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Recently I took a trip to a place that some refer to as "the motherland". Now, personally, I'm from Chicago and thats the mutha' of all lands for me. But, the trip was both breathtakingly beautiful and incredibly educational. But for the purposes of Hostess Chick, I thought I would share with you an exerpt from one of the letters that I sent home....

For the life of me I cannot remember the name of the restaurant, but its right across the street from our hotel in Nelson Mandela Square. There… Continue

While reflecting on a recent trip to the Twin Cities, I discovered that a number of "little" things disgusted me while staying at a rather expensive, and well-known hotel. Not disgust in the manner of uncleanliness, but in the manner of luxury in the details - or rather the lack thereof. Curiously enough, this led me to think on why I was so perterbed at little things such as the concierge not pointing out the elevators or the notable lack face towels in the bathroom. The answer...the devil is i… Continue

Now, I'm usually not one to totally rip off of someone elses idea. But when my fiance proposed July I just had to snag this nifty idea...

Rewind to spring '08. I'm just plucking along through my email when what do I spy?

Subject: K & E's Engagement!

When I opened the email, I had my very own little smilebox waiting for me. "Smilebox you say? What on earth is a Smilebox?" I know, maybe I'm a dinosaur when it comes to the internet, but I had never heard of such a thing.

Well, turns out, th… Continue