Can I Have Some Galena With My Wine? Part 3

This is my final installment of my Galena trip.  Here are parts 1 and 2 to check out if you haven't read them yet!Day 2 started super early. As in, before the sun even got up (as you can see from the photo).  We were all dragging some major butt, but we were not turning down this awesome opportunity -- a hot air balloon ride.  Now, I'm afraid of ...continue reading

Can I Have Some Galena With My Wine? Part 1

For those who don't follow me on Twitter or Facebook (and if you don't, why not?), I was invited by the CVB to go check out Galena.  Galena, where?  Galena, IL.  I actually drove through here once a long, long, long time ago to go to a wedding.  We didn't stop.  And now I am seriously kicking myself in the butt that we didn't.Going into this trip, I ...continue reading

Fox News! Thanks again!

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Nancy Loo is the most awesome anchor in Chicago. Seriously, she is.  I'm just saying that, because I actually got to meet her in person (and she is tiny).  It was really cool that they invited a bunch of bloggers to see what they do behind the scenes.  Here's all of us behind the news desk:It was super awesome. However, I was floored when I came ...continue reading

Wednesday’s Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By KathiKevin BakerKevin George Baker, a disabled Navy veteran, had been riding his hand-propelled bicycle from his hometown through Washington, D.C. and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Marseilles, Illinois to support a new flag designed to honor fallen members of the military. His trip began at his home on Saturday, March ...continue reading


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