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Memorial Day Weekend in downtown Chicago

by leandra | Jun 2, 2017

Over Memorial Day weekend we took advantage of the Monday off and flew up to Chicago for a short trip. We spent half the time in the city (using up a free night certificate) and half the time with...

Eric’s 40th: Kew Gardens & Richmond

by eric | Jun 25, 2016

To help celebrate my birthday Leandra treated me to an afternoon at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (better known as Kew Gardens). The District line took us within a few blocks of the entrance, and...

Memory Monday: Wayfarer’s Chapel

by leandra | Aug 25, 2014

In August 2004, Eric and I had just moved to North Carolina. We had some time off before school started so we took a trip out to Los Angeles to visit my brother who had graduated from college and...

My little niece

by eandl | Oct 19, 2012

Our trip to Chicago last weekend was a lot of fun. While Eric was primarily up there to attend a travel workshop, my sole purpose was to cram in as much time with my 15-month-old niece as possible....

A long weekend in London: Saturday

by eandl | Mar 10, 2012

On Saturday we headed up to the retail area in Camden, and are known for an incredible mix of styles, with hard-core leather stores next to sneaker stores next to tourist t-shirts. The storefronts...

Hanging Rock State Park

by eandl | Dec 1, 2011

Leandra's brother Ryan and his girlfriend Emily came to visit us for Thanksgiving, and after all the turkey we were in need of some outdoor time. Hanging Rock State Park is only about 2 hours away,...

Ava’s christening

by eandl | Sep 13, 2011

We made a quick trip up to Chicago his weekend for our niece's christening. I figured it would be good to show up since I am the godmother and all. :) The day started with a relaxing picnic at a...

introducing Ava Izabel

by eandl | Jul 12, 2011

Born: 7/7/2011 at 7:15pm Stats: 7lbs, 6oz; 19 inches long snoozing in grandpa's arms looking at her mama hooray for being a new auntie!

Lauren’s Baby Shower

by eandl | May 27, 2011

Last weekend, I flew up to Chicago (third time in 6 months!) for my sister's baby shower. It was the first time I had been back at Medinah Country Club since E&L Gallery and also seen most of...

Merry Christmas!

by eandl | Dec 26, 2010

A certain furry member of our family really enjoys opening her own gifts. We took a quick break mid-morning for mimosas and quiche and then jumped right back into opening presents! Well, most of us...

a beach wedding

by eandl | Jun 24, 2010

This post is a few weeks after the fact, so most people have probably seen the photos on E&L Gallery, but here are a few of my favorites from Neil (Eric's brother) and Nicole's wedding in Mexico...

a warm Easter weekend

by eandl | Apr 5, 2010

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend... we certainly enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather around these parts. We ate outside, went for long walks and had the windows open to freshen up the...

Tango Tango

by eandl | Oct 8, 2009

This is going to be stuck in my head all day. My cousin's band, Saintfearless, is launching their new album next week in South Africa, so I found their video for Tango Tango on YouTube. Cody is the...

tennis on long island

by eandl | Jul 30, 2008

One (of the many) nice things about heading to Long Island in the summer is the chance to play a little clay court tennis in the comfort of the backyard. We managed to fit some play in between the...

happy turkey day!

by eandl | Nov 22, 2007

We had a lovely Thanksgiving, here is the table all set up for dinner... It snowed all morning and then we had sunny skies. We brined the turkey again this year and the stuffing Lynn made was...

Where’s Your Sense of Adventure?