Holiday Lights at Morton Arboretum’s Illumination

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Every winter, the Morton Arboretum in Lisle hosts a holiday lights walking experience at night, featuring thousands of lights set to classical and holiday music. This 1,700 acre outdoor tree museum just down the road from us is world-renown for the mission of collecting, planting and studying trees to preserve endangered species and spread awareness…

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Best Drinks and Decor at Santa Baby Bar Chicago

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Gaudy. Over the top. More ornaments than you’ve ever seen in one place. Welcome to Santa Baby Bar. Located on Clark Street in Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood, this seasonal hotspot is just steps away from iconic Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Step into a North Pole wonderland of lights, parachuting Santas, and…

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Pineapple – Christmas Ornament Tree

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This year, I threw out convention and had a very pink Christmas. My lovely collection of large and small pineapple ornaments didn’t make the cut for our main Christmas tree, but I couldn’t leave them in storage! This little white tree, tucked into a corner of our kitchen, was the perfect compromise. Click here to…

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A Very Pink Christmas!

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Merry Pink Christmas! Growing up, I hated pink. No one could make me wear it or decorate with it, and I certainly didn’t appreciate that being “girly” was equated with the color. I was girly in lots of other ways! Setting aside my past opinions, I now see pink with new eyes. A delicate baby…

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8 Ways to Enjoy Winter in Chilly Chicago

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“It’s funny how you find you enjoy your life / When you’re happy to be alive.” Do you recognize this song lyric? I don’t even want to mention the band because it’s an embarrassing throwback to my younger years. But it’s completely true. After the Big Panini stole two years of our lives, we dreamed…

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Cruising the Mexican Riviera Aboard Norwegian

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Surfing through cruise deals online one day in March, we stumbled across an amazing early bird offer from Norwegian Cruise Line – four tickets for the price of two, for a week-long Christmas cruise to the Mexican Riviera, making port in Mazatlán, Cabo San Lucas, and Puerto Vallarta. What a steal! And completely worth the…

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Pineapple – Christmas Tree Ornaments

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We keep our Christmas tree pretty simple – a few sparkly golden balls, some glitter-covered gem and snowflake shapes, and of course, pineapple ornaments. How long do you leave up your Christmas decorations? Some years, ours are hanging from Thanksgiving through Valentine’s Day, and other times, we don’t put up anything at all. That’s the…

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