Yesterday was the Vintage Bazaar in Logan Square. It's what they call a pop-up flea market and has been held in different locations. It's an event that I somehow didn't know about until May, and we were unable to attend the last one. So this was our first time.It was held in and outside an old historic theater, the Congress Theater. Sadly I have no photos from the event except one! It was a drizzly, humid, dreary day and ... Read more »
Vintage Dibs and Dabs
Trying a slightly different vintage hairstyle
I've been so busy! We've been running around and trying to accomplish pre-vacation things, because on Thursday we're leaving for one of our favorite places, New Mexico. We'll spend a few days with my family and then head to a cabin in the mountains near Taos. Point being I haven't had time to write up any blog posts! So I thought I'd just post a couple of photos of when I tried something a bit different with my hair. ... Read more »
Late summer entertaining
Thursday evening we entertained two of our close friends. I took some photos as I prepped, enjoying all the colors and patterns and the summery foods. Don't get me wrong, normally our coffee table looks like this. Magazines, remote controls, knitting needles and yes, a calculator I've had since grade school that I use for knitting math. That's the usual reality of our living room. (Can you tell we're going on vacation to ... Read more »
Volo antiquing
Our original plan for Saturday was to take a day trip to a state park or forest preserve since we've been itching to get into nature. With the wedding, work and the general obscenely hot temperatures, we haven't been able to go camping or hiking almost all summer. But we woke up to rain Saturday morning! Lots of rain. So we decided to do a day trip that involved one of our favorite indoor activities, antiquing, instead. ... Read more »
Our wedding day
I finally had a chance to sit down and write up my Big Wedding Post!Before I get started, let me say that most of the photos in this post are from our photographer, Kimmy Noonen. The few non-watermarked photos were taken by my mom and step-dad. Kimmy was a joy to work with. By the end my dad said she was like an old friend. Her photos are so amazing I can't stop looking at them all. Suffice it to say this is a really, ... Read more »
The honeymoon
Thanks everyone so much for all the kind comments on our wedding! I admit, I'm still catching up with life. I promise I'll have wedding photos to show soon, but I'm waiting until we get our photos back and then I'll share all of our stories as well. In the meantime, how about I work backwards and show you our honeymoon photos?The wedding was Friday, the party was Saturday and we spent Sunday and Monday nights on a mini ... Read more »