I have realized that I seem to have a weird compulsion to explain where my clothes come from and how much I paid for them every time I receive a compliment. Actually, not just clothes, accessories too. I’ve sort of noticed for awhile that when someone says, “Hey, I like that skirt,” my response generally [...]

We just got back from my cousin Jen’s wedding in Chicagoland. As always, the Finnertys took over: at the Fairfield Inn where almost all of us were staying, at my aunt Colleen’s for pizza after the reception, at Graham’s ice cream in downtown Geneva, where we took up at least half the patio, and so [...]