I apologize for the lack of posting these past couple weeks, I have been a very busy girl. After much anticipation I have finally moved out on my own into the Chicago neighborhood of East Village (West Town). Basically ever since I graduated in May of ’07 I have been dreaming and talking about about my very own place in the city. Along with my continuous planning, through these past two years I have been collecting things that I could one day finally use in my very own kitchen.

With each Christmas or birthday I asked for various cooking supplies like pots, measuring spoons, bowls, etc. With no kitchen of my own I started to collect my goods in what my mom fondly refers to as my “hope chests,” as in what girls in decades past would store their dowries in anticipation of married life. By the time I finally moved into this apartment I had amassed four large bins of every sort of cooking supply imaginable. Unpacking all of my treasures was pretty exciting and my new roommate Sarah got a kick out of seeing how many different sized bowls I had or why on earth I had silver serving utensils and a cake stand.

It will be a little sad to see the hope chests go, but I am really happy to see the place coming together and all of my kitchen utensils finding a new home. I am excited to spend my first summer in the city and having many dinner parties in the future!