…although it may look like it. isn’t spring supposed to be coming soon?

it’s hard to believe, but our blog is one year old. what’s even harder to believe is that we actually came up with enough material for 133 blog entries. from the avid commenters to the closet checkers, thanks to everybody who checks our blog and puts up with the details of our mundane lives!

today was apparently “presidents day”, so it seemed somewhat appropriate to think back to our roadtrip through mount rushmore, south dakota, on our way to chicago from vancouver. hard to believe that was a year and a half ago. for anyone interested, the memorial features (from left to right) washington, jefferson, roosevelt, and lincoln. we couldn’t resist…had to take the picture.

today we saw an art installation at millenium park featuring Paintings Below Zero, by Gordon Halloran, a canadian artist. the installation is a 95×12 feet wall of coloured ice situated right in the middle of downtown chicago.

happy valentine’s day!

yesterday we ushered in the chinese new year with our friends jackie, tom and anne over hot pot. it was especially good given the persistent sub-zero temperatures outside. as usual, we ate until our bellies could fit no more.

just realized this is our 4th entry in a row involving food. need to find other hobbies i think…

tonight we attended the annual “the Big Game” party held at church, featuring the unbeaten new england patriots playing against the underdog new york giants. apparently referring to “the Big Game” by the Game’s actual name in association with a certain party is a copyright no-no. as usual, there were homemade corndogs and cincinnati-style chili for all to enjoy.

the game was a real nail-biter down to the last second… at the end of it all, the giants held off the patriots 17-14 in one of the biggest upsets in NFL history. and oh yeah, the $2.7 million per 30 second commercials were pretty good too; my favorites were the bridgestone tire with screaming animals, pepsi with justin timberlake, etrade infant investing, tide-to-go talking stain, and amp drink with the fat guy.

this week we had the chance to have dinner with paul and larina, who were in town for a few days. despite yet another blizzard outside, we made it to fonda del mar (our newest favorite restaurant) for some mexican seafood.