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My ticket for a cubs game at Wrigley Field. Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds.
August 29, 2018
in blogging, Chicago Life, sports

Are you going to blog about the Cubs game?

Recently I've been going through all of my old blog posts. Ones from 2006, 2007, 2008. The last time I switched hosting and themes I lost all of my featured images (🔝🔝🔝) so I've been replacing those. I've been updating broken links. I've been adding...

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Chicago Cubs World Series Victory Parade in Grant Park, Chicago.
November 7, 2016
in Chicago Life, Life List, sports

The Cubs and those bucket list items you can’t control.

Most of the things on our bucket lists are things we can, to at least some degree, control. If you want to learn Spanish you can take a class, you can download an app, you can check a book out at the library. If you want to...

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September 23, 2015
in Chicago events, Chicago Life, competitive eating, sports

Five competitive eaters, a 40-pound goat, & a Cubs curse.

Every so often a dream team comes together. The Million Dollar Quartet. The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team. The cast of The Breakfast Club. For all we know the 1945 Chicago Cubs could have been a dream team too. And maybe they could have...

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Football Match in Antigua, Guatemala
March 18, 2013
in Antigua, Central America, Guatemala, Latin American Adventure, Round the World, sports, travel

Saturday morning football.

I'd never seen a football match in person. Football, or soccer as we call it at home, has never really been my sport. Not that I really have a sport. I used to watch a lot of American football back in college. But, really, I...

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Watching the Super Bowl at the Sports Corner in Bangkok, Thailand.
February 14, 2012
in Asia, Bangkok, Round the World, sports, Thailand, travel

Super Bowl Sun…errr…Monday…

I don't follow sports. I just have never really been that into them. There are a few exceptions to that, of course. I love White Sox games and Blackhawks games live. I used to love going to Illini hockey games and had season tickets in...

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Super Bowl Sunday
March 29, 2011
in food, party, sports

Remember the Super Bowl…

Remember the Super Bowl...

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White Sox Game
June 11, 2010
in Chicago Life, sports

If you like pina coladas & not getting caught in the rain

5pm rolled around and the forecast had again changed to rain, rain, rain. And as I left work I walked through a downpour from my office to the red line....

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Big Slugger Nachos at Wrigley Field - Cubs Nacho Helmet
May 11, 2010
in Chicago Life, competitive eating, food, sports

Val vs. Food: Cubs Nacho Helmet at Wrigley Field

Last night I met up with Brian and Cornie and ChrisS and others at a little place called Wrigley Field to watch a little unknown team called The Cubs play something called baseball. My mission for the night, if I was going to subject myself...

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Puppy Bowl Sunday
February 9, 2010
in sports

Puppy Bowl Sunday: can’t we all just agree that they’re cute?

Sunday was the greatest most epic sporting event of the year! That's right: THE PUPPY BOWL! When else can you watch a day full of cute widdle puppies running amok on a field, hamsters in a blimp...

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White Sox Game
August 12, 2009
in Chicago Life, sports

Come on back to our limo.

Friday it rained. A lot. So the White Sox Game that we were supposed to be going to almost seemed like it would be a lost cause. Luckily the clouds cleared up enough that the game went on...

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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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