extra pictures

Michelle here hailing from the left coast. Don't know if you've heard of the forest fires plaguing california, but a huge one started in the santa cruz mountains last week and I could see the smoke rising through the trees from my office window. It's sobering to realize with one spark, entire mountainsides can be wiped out.

On another note, here's some extra pictures from our college friends' visit to Chicago a couple weeks ago that were on my laptop...

Some of the funniest people I know, can't hang out with these guys without laughing, a lot.

This great shot is compliments of Jess!

Lydia and I spent a romantic evening watching the sun set on our rooftop deck...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School...

Well, this is going to be a short post. I saw this as I was driving to school today and had to share it with all of you. Try to figure out what's wrong with this picture.

wh-wh-wh-whhhhaaaaat?????

Happy 2nd Birthday Isaiah!

Happy June everyone. In case you were wondering why the past few posts have been from me (Terah) it's because Michelle is already out of Chicago and in sunny California doing her internship. Meanwhile, since I'm on the quarter system at school, I still have one week of finals before I start my internship.

Anyways, today I got to attend Isaiah's 2nd Birthday Party. Isaiah is the son of our friends JD and Alice -- who I knew from my days at Penn, while Michelle knew Alice from her days way back when in Dallas. Another interesting connection: it was Alice's dad who married us. Yeah.

So, it was fun being around so many kids at one time. JD and Alice were clever enough to have even set up a "balloon room" to let the kids play in since it had been raining outside. Also, the theme for Isaiah's party was "Thomas The Train" and so you'll see that they even had an awesome Thomas birthday cake.

Enjoy the photos!

this way to the balloon room!


Happy Birthday!

family photo

yummy cake

playing with his new toy (from us!)

Some video highlights:

enjoying some Turkish Delight


fun in the balloon room!


i love how he eats the ice cream. no worries if it falls off the spoon.

Hot Dogs... Hot Dang!

As promised, here are some more picture updates from when our good friends Liz, Dan, and Lydia came to visit us in Chicago. In one weekend, Michelle and I did more touristy things in Chicago than we had this entire time we've lived here. For those who are familiar with Chicago, this is how sad this fact was: We hadn't even visited Navy Pier until our friends came to visit. For those unacquainted with Chicago, Navy Pier is this big pier (duh) in the middle of Chicago with lots of shops, museums, restaurants and so forth. It's the site of the really famous and (formerly) massive Ferris wheel. This was also the first time that Michelle or I had a Chicago-style hot dog. Hot dang!

Not only did we see Navy Pier for the first time, we got to take an architecture boat tour along the Chicago river to see all the great buildings here in Chicago. That was a great time and helped me get a better appreciation for Chicago architecture.

For your viewing pleasure, here are some selected highlights from the visit. Enjoy!

that's a Chicago-style dog -- onions, relish, tomatoes, pickles, peppers (no ketchup!)

pizza pot pies!

our massively huge burgers

hanging out on the rooftop deck



that bridge is no longer functioning

As an added bonus, here's some video coverage of the tour talking about my school's downtown campus:

Scary!

Let me first preface this post by saying that there is no political motivation whatsoever behind this. Don't get me wrong, I have views on politics, but apparently there's this whole world of people who blog about politics for real... and what I am about to blog about, is, not really for real. It just so happens that I found this photo to be deeply disturbing and scary at the same time... but is not any type of judgment upon the candidate reflected therein.

On with the story... I logged onto my daily news site and BAM I see the picture. It really made me quake in my seat. Literally. I felt chills down my spine. It was just scary. Well, you can judge for yourself how you would react:


Yeah, that's what I thought too.