chicago – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Things To Do in Chicago /post/2016/07/08/things-to-do-in-chicago/ /post/2016/07/08/things-to-do-in-chicago/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:34:50 +0000 /?p=6737 I lived in Chicago a long time, and I often get asked for suggestions about what to do in the Windy City. This question is HARD because there are literally a bijillion things a person can do there and it’s … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/07/08/things-to-do-in-chicago/feed/ 0 Chicago vs Seattle (First Impressions) /post/2016/02/10/chicago-vs-seattle/ /post/2016/02/10/chicago-vs-seattle/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:32:30 +0000 /?p=6309 When we announced that we were moving from Chicago (where Tim and I are both originally from) to Seattle, everyone asked us if we were sure we wanted to move because the weather in the PNW is so terrible in in … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/02/10/chicago-vs-seattle/feed/ 26 High tea at the Langham Hotel /post/2015/12/22/high-tea-at-the-langham-hotel/ /post/2015/12/22/high-tea-at-the-langham-hotel/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:13:02 +0000 /?p=6127 I love giving people experiences as Christmas gifts, and this year I decided to take my mom to high tea at the Langham Hotel in downtown Chicago for an early Christmas present. Yesterday afternoon my mom and I enjoyed wonderful tea, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/12/22/high-tea-at-the-langham-hotel/feed/ 16 Our family is moving to Seattle! /post/2015/10/05/moving-to-seattle/ /post/2015/10/05/moving-to-seattle/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:13:59 +0000 /?p=5940 Well I’ve been putting off this ‘announcement’ for a bit of time until it became official, official (meaning that the paperwork had been signed and our families had been informed and the dates had been set…) But all of that … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/10/05/moving-to-seattle/feed/ 45 An Independence Day recap /post/2015/07/06/independence-day/ /post/2015/07/06/independence-day/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:12:34 +0000 /?p=5796 Well, that was a nice long weekend, wasn’t it? Tim, Clara and I celebrated Independence Day with friends and each other and by spending a lot of time outdoors – it was marvelous! A quick rundown… On Friday we did … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/07/06/independence-day/feed/ 9 It’s Valentine’s Day Eve so if you need me I’ll be over here eating lots o’ chocolate. /post/2015/02/13/friday8/ /post/2015/02/13/friday8/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2015 07:30:00 +0000 http://426053dc-352f-4b33-a8ec-cf86410ab270 This was (rather surprisingly) a big week in the Benroeck household. Clara has started changing at an alarmingly rapid pace (well, I think it’s alarming) and is now officially on the move! She is army crawling everywhere, and by ‘everywhere’ … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/02/13/friday8/feed/ 0 Snow days. /post/2015/02/03/snowdays/ /post/2015/02/03/snowdays/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2015 22:02:00 +0000 http://3613161f-3f5c-4e52-9adf-48fbe475f916 First things first, thank you for your kind comments yesterday. I still need to respond to them, but I appreciate your encouraging words. The past few days in Chicago have been snowy and beautiful. The world seems to slow down … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/02/03/snowdays/feed/ 0 My first month with ClassPass. Obsessed is an understatement. /post/2015/01/15/classpass/ /post/2015/01/15/classpass/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:35:00 +0000 http://39924cad-ff71-41ea-94c5-eb91a15859af *This is not a sponsored post, I just love this too much to not tell you about it.* Something you may not know about me: I have no loyalty when it comes to workouts and/or gyms. Once upon a time I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/01/15/classpass/feed/ 13 My heart is full today (but not as full as my stomach). /post/2014/12/09/week-date/ /post/2014/12/09/week-date/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:58:00 +0000 http://8b5a5376-bad0-4ca5-a4e7-a0c54a139ba2 Today was one of those wonderful, soul-filling days.  We woke up to Clara smiling (well, after she was done yelling to let us know she was awake) and rain falling. That sums up what my perfect morning looks like: family, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2014/12/09/week-date/feed/ 0 ABCs of Summer (2014 edition). /post/2014/06/24/abcs-of-summer/ /post/2014/06/24/abcs-of-summer/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2014 07:55:00 +0000 http://8852b51d-0e16-4730-b705-0120f58e3e6f We Chicagoans wait approximately 9 months each year for the 3 months of summer that come along. You might even say we live for the summer months. And right now, well, we’re in those three months and are loving life! Except for … Continue reading →

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