Chicago 2010
Michele and I took a vacation over to Chicago to take in some of the sights and visit with my brother Ben. As an added attraction, we took along my parents for the ride. We saw 43 different state plates, 5 Canadian provinces, and 1 Mexican state along I-80 for the 800 or so miles on that highway. Now a few photos from our trip:
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- Merch Mart where Ben Works
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- Michele with Ben
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- Warm up for an evening concert
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- Lawn with sound system
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- The Bean, or whatever it’s supposed to be
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- Ben and the Parents with the Bean
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- Either thinking, or real hot
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- Pretty flower garden
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- Fish hanging out away from the sun
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- Good Food
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- A bit of a crowd
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- Buckingham Fountain
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- An authentic chocolate covered Banana
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- Observation deck at the Willis Tower (Sears)
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- It’s waaay up there!
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- Lighthouse on Lake Michigan
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- Mom with a Cubs visor
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- Wrigley
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- Enjoying the game
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- Potential relative of Michele
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- A blimp over the game
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- Seats on buildings outside of Wrigley
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- Fred and Fred
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- Fish at the Shedd
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- Spider Crab
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- Moonlite Jellyfish
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- Froggy
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- The Water Tower
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- A Tina sighting!
Fred!
Wedding photos cont.
We continue along with another drop of photos from our wedding day...
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- Pete reading
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- Michele
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- Unity Candle
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- Take this ring
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- Here we go
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- Staring contest
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- Michele
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- Fred
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- View from the balcony III
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- View from the balcony II
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- View from the balcony
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- Introducing us
Fred!
Looking for warmth…
It's cold outside (but not snowing.) It's also cool inside. Here's Patti staying warm by taking a seat on Michele's Mac Mini™.
Patti
Fred!
Another step toward Christmas…
A quick break from wedding photos as we move closer to Christmas. It's time for Michele to invite some family members over f
or the annual cookie decorating party:
Fred!
Honeymoon Planning
Last week Michele and I attended a local ski show and sale. Michele walked away with a good deal on a new set of skis, poles, boots, and a helmet. All we have to do is get the bindings installed on the skis and she'll be set to ski (well some snow will help too.)
Meanwhile, we are putting the finishing touches on our honeymoon trip. We're off to ski at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in early January. The plane tickets have been purchased, a rental car has been arranged, and my family's wedding gift to us was a week at a condo at the resort. A few odds and ends remain, including how to ship our skis out west but that concern can wait until we get a little closer to the trip.
The cool crisp fall air is a nice tease to a hopefully busy ski season for us!
Fred!
Another Wedding
Another weekend, another trip. This weekend took us to another wedding. Michele was a bridesmaid in this ceremony. Michele's friend, Whitney was marrying her boyfriend of many years, Keith. Whitney was a reader in our wedding. The wedding took place at the day camp where the two had worked many years in high school:
The arch for the wedding
Bridesmaid Michele
Whitney and her father
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