Love Stories – New City Life Adventure: Recent Episodes
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Taking Chicagoland by storm…one date, one yoga class, one salsa lesson, one blog post, one trip, one drink, one meal, one new friendship at a time.
In the spring of 1950, Richard Christensen umpired baseball games for fun. At one such game, Swany Staurland sat in the stands watching her brother, Harold, play. She “looked pretty nice” according to Richard, so after some light digging, he found out her name and where she lived. See, back in the ‘50s you could … Continue reading A Love Story: Richard and Swany →
I interviewed my grandparents on August 27, 2017 to learn more about how they met each other, the story of how they started dating, and how they decided they should get married. Below is the transcript of this interview. Here is the audio of the interview, too (please excuse my ditzy moments) Ashley: How did … Continue reading [Transcript] A Love Story: Richard and Swany →
On July 2, 2016, my cousin, Caitlyn, married her best friend, Mike. I had the honor of being the maid of honor; below is the speech I wrote. It’s also the first in a series of love stories I’d like to transcribe. I have known Caitlyn her entire life. I remember seeing her open her eyes in … Continue reading A Love Story: Caitlyn & Mike →