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VIP pass to the Krystal Square Off. Krystal Square Off IV hamburger eating contest in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
October 29, 2007
in competitive eating, girls just want to have fun, travel

You’re the only ten i see…

1. Sometimes you tell someone that you drove ten hours to see the hamburger contest. And then sometimes that person finds someone else who gets you VIP passes to go stand all the way up in front with the press.   2. Sometimes records are broken.   3. Sometimes...

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Choosing Figs | Neurotic as Hell | A Travel, Lifestyle, and Life List Blog
October 26, 2007
in competitive eating, girls just want to have fun, travel

Krystal Square Off…here I come!

When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar Then you know that Tennessee is not very far Shovel all the coal in Gotta keep it rollin' Woo, woo, Chattanooga there you are So Chattanooga choo choo Won't you choo-choo me home? Chattanooga choo choo Won't you choo-choo me home? Yup, I'm in...

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Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen, Illinois.
October 22, 2007
in girls just want to have fun, Halloween, holiday

Park It: Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm, Bromann Park, and more…

A weekend at Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm, Statesville Haunted Prison, Bromann Playlot Park (named after me, obviously), and a BBQ...

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Girls just want to have fun! 100 things to do in 2007. My 2007 resolutions.
October 1, 2007
in girls just want to have fun

September: Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Valerie's 100 in 2007: Bah, it was a slow month...

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Choosing Figs | Neurotic as Hell | A Travel, Lifestyle, and Life List Blog
September 28, 2007
in girls just want to have fun, job, opera

voglio morir con lui! forse m’aspetta

I saw La bohème today. It was beautiful. Except I kept comparing it to RENT because I haven't seen boheme in a long time so was never sure of all of the crossovers. I cried though, but what doesn't make me cry I guess. But it is really...

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Pat Bertoletti wins the La Costeña "Feel the Heat" Jalapeño Eating Challenge - jalapeno eating contest in Chicago.
September 17, 2007
in Chicago events, competitive eating, girls just want to have fun

Hear it for the hometown hero…

A Sunday in Chicago at the La Costeña "Feel the Heat" Jalapeño Eating Challenge and the Renegade Craft Fair...

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Girls just want to have fun! 100 things to do in 2007. My 2007 resolutions.
August 31, 2007
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August: Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Valerie's 100 in 2007, what I crossed off in August: 35 36 down...

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
August 20, 2007
in food, girls just want to have fun, Ohio, Roadside Attractions, travel, United States

Cleveland Rocks the Casbah.

Friday: Driving to Cleveland, Ohio Nadia picked me up and then we headed off to Cleveland, Ohio! OK...

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Choosing Figs | Neurotic as Hell | A Travel, Lifestyle, and Life List Blog
August 17, 2007
in girls just want to have fun, Ohio, travel, United States

I hear it rocks there…

All this energy calling me Back where it comes from Its such a crude attitude Its back where it belongs All the little kids growing up on the skids are goin Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Jumpin gene genies, moody james deanies goin Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland...

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Jen and Dale's First Dance | Jen and Dale's Glessner House Wedding in Chicago, Illinois.
August 8, 2007
in family, girls just want to have fun, weddings

Jen & Dale’s Glessner House Wedding

Congratulations Jennifer and Dale! My sister Jen got married and the Glessner House wedding between and her now husband was beautiful. Here's how their wedding day went...

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Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

            

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