Liz’s sister Tricia has been expecting her baby the past week or so, and today was her due date. Liz got the call in the late morning that Tricia and gone in to the hospital (around 11AM)… and within an hour or two, the baby had already arrived! After work, Liz picked me up and…
After having a balloon-filled apartment for over a week now, Liz and I decided it was time for one last hurrah, and to officially say goodbye to the balloons. All of the helium-filled balloons have gone, but the ones remaining were the green ones… the ones we’ve been kicking around the apartment, in both the…
This morning, Liz and I woke up bright and early to help babysit Paige. Tricia and Darryl were in the city attending a talk… and Paige spent the morning hanging out in our apartment with us. As we were tidying up the house some, we discovered that Paige really had a fondness for the Swiffer….
To celebrate our one-year anniversary, Liz and I got all fancied up and went out to a place called Geja’s. It’s a fondue place, which is something she’s been wanting to try for a while. Walking down to the entrance. Quick peek around the interior. A lot of my shots are like this, as the…
So I’m interested in getting a new car. I’ve never purchased a new car before (always had one that’s been in the family), so this is all a huge new world to me. The Chicago Auto Show is something that Liz has always liked to do (she’s a fan of cars), and so it seemed…
After work today, Liz and I hopped in my car and headed out to Indiana (to Katie and Dan’s house), where a bunch of her family were gathering to celebrate Darryl’s birthday. After battling the regular outbound Friday traffic, we arrived after about an hour of traffic or so. On walking in, the first thing…
A few day back, I saw a great post on Ektopia. This is as cool as it is simple: Abstractor. I’ve seen other, similar TV-based projects on Ektopia before (Groovetube and TV-Filter), but this one is as cheap and as simple as it gets. Tonight, Liz and I decided to give it a go using…
Liz decided to try her hand at apple pie tonight, and made use of a few gifts that she’s gotten during the process. I took some video of the apple-peeler and the whipped cream maker in action. Does this look familiar? If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Tonight Liz and Lisa had a dinner/holiday party. There were a few friends for a meal beforehand, and a lot of folks over for drinks and desserts afterwards.
Quick view of the courtyard area, from my hotel room window. Today, on our “free day,” Liz and I signed up to go on a tour of Muir Woods. Liz was keen on seeing the Redwoods and it sounded like a great thing to do. The only bummer was that, all day today, it was…
The next day, a bunch of the family were invited out by my uncle Charles for an early lunch. A ton of folks set out from the hotel down to Fisherman’s Wharf – we expected a brief walk, but ended up walking a good thirty minutes or more, before we got there. Along the way,…
Flew in to San Francisco today with Liz, and it’s been pretty nonstop since the AM. We took the Blue Line to Clark/Lake, hopped on the Orange to Midway, boarded a plane to Oakland, hopped on a bus that took us to a BART station, hopped on BART, got into downtown San Francisco, hopped in…
Liz and I went down to Frankfort today, and had dinner with her family. She took my car early this morning (she’s working part-time, down there) and I met up with her later on via Metra. Tonight was my first glimpse of baby Paige, newly arrived and all sorts of cute. She was in and…
Today, Liz and I had a big day planned, attending the Renegade Craft Fair at Wicker Park. However, at Liz’s apartment, we both had a bit of a surprise in store. This is the view from her front steps. Looking out onto the street. Where a festival was being set up. Vendors were getting their…