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Monday, June 27, 2011

About Town

Eating My Way Through The Weekend

I don't think I can eat another bite...

Well, it finally felt like a summer weekend in Evanston, right?  It’s about time! I really don’t mean to sound bitter and annoyed (but I am…a little).  It’s just been QUITE a challenging season, weather-wise.  I’ve read the updates from Camp Echo (where my daughter is), describing all the rain they’ve endured this past week.  Bless the heart of the lovely Camp Echo newsletter writer for always putting a positive spin on the camp’s activities: unfortunately, there are only so many ways to describe monsoons in an upbeat manner.  While our daughter’s been out of town, we’ve missed her terribly.  Without her, I’ve been the only girl in the household, and it’s been harder than I imagined.  The boys and I did manage to attend two incredible …

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10:01 am on Saturday, July 2, 2011

Feeding a family of four for a hundred bucks and no alcohol or desert is way to much to pay, but then again if you have teen age boys that sounds about right. I have only been to Trattoria once for lunch with a friend and it was good, It is not a place that we as a family would go for dinner.If I had my choice and if everyone wanted Italian which never comes up when picking a restaurant, I would …   more ›

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