How can you contact me?

Send a message to smith+ella+d, all one word. Then, insert an @ sign. Finally, attach that to a sound that a cowboy makes with a dot and then a com.

An awesome place I've visited:

Iguana Cafe is one of my favorites, for creating a cute little European cafe.

My perfect Sunday:

Coffee, newspaper reading, working out, taking a nice walk outside and cooking a great dinner.

The movie I've watched the most times:

It's a three-way tie: Love Actually, Grease and Dirty Dancing. I can recite all three from memory.

My life history in 5 sentences or fewer:

I am from the very exotic Western Suburbs and have proceeded to move all over the country - Los Angeles; Boston; Bloomington, Indiana; and now Chicago. I used to want to be a photographer for Rolling Stone. I own my own small photography biz and though I've had awesome clients, I have never shot for Rolling Stone. Volunteering has always been significant in my life and continues to hold a giant piece of my heart. Becoming an Aunt and watching my nephew develop into a little person has been one of the greatest pleasures of my life.

My first concert / My dream concert:

First concert: Whitesnake and Great White at the Rosemont Horizon (??). Dream Concert: U2 and Pink Floyd. Together.