It Takes Two

I am very excited to say that two years ago today Christopher and I went out on our first date. Chris came to Chicago to celebrate and surprisingly the weather was great! It has been nothing but cold and rainy lately, but today the sun was out and we didn't even need a coat or umbrella. We headed over to the Lincoln Park Farm-in-the-zoo. We were disappointed to find that none of their petting facilities were being run, and all we could do was look at the animals from afar. Maybe they are paranoid about swine flu.

Chris was shocked to see rabbits that were larger than his pet cats. If I wasn't allergic to them, I would love to have a huge (litter trained) bunny hopping around my apartment. We spent most of our time watching chicks. There were two that had just hatched, and then a cage full of the ones that were several days old. The most entertaining moment was when a tiny bug crawled along the outside bottom edge of the cage and several chicks dove for it. They were loudly chirping and shoving one another aside while frantically pecking at the glass trying to get the bug. It was hysterical!

On the way back we saw two kids who were dressed up for Halloween (not sure why so early.) The little girl was completely decked out as Alice! Blue dress with card suit trim, black and white striped tights, long blond wig, black bow - so adorable. And to make it even better, the man standing next to her was holding a baby dressed as the Cheshire cat! She had a purple and pink striped body suit with a furry tail and ears, with whiskers drawn on her face. I was so excited.

Then we took a walk to an adorable little store called P.O.S.H. They had tons of Jadeite dishes for sale, but the only piece I could really afford was this adorable salt cellar. (That link will show you to the product page, but they don't have pictures of mine.)

We exchanged gifts, which is always a very exciting event. I went back to Sucker's Candy, a place we had once visited on valentines day and picked out an assortment of candies. Then I was off to the Bleeding Heart Bakery to pick up a chocolate on top of chocolate cupcake, which I forgot to take a picture of, sorry! Christopher got me some things I have had my eye on from Bake It Pretty.




Mint flavored chocolate melts (which are just the color of Jadeite!) and a vintage button mold to mold the chocolates. I can't wait to get started using it!

Chris made pancakes around lunch time and a delicious stir fry meal for dinner. I was definitely spoiled by him. I can't wait to see what the next two years, and all the years after that will hold for us.


(Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston)

Going to The Zoo

Happy Memorial Day!

Kymberly and I had the day off so we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It was so much fun! Immediately I thought of Raffi and started singing "We're going to the zoo zoo zoo, how about you you you?" as we waited for the bus.

One benefit of the weather getting colder is that the zoo is far less crowded than it is during the summer. Everything was so peaceful there.



There were bunnies everywhere! Watching the animals not in cages can be just as entertaining.



Ahhh. It was quite a relaxing day in the monkey house.





Beaver slowly makes progress in his escape plot.




We shared a moment.


I will never get tired of going to the zoo. There is something that is just so special about it. Next time, we are going to visit the petting zoo!

(Raffi)

The Modern Things

Finally I have visited the modern wing of the Art Institute of Chicago! I always feel weird talking pictures in there so I don't really have any of my own to post. That one is from their website.

I would have loved to spend more time there. It was really strange because I am not used to it now. I have gone to the Art Institute so many times in my life, especially frequent in college, so I had become so familiar with where everything was. I could go on autopilot when I got there, and I felt comfortable. Now that the new wing is open, I don't know where anything is anymore, and there are many new things to see. Don't get me wrong, I think that it is great, but I just didn't like that I spent more time than usual trying to figure out where I was and where other things were.

(Björk)

Clone High

Happy Birthday Weasel!

Today is my little sister Meredith's 16th Birthday!

Anyone wondering why I call her weasel?


Recently Christopher discovered a very strange thing online:



It is from a website full of cartoon stereotypes, however, it looks shockingly identical to Meredith. I wish I could find some photos to put on here so you could see the resemblance, but it really is scary.

(Abandoned Pools)

Reject

There was much rejoicing today at Spudnik as we heard the news that Chicago is out of the running for the Olympics.



A few weeks ago Kym and I watched a documentary about the Chicago Worlds Fair, and how the buildings were made mostly for appearance, and cost a lot to build. After the fair ended, most things fell into disrepair and ruin. As we watched I could not help but picture the same aftermath for the Olympics. Not to mention that Chicago has already gone through so much gentrification, and the Olympics would undoubtedly create more of the same. I have wanted to get the opportunity to live here for so long, and after this semester I really hope to be able to come back. Had Chicago gotten the Olympics, I do not think there would be any possibility for me to stay here. The cost of living would skyrocket, and the crowds would be unbearable.

(Green Day)