tis the season to be thankful

Happy Thanksgiving! Terah has been designated to blog about our break in good 'ol Boston, but seeing as he has 4 finals next week... and he's been averaging some late nights with all these company shin-digs that I can't keep track of...it might be slow in coming.

In the meantime, I was thinking about how much we have to celebrate this season. Terah and I often talk about how all this effort is not for loss, because we can see how everything we're learning and working for fits into place. We happen to be people that believe God has offered us a life beyond just achieving success and comfort for ourselves, and we deeply wish to use our lives to bless and encourage those around us. It's hard to constantly fix our eyes on the prize, especially when you have these ridiculous finals looming over your head, but we always come back to the same place of thankfulness, and amazement of how great of an honor it is for us to be here in Chicago and going after our dreams.

Our cup runneth over...

new found love

I have recently discovered the awesomeness of Trader Joe's. We used to go there randomly to get chocolate-covered soy nuts or dried fruit. But now when I don't have time to make things from scratch, Trader Joe's saves the day.

Seriously, I can not begin to tell you how much fun I have there. Call it my weekly shopping spree. The thursday evening event I look forward to. And relative to going out to eat - it's still a better bang for you buck. Sweet! Some of my favorites new staples-

It's as if I cooked my own spinach, but not really...



I just pop these into the toaster oven, and they're ready to go! No syrup needed....




And my all-time favorite, recommended by my friend at school. You can stick these chicken slices in sandwiches, over salads, in spaghetti, the options are endless.... and they taste great! Terah even approves.

Mom, I'm ready!

Finals season is right around the corner, and boy, we are looking forward to finally having a nice long break this christmas! I won't lie, it's been a pretty intense few months - I don't think I've ever seen Terah work so hard before.

We don't do much these days besides the basics, but last weekend I took a little breather and got myself a new winter jacket from nordstrom rack. I wanted a super long jacket to block the crazy chicago winds.

Mom, I'm ready for winter!

Fall is in the air

When we moved, we braced ourselves for the torturing cold that would be worse than alaska (as everyone made it sound). But Chicago has had a beautiful fall season this year... sunny, crisp, and full of wonderful reds and oranges. Here's to fall!



My little sister and her pumpkin, compliments of the chern fam =).

Boston Sportsfan Heaven!

Well, you saw Michelle's post about the Red Sox. I'm not usually one to gloat (OK, not always), but today has been a very good Boston sports day. The Pats are now 7-0 and the Red Sox are onto the World Series. It's not just me. ESPN agrees too. Take a look at the front cover of ESPN.com.


Yes, those are the Sox. Yes, that's Tom Brady. WOW.

Michelle says I should admit that I'm gloating. Let's just say I'm not sad right now. Also, the Indians and Dolphins are worthy opponents and I don't wish anyone to feel the pain of losing.

Anyways, that's really all I wanted to blog about. I've never seen both teams on the cover before, so I was too excited not to share.

Later.