by Kelly Valli | Sep 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Mama Bear My heart hurts today. A real lot. When I was a kid, I didn’t really dream of growing up to be a Mama Bear. Being a mom seemed complicated and stressful and it would definitely take away energy from my dreams and passions and goals (I was way more right than...
by Kelly Valli | Jul 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sandy Oregon Hello my friends! This was such a good trip! We spent last week on Mount Hood, just outside Sandy Oregon (if you are from Chicago and frustrated with the constant slaughtering of Illinois, I looked it up… it is officially pronounced “aura-gun”). I need...
by Kelly Valli | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Northerly Island My friends, if in Chicago catch a concert at Northerly: It is officially time to inform people of my second favorite music venue (hard to ever beat Red Rocks). Northerly Island is in Chicago and had a bit of a dicey start. Way back in 1910, the city...
by Kelly Valli | Feb 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
LA day 2 & 3 Day 2 & 3 were pretty packed (as if day 1 wasn’t?!) There is SO MUCH TO SEE IN LA!! Downtown LA isn’t really worth staying in because parking is expensive and it isn’t a great hub for everything else you’ll want to do, but it is a REALLY...
by Kelly Valli | Feb 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
LA Day 1 I love LA. It isn’t really the place I’d want to live full-time, but visiting is the best. I’ve been to Los Angeles a few times now but this was the first time with the kids. We flew in late on a Thursday, took a short free shuttle to the the...
