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she & him in chicago

June 17, 2010 – 8:17 am

last week i went to a free She & Him concert at millennium park with debra and sarah… together with thousands of other like-minded 20-30-something year olds. admittedly, i haven’t followed the band’s music in the past, but i like zoe deschanel (‘Elf’, ’500 Days of Summer’). our plan for finding a nice grassy spot read more »

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jackson, michigan: todd and trilisa’s wedding

June 15, 2010 – 6:59 pm

joe officiated the ceremony for todd and trilisa, and we had a great time celebrating together with old friends we know and have known from chicago. me and jana, fellow pregnant ladies. at the reception, annalise caught the bouquet!

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jackson, michigan: bed and breakfasts

June 15, 2010 – 7:47 am

last weekend we drove to jackson, MI to attend Todd and Trilisa’s wedding. on our way there, we stopped at a diner on the side of the highway for lunch… the “Waffle House of America”. in jackson, we stayed at Hankerd Inn, a cute bed & breakfast which was conveniently located only a few minutes read more »

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off chicago’s beaten path

June 5, 2010 – 4:52 pm

as our time in chicago is (too quickly!) coming to an end, i find it delightful to still come across things i haven’t seen before. i had the opportunity to spend the day in downtown while waiting for our car to be serviced. well okay, first one is not a particularly delightful sight: even the read more »

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best carrot cake

May 16, 2010 – 9:52 pm

huge piece of carrot cake which we had for dessert at “Mellow Yellow”, a local Hyde Park diner. it was so delicious… i wish we had discovered it earlier.

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spring on campus

May 8, 2010 – 8:56 am

i was helping a friend babysit for a couple of hours on campus this week. it was a such a beautiful day, i couldn’t help taking some pics of the lovely surroundings. mr. turtle at the goldfish pond. pretty flowers. the quandrangle.

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tulip season

May 1, 2010 – 7:30 pm

tulips are out in force on michigan avenue. in front of the water tower.

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chicago architecture tour

April 30, 2010 – 7:35 pm

yesterday helen and i went on a chicago architecture foundation tour with my friend debra. the tour was on “Historic downtown: the Rise of the Skyscraper” and led us on a walking tour of the south loop. art deco mail slot in the “Field Building” (1934) cantilever staircase in the “Rookery Building” (1888) facade of read more »

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avec helen

April 25, 2010 – 9:45 pm

helen is visiting… let the eating begin. tonight we went to ‘avec’, a trendy restaurant in the west loop, featuring french basque food. very interesting flavours. to the right is a “wood-grilled sturgeon with shaved beets, roasted ramps and cilantro vinaigrette”, and to the left a “roasted chicken with chimichuri, chickpeas, squash, cauliflower and shaved read more »

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jean and joy’s wedding

April 18, 2010 – 11:36 pm

together with a few friends from church, we attended jean and joy’s wedding in morton, IL, a two and a half hour drive from chicago. since jean’s family is from france, we got to practice listening to and even speaking some french too during the day. homemade cupcakes. a lovely home-catered dinner reception.

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