i found this website which i absolutely LOVE and can’t stop browsing (during which i found these buttons made by a canadian crafter called buttonempire). the website is basically ebay for the crafty, a place to buy and sell anything and everything that is handmade. i would like one of everything please…www.etsy.com
tell the loved women in your life to get their mammogram if they’re 40 years old or older. and if you’re not 40 yet, it never hurts to check yourself. for more information, click here or here.
as part of my conference, we got a couple of free tickets to watch ‘Wicked’ the musical at the Oriental theatre, which was a very nice perk. it was a lot of fun, despite some changes from the book by Gregory Maguire which i got to read last year.
today i attended the first of a four day conference: the american academy of family physicians scientific assembly. the lectures i chose to attend seemed to alternate opposite sides of the huge conference center, so it’s a good thing i wore sneakers. unfortunately i think the organizers overlooked the small problem of having thousands of read more
it seemed time for a new blog design. it’s a snapshot of our bulletin board, featuring a baseball ticket to the cubs at wrigley field, a postcard of the university, our always cheap super china 3 phone card, and a new haircut!
nope, actually we’re in chicago again. had to wake up at 4:30AM to catch our plane. everything went smoothly, including a quick stopover through the denver airport. thankfully there were no tornadoes today.
before heading back to chicago, we had some sushi with the wongs…except tayden who had cheerios, and then celebrated the chinese mid-autumn festival over some ribs, homemade pesto, and of course moon cake. there was, by the way, a very bright and beautiful full moon.
question: how many bobby pins does it take to keep my hair in an updo?
yesterday was louisa and jp’s big day, and i was lucky to be the matron of honour. after an early 5:30am wake up time, we got busy with the beautifying process. the bride was so beautiful! the couple even custom made a special bench to match the graphic from their wedding invitation. after a lot read more
Our action-packed weekend began on Saturday with the wedding of Jenn and Jason. I had the chance to be involved with the (elaborate but beautiful) music for the ceremony. Here are a couple of us musicians nervously waiting in anticipation of the big moment: It was great spending a joyous evening with good friends. Congratulations, read more