was unexpected, and easy...and hard.

We moved to Chicago and entered the working world. This world is not the easiest to break into while pregnant.

Elfa arrived late, and in a manner unexpected, but with all of her major and minor parts intact. 

2013 was a hard year for both Kristopher and I, we learned a lot, and grew quite a bit.

2014 is going to contain more change, which is not bad.

Short post, but I'll write more later, I've got to ease into this thing.

-Rachel

when being far away stinks.

I miss this girl 

+

impromptu dance parties in the alley

=

all of her weird blurry poses.

Sigh. 

Seeesters are the bestest.

Ps... Ca-ute outfit post coming soon ;)

Smooches,

Hansie

Devon Street.

Chicago is such an incredible town.

With over 225 different neighborhoods, it's one of the most diverse city in the country.

One of my favorite things about living in Chicago is exploring all of its little nooks and crannies...

with Rach in town last weekend it was the perfect excuse for both of us to forget about school and explore this wonderful city!

Ahhh... Devon Street. 

This street on the north side of the city is known for it's Indian population. 

The food is amazing and the fabric soooooo beautiful.

We ate until we almost popped and then we roamed the streets "ooohing" and "ahhhing" over all of the prettiness Devon Street offers.

Next stop. India.

Things to Do: Chicago

Whenever Hansie and I get together we always make all these plans 

of the things we're going to do,

sewing, running, working on the blog...

and, inevitably, it ends up with us watching movies and 

eating too much. 

So I've devised a plan.

And while this plan still involves a fair amount of eating,

at least it will be eating in public instead of

under a blanket 

and the dewy gaze of the thinner lipped

1990s version of Meg Ryan...

1.Black Dog Gelato for a whiskey gelato bar

2. A little surrealist photography compliments of Claude Cahun and the Art Institute of Chicago

3. The Hideout to dance with too many ironic mustaches and people who collect things even more antiquated that typewriters. Things like turn of the century surgical equipment and pagers.

or, maybe, we'll just go for story night

4. Jimmy Jamm Sweet Potato Pie for our daily dose of vitamin K

5. Maybe hit up the farmhouse for some down home handcrafted ginger ale and fig and toffee bread pudding

6. Karaoke anyone?

7. Of course we'll need some Packzi from delightful pasteries. Because it's the season.

Plus

vegan restaurants

Plus

chinatown

Plus

shopping

Plus

mani-pedi

Plus

Cuddletimes

...

Think it can happen in three days?

any suggestions?

-racha

The Weekend in Review... blah blah blah

Guys, this weekend was fun... but blah blah blah...

I spent over 8 hours in Starbucks studying. Yea!

Had dinner with friends, movie with the Hubs...

It was good.

blah blah blah

But- the best part was not the stuff that got accomplished or the fun stuff I did.

The BEST part was the fact that I was given a free airplane ticket to use however I wanted!

(All thanks to my sweet sis-in-law! Thanks Fran!!!!)

Only catch?

 It had to be used by March 1st.

So this Thursday, my cute-as-a-button Rach-Cha-Cha is coming to Chicago to visit!

Hip hip hooraysies!!!



Idaho never felt so close!

-Hans

The Weekend in Review... wrapped up blessings.

The past two weekend have basically been two day blessings all wrapped up and smashed between ridiculously full weeks. And guys- It's been wonderful. 

Last weekend was spent catching up with some of my dearest friends. we spent most our time cracking up and smooshing these adorable cheeks. Yikes. She is the death. of. me.

This weekend was no different... My handsome cousin graduated from the first level of Navy Seal boot camp (hip hip hooray!) and his girlfriend and my aunt and uncle came up for the graduation. It was so fun to have family in town. Most of our time was spent walking around, eating way too much and drinking even more coffee. Love.

I tell you, with such an insane schedule these days, it's such a blessing to have these little wrapped up weekends. 

Hope yours was just as lovely!

Happy Monday! 

(Only 5 more days until we get to unwrap the next one!)

Hans-ah-ah

5 for 5: Hannah's 5 things she's bring to a deserted island...

And 5 reasons this week was wonderful....

1. Spending the 4th-ish with my fam (and these two seesters) in Idaho! Hip hip hooray!

2. A surprise mix tape CD from my beautiful Elz-a-Bells!

3. Watermelon frosties... whaaaaaaaat!!!??!?!?!

image and recipe here

4. The MOST perfect ice coffee recipe... thank you to a Mama... who loves David Lebovitz... who loves the "Pioneer Woman"... who created this little recipe... it alone will save moi about $50 a month on my Starbucks addiction... Yes!

image and recipe here

5. Went for a run on one of my lunch breaks and had my breath literally taken away (surprisingly not from the run) with this amazing sky! I was moved to tears by a God who is so big and creates such beauty! Incredible!

It's been a good week friends! 
Hope you have a sweet weekend... full of sunshine and relaxation... 
Make sure to try out those recipes and let me know what you think!


Love you mucho mucho-
Hansie