The Whipple's lease is up on May 1st, and the New DeLews are trying to decide whether the Whipple can work for another year. Please, let me say, I love the Whipple! I think it is such a fun apartment for a cute newly married couple, namely the New DeLews. A green wall facing a brick wall? How urban chic! There's no way we could ever replace the good-sized kitchen or our wedding reception table cloths that we've transformed into curtains (our first task when we arrived back from our honeymoon). The Whipple has got it all! Or so I'd like to think.
Mark and I walk to the El every day for work, which is a glorious 10 minute walk in the summer. And a hellish 15 minute walk in the snowy winter. The wonderful breeze that wafts through our large windows in the summer? Well, they're a bit drafty in Chicago's tundra. The quaintness of not having a dishwasher loses it's novelty when we're washing dishes from our dinner party of 15 people. So there are pros and cons to any place that you live.
Mark and I walk to the El every day for work, which is a glorious 10 minute walk in the summer. And a hellish 15 minute walk in the snowy winter. The wonderful breeze that wafts through our large windows in the summer? Well, they're a bit drafty in Chicago's tundra. The quaintness of not having a dishwasher loses it's novelty when we're washing dishes from our dinner party of 15 people. So there are pros and cons to any place that you live.And yes, it sounds alluring to live in a two bedroom place with a deck closer to the El. Really alluring. But I'm not sure if I'm ready to say good bye to the Whipple. This is the apartment where my love fo
r cooking blossomed, where we've hosted tons of people for food, drinks, Bible studies, overnights. Mark and I got into our first married fight here, we've enjoyed wine on our roof, and we have experienced a lot of love here. And the most important thing is that I believe people have felt 'welcome at the Whipple'. The truth is, that is what really matters to us. I kind of feel like I'm betraying the Whipple by browsing elsewhere (ok, I'm probably personifying the Whipple way too much...). But wherever we live, we want to create a welcoming environment. Although the aesthetics of an apartment can assist the hospitable aura, Mark and I must set the tone in being authentic and giving in order for our place to feel welcoming. And we have been practicing that at the Whipple the past 8 months. No matter where we live, we seek to grow in our hospitality and openness to all who enter our lives. 
r cooking blossomed, where we've hosted tons of people for food, drinks, Bible studies, overnights. Mark and I got into our first married fight here, we've enjoyed wine on our roof, and we have experienced a lot of love here. And the most important thing is that I believe people have felt 'welcome at the Whipple'. The truth is, that is what really matters to us. I kind of feel like I'm betraying the Whipple by browsing elsewhere (ok, I'm probably personifying the Whipple way too much...). But wherever we live, we want to create a welcoming environment. Although the aesthetics of an apartment can assist the hospitable aura, Mark and I must set the tone in being authentic and giving in order for our place to feel welcoming. And we have been practicing that at the Whipple the past 8 months. No matter where we live, we seek to grow in our hospitality and openness to all who enter our lives. 
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