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Saturday, May 22, 2010

May 22: Pizza di Roma


New York Style Pizza: big, floppy, cheap, and delicious.

Wonderful lunch with family.

May 21: Bubbles!


Green tea smoothie with tapioca pearls - lovely!

I became infatuated with tea and tapioca pearls, a.k.a. "bubble tea", in China. But only in Chicago have I found bubble smoothies!

May 20: Starved Rock


Starved Rock State Park

May 19: Shedd Aquarium


Abe and his mother in the aquarium.

I don't know about his mom, but Abe's surely developing an appetite for sushi.

(You want culture shock? Go to an aquarium with two Asians - it's like walking through an exhibit of their daily grocery list!)

May 18: Korean Barbecue


My boyfriend's mother preparing the barbecue at a great little restaurant in Chicago.

May 17: My First Paella


Tonight was my first attempt at the traditional Spanish-rice dish paella. My version was a delicious, but a touch too salty, Sage Lemon & Shrimp paella.

Not as good as what I had in Madrid, but i'll get there.

May 16: Gerbera Daisy


I forgot to take a picture today, so here's one that I took at my niece's high school graduation - May 16, 2009.

Close enough, right?

May 15: Farmer Anna


In the middle of a 7-hour tour of garage sales, Anna and I stumbled upon this beautiful old barn.

How could we resist?

May 14: Summer Dresses

Hook-Line-and-Sinker!

Old Navy's additional 50% off already-clearanced items got me.

Friday, May 21, 2010

May 13: Rewards


I decided to reward Abe after meeting the family.

May 12: May Showers and May Flowers

May 11: CHICAGO


My friend Sarah in front of the Chicago Theatre.

May 10: Millennium Park


Abe and myself visiting The Bean in Millennium Park.

I'm sneaky - he didn't know I was taking this (that's why i'm smiling).

May 9: Strolling Michigan Ave


View from the bridge on Michigan Avenue, Chicago.

May 8: Korean Cooking Lesson


Tonight Abe prepared a sardine-based Korean soup for me.

I loved the dinner and Bear, my cat, loved his cooking scraps.

May 7: Sunset

May 6: Memorial Union


Tonight was a beautiful night on the lake so Hallah and I met Abe at UW's student union.

May 5: 4 Months to Blog


Today Hallah learned that she only has 4 months to live.

If The Sun proves to be as credible of a source as it appears, I guess this blog won't make its goal of a year.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

May 4: Rainbows and Security Cameras


There was a surprise waiting for me today as I walked into the parking lot of Walmart.

Security cameras weren't the only ones to capture this image.

May 3: Sunbathing

When I arrived home today, I found my cat happily sunbathing. Turns out we have mutual interests.

May 2: Cool Shadows


Look what pretty sight I found this morning as I went for a cool 8am walk.

Monday, May 10, 2010

May 1: Puzzle time


Today was the end of a long process: building, gluing, and finally framing this puzzle with my friend.

Here she is; proud of the final product.

April 30: Morning stroll


Look what I found on my walk this morning!

April 29: Petals


Yesterday the crab apple tree in my yard was in full glorious bloom - it was quite impressive. So I made a mental note to steal 5 minutes with my camera when I returned home. But it was dark and rainy by the time I got back so I decided to wait until tomorrow. However, during the night, the wind and rain picked up significantly and ravaged my poor little tree of all of its petals.

Still pretty though withered, here's my crab apple on the next morning.

April 28: Waiting and watching


While waiting for my mom to arrive for dinner at a local favorite, Pasqual's Salsaria, Abe and I watched (and laughed at) a little kids' soccer league in a park alongside the lake.

April 27: Afternoon in the sun

This afternoon Hallah, Abe, and I went to the arboretum to lay in the sun.

Here's our little friend enjoying (she was actually laughing in this picture) spring with us.