Jung Family Vacation in Arizona, Day 2: Montezuma Castle and Bell Rock
It was all fairly climbable, as some parts were steep… but still allowed enough traction so it was more like an aggressive stair step.
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Jung Family Vacation in Arizona, Day 1: Arrival and the Shadow of Castle Rock
We trekked in to Sedona, and headed to a spot near Cathedral Rock (to a spot where Shane and Stacey got married).
Early Morning Adventure: Watching the Big Waves at Lake Michigan
A few weeks ago, at the start of November, we had a really strong weather system roll in to Chicago. Lots of heavy winds, and it resulted in some really crazy waves along Lake Michigan (it even closed parts of the Drive).
Revisiting D/Vision
After looking over old blog posts, it’s stunning to me that I first started coming here nearly 9 years ago. How has that much time passed by?
Bob’s Surgery and Recovery
On Saturday, Liz and I met up with Julie and Bob at the University of Chicago, inside the Center for Care and Discovery building. Bob was scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure (something I really haven’t mentioned on here, before now). Without going into details, suffice it to say it was a serious procedure and we’ll leave it at that.
Chester Chickie, by Elizabeth Holder
Without further ado, here’s Liz’s story: Chester Chickie. I believe Julie did the handwriting, but Liz did all the illustrations. This was done, according to Julie, back when Liz was in Kindergarten (and it won some kind of an award).
Pouring Cement in the Back Basement
Liz would fill the mixer with 1.5 gallons of water. Then I’d dump in an 80 pound bag of cement. We’d mix that for a few seconds, and then I’d dump in another bag. That got mixed for about 4-5 minutes, and then poured into the ground. As Bob scooped the cement in to the hole, we repeated the process all over again.
Kitchen Planning
It was great to see Bob working in Autocad, laying out a rough plan for where things should go. With the bulk of our work focused on cleaning and demo, it was exhilarating to think about future stuff – to think on the creating the new, instead of removing the old. I know that Liz in particular was very excited/happy afterwards.
Late Night, Early Photoshoot
Liz was up super late last night, trying to get her cardigan finished in time for an early photo shoot with Meg and Michelle. How late you might ask? She was working until 4AM, and hadn’t quite yet finished.
Driveway Photoshoot
While she was doing this, I was out watering the front yard. From time to time, I noticed folks walking by and pausing briefly, looking down our driveway at Liz with her photo set up.
Single Day Front Yard Transformation: Before and After Photos
Saturday was a big push to focus on our front lawn. It’s been sitting in a fairly blank state, ever since Liz and Julie powered through the overgrowth and managed the tame the craziness that was here previously.
Liz and Felix: Five Year Anniversary
To celebrate the occasion, I’m including 5 photos of us together at various points in time – some from when we were dating, some of our wedding, and some from where we are now. The nice thing about running a daily blog for so many years is that you kind of build up an archive, almost without trying.
A Saturday in Frankfort
Liz and I went down to spend the day in Frankfort, with me hanging out with Bob and her hanging out with Julie. While the girls went off to go shopping for plants and things to put in our front yard, I spent my time helping Bob clean out the garage a bit – and running several errands.
Visting Ben and Allison for Lunch (and Pinball)
On Saturday, we had plans to hang out with Ben and Allison for a noon lunch. To our surprise, Chris was also over there when we arrived (he had swung by to play some pinball, as two of his machines are stored out in their garage).
Yardwork, and the Slow Realization That It’s Going to Take a Really, Really Long Time
We were hoping to ignore the back yard until the winter came, letting the cold and snow take care of everything for us. But we’ve heard rumblings from neighbors as to the state of the back yard, so we’ve decided to bubble it a little higher on our task list.