Tags: family dinner • spring soup • spring vegetables

Ten years ago today, I married my prince charming on the first sunny and mild spring day of the season in Chicago. I remember taking a run by myself that morning – something I didn’t do very often in those days – and standing out on the farthest point of pavement jutting out into Lake Michigan near North Avenue beach. I stopped for a moment to take in the sweeping skyline and reflect. Life was about to change. For the better (and though I also committed to “or worse,” it’s all been pretty peachy to date). But what I didn’t know was how it would all unfold. Two cities, two houses, two boys and five jobs later, here we are. Was that really ten years? Yup. Sure was. [click to continue…]