Black Friday typically kicks off the start of the holiday shopping season (though every year things keep popping up earlier and earlier). Now that Thanksgiving has officially passed, we thought it fitting to launch our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide. We’ve packed some of our favorite things into this list to give you shopping inspiration. It’s […]
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Dear Bottles & Banter Readers, Where to begin? For us, this is one of the most difficult situations we’ve ever come across in our adult lives. The 2016 Presidential Election has been perhaps the most divisive campaign seasons since the pre-Civil War era. And we don’t feel at all as though we are exaggerating in the
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So ordinarily, we have a very strict “no talking about Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving” policy in our household. This year, however, we are making a slight exception because I wanted to share with everyone a truly great program that I recently came across. It’s called Fantasy Flight and it’s a partnership between Cal’s
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Unlike America, shopping has stopped being great. And really, shopping was never truly great, just “sorta ok” when it’s just Brittany and I. But after having Olivia join us? It’s like we’re on a countdown. Maybe there’s a solution? Every once in a while, a product comes along that you didn’t know you couldn’t live without. DockATot,
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It seems like just yesterday I was enjoying a buttery slice of Chicago deep dish pizza (if you ever visit Chicago, any true Chicagoan will tell you Lou Malnati’s is the best. And if they try to say Giordano’s, you can tell them they aren’t a true Chicagoan). I’ve never really been big into meat, so
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Living in Chicago, I often forget we have so many great things to do right in our own backyard. This city is such a family friendly place to visit and there are so many activities to keep the kids entertained. Whether you are swinging by for a quick weekend trip or are taking a long vacation to the
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Last week was my first week back to work after three amazing months with Olivia. Like most other moms out there, it was a difficult week, made even more difficult with minimal sleep (sleep regression is a real thing, apparently). Of course, what made it easier was thinking all day about getting home to hug
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Admit it. If you’re a parent or a soon-to-be parent, you’ve been swooning over the cozy Blooming Bathtub and the dreamy princess crib. They even make organic baby purees. Strawberry basil or Carrot Apple Ginger, anyone? While most of us can’t justify dropping cash on the latest and greatest spaceship looking car seat, there are
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Halloween is a month away (is it really October already?!). You know what that means. Time to spend hours aimlessly searching through baby Halloween costumes to find the perfect outfit for your little bean. This is our first Halloween with the little one, so we wanted something super cute and unique. Don’t get me wrong,
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We’ve always wondered: why do people not talk about their infertility? We certainly didn’t for a long time. Embarrassment? Shame? It seemed like everyone was able to effortlessly do what we had dreamed of for years. It seemed that way. When we first decided to start Bottles & Banter, it was a way for us
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