checking these guys out tonight at schubas. pretty excited about it.
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twenty-seven.
windy city aficionado.
just trying to figure it all out.
Como Shambhala Estate Resort Bali_Indonesia Via:Conde Nast Traveller
yes. and i will be spending the rest of the day dreaming of infinity pools and the lush, hilly green landscape of bali.
Got Moles? Do Yourself (And Your Skin) A Favor & Read This Skin-Check Guide
with summer finally approaching, this is a timely reminder to be proactive about the health of your skin. monthly checks and sunscreen, people!
if it’s on time, Nick’s plane takes off in about 8 minutes.
i cannot even begin to put into words how happy this makes me. keeping my fingers crossed tomorrow is a crazy busy day at the office. crazy busy = crazy fast…right?
t-24 hours starts now!
Angelina Jolie: My Medical Choice | NYT
“MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.
We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman.
Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on average.
Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.
On April 27, I finished the three months of medical procedures that the mastectomies involved. During that time I have been able to keep this private and to carry on with my work.
But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience.”
When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.
I love you, even if there isn’t any me, or any love, or even any life. I love you.
Zelda Fitzgerald (via sorakeem)
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nick doesn’t get back from south america for another week (insert all of the sad here)…but me and the chalkboard are beyond ready to welcome him home.
yesterday morning i dropped nick and his friend rob off at o’hare, where they embarked on what ended up being a 34 hour quest to south america. four flights and a couple of delays later, they are finally…safely…in argentina. they leave for rio on tuesday, and a week later they head home.
i’ll be honest. i’ve been quite the ball of emotions the last few days. i normally don’t care. at. all. when nick goes out of town. but there’s something different about the whole…out of the country…not sure if/when we’ll be able to talk…thing.
so you can imagine my excitement when we capped off our sunday night with a little facetime session. from our tiny couch in chicago to the middle of the south american jungle…a little wifi managed to close the thousands of miles between us for just a few minutes.
as nick would say…
we live in the future.
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