i took so many pictures at the wedding because it was so beautiful! the ceremony was set up on their front lawn under a big tree. waiting for the bride! pam was beautiful and beaming hooray! after the ceremony, we headed to the barn for the reception dinner. did i mention it was beautiful? one read more
yet another breakfast with our friend debra. this time at Z&H marketcafe where we were also joined by ibrahim. we’ve all gone our separate ways over the last few years, so we were grateful to have the chance to catch up briefly in chicago. in the afternoon, it was time to get ready for the read more
we’re in chicago (sans bébé) for the weekend to attend a friend’s wedding. we met debra for breakfast at the busy original pancake house, enjoyed swedish pancakes, buttermilk pancakes along with our eggs and sausage. then we stopped off at powell’s for some used book shopping next, we headed to pilsen, a predominantly latino neighbourhood… read more
we were able to catch up with friends, big and small. dinner and playing in the park with the stefanuts. potluck at the harters, featuring fried chicken and icecream!
today was graduation day!! after nine years of sweat and tears (literally), we returned to chicago for joseph to receive his doctorate degree. on our way to campus, walking through hyde park. kind of a funny sight, but i suppose hyde parkers are used to it. people on the street were calling out congratulations! waiting read more
a highlight of our trip was our drive down a small portion of the blue ridge parkway. the blue ridge parkway is a scenic road that goes 755 km from virginia to north carolina. on the road itself, you are surrounded by lush greenery with occasional openings to grand vistas of the mountains. they really read more
we spent a day at chimney rock state park, named after a 535-million-year-old monolith shaped like, well, a chimney! young and old, we trudged our way up step by step. at 2280 feet high, we were rewarded with wonderful views at the top. back at the bottom in the afternoon, while rebecca took her nap read more
we went for a boat tour on lake lure. strapped in her life vest and ready to go! the bay in the background is where they filmed “Dirty Dancing”: after a relaxing boat ride, we had a picnic on the beach with some resident ducks for company. exploring the beach. digging is fun. someone was read more
roadtrip! we drove west from chapel hill to lake lure, an hour outside of asheville. driving entertainment, singing twinkle twinkle: we took a break in the town of hickory. more driving, through lovely country roads. happy to reach our destination: lake lure.
we took the short drive over to hillsborough with our family visiting from out of town to experience the 30th annual hillsborough hog day. the annual event features a BBQ competition, which sounded like fun. after all the bbq’ing, the meat is prepared into sandwiches. tasty! on our way to get some grilled corn… arts read more