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My DuPage County Superlatives

My DuPage County Superlatives

DuPage County, Food, Illinois, Wine

Looking for Cooking Classes to Try? Look no Further than Pizza Classes (and more!) at the North American Pizza and Culinary Academy

Looking for Cooking Classes to Try? Look no Further than Pizza Classes (and more!) at the North American Pizza and Culinary Academy

DuPage County, Illinois, Quiet Travel, United States

Friday Fun in Itasca at Eaglewood Resort and Spa

Friday Fun in Itasca at Eaglewood Resort and Spa

DuPage County, Food, Illinois, United States, Wine

4 Spots for a Tasting and Wine Experience: Chicago Suburbs

4 Spots for a Tasting and Wine Experience: Chicago Suburbs

DuPage County, Food, Illinois

Lunch Near Me Under $10: Downers Grove Edition

Lunch Near Me Under $10: Downers Grove Edition

Destinations, DuPage County, Food, Illinois, United States

DuPage Theatre: So Impressed by McAninch Arts Center!

DuPage Theatre: So Impressed by McAninch Arts Center!

Destinations, DuPage County, Illinois, United States

Plays Near Me: Where to See DuPage Theatre

Plays Near Me: Where to See DuPage Theatre

Chicago, Destinations, DuPage County, Illinois, Wine, Winter

January: Fun Things to Do this Month!

January: Fun Things to Do this Month!

Life and Links, Style

Military Inspired Look (and Sneaky Cheap Halloween Outfit!)

Military Inspired Look (and Sneaky Cheap Halloween Outfit!)

Only 1 month old but he already has some pretty st

Only 1 month old but he already has some pretty strong opinions. #babymilestones #1monthold #newmom #babiesrule #motherhoodisamazing #strongopinions #hottake

Are you the reason it took me 3 weeks to write a 6

Are you the reason it took me 3 weeks to write a 600 word blog post? 😉 I finally pushed publish on a blog post about why I kept my pregnancy hidden on social media and for many of the people I work with but don’t see. #mypregnancyjourney #myendostory #ama #ptsdrecovery #infertilityawareness

Yesterday was this new mama’s first day drinkin

Yesterday was this new mama’s first day drinking a glass of wine (okay, one ounce) since November! I participated in several zoom tastings with @germanwineusa during my pregnancy where I opened, poured, and “shut” with my @repourwinesaver or used my @coravin to sniff and spit. One of the ones I was most intrigued by as it was a new grape for me, was this #lemberger from @rainerderschnaitmann. It was the perfect bottle to reintroduce me to #wine. A light bodied red great for a September evening, with bright acidity, rainier cherry notes and really great herbal notes of bay leaf and thyme. It also gave me some #twizzlers cherry licorice vibes. Thank goodness for @repourwinesaver so I could revisit and actually drink this wine! •#rieslinglover #germanwine #germanwines #prädikatswein #winesofgermany #deutsche #winelovers #wine #winetime #newmom #momjuice

Starting him young on two important things in Mom’s life: God and Grapes! #newmom He’s already watched one livestream of @thecompasschurch , but we missed this past weekend because #clusterfeeding. You are a tiny miracle that we prayed so long for! #praisejesus. This book is called “God Grows the World” by Michigan author Gary Bower. #puremichigan Will I resume my #winestudy and #winestagram here? Well of course! I’m still alcohol free at this point for nursing purposes, but I plan on diving back into wine study when I’m able to. I tried to do WSET 3 and FWS twice with the wine education body I’ve used for my previous certifications, but they refused to offer online courses in any of 2020. As my $$ was tied up with them for over 6 months before I got a refund, it makes me 😡 to think that time #beforebaby was certainly the best time to do those certifications. I don’t know that I’ll be able to succeed with a new certification while I work and parent an increasingly demanding of my time child, but I’ll still continue my learning. #lifewithanewborn #babymat #christianbabybooks #wine #winebooks #faithful #startemyoungraiseemright (also, you can’t hashtag anything with “lil” before it for a baby because it’s all just rappers names ☺️)

If you had thought that I wasn’t posting much wi

If you had thought that I wasn’t posting much wine content and I looked like I had let myself go, you were right! After 2.5 years of struggling with infertility, My husband and I welcomed our first child this week and we are over the moon! #firsttimemom #firsttimemum #newbornbaby #babyboy #ivfsuccess #infertility #newmom #havingsushifordinner #newparents #firsttimeparents #heartburnequalshair

This week marks 1 year since these #furryfriends w

This week marks 1 year since these #furryfriends wandered into our backyard looking for food. Little did they (or we) know that along with food, they’d get:
-a permanent place to call home
-spayed/neutered
-rabies/distemper s h 0 t s
-adoption placement for their kittens
-microchips
-a private heated winter home
-a private unheated summer home
-monthly flea treatments
-their own catnip plant
-a new career in permanent vermin control
-a porch full of napworthy lawn furniture
-toys and ribbons
-sisal scratching posts
....and many wanted, and sometimes unwanted, pats and pets.
#workingcats#catsofinstagram #catsoftheday #straycats #feralcats #catlady #outdoorcats #ragdoll #tomcat #dsh #himalayan

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