Do you have ideas to make my days more adventurous?

Let me know!

Email them to: leah is traveling @ gmail . com

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Take your family to work day!




Between shows, Brian, my brother-in-law and night meteorologist for the local ABC station, let us into the studio to show my nephew how the green screen works.

Needless to say, we all had fun.

Tim Tam Slams all around


Michelle, just having returned from New Zealand, introduced the family to Tim Tam Slams.

What you need:
Tim Tam cookies
Hot chocolate or coffee
Good suction

Step 1: Bite two ends off the cookie.
Step 2: Place one end in your mouth and the opposite in your hot beverage
Step 3: Use the cookie like a straw, sucking up the drink until you feel the cookie become moist.
Step 4: Throw (or 'slam') the entire cookie into your mouth at once.

Wonderful!

Spin me, Uncle Eric!


Thanks to Uncle Eric's enthusiasm, looks like he got more than he asked for...

Sunday, August 15, 2010

A Family Morning


This morning my family all met at the Farmer's Market.

I'll meet you in Milwaukee

This is actually Abe's photo, but today we met each other halfway (Abe from Chicago and me from Madison) in Milwaukee.

This is us in front of Lake Michigan.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Piano Bar

Double date night


Out for a good Korean dinner with my three lovely Korean friends. Ice cream to follow (of course)!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

May 29: Kalie's Wedding


Finally at Kalie & Luke's wedding! After the wedding everyone grabbed a cold drink, put on some sun screen, and headed out into the sun for some lawn games.

Here's the breathtaking bride mid-throw at bean bags (bean bag top left).

May 28: Ericka!


Still on my way to the wedding, I spent the next night with my dear friend Ericka, her husband, and her 2-week old kittens!

(taken with my phone)

May 27: Dani!


On my way home to NW Iowa for a wedding, I spent a night in South Dakota with my good friend Dani.

May 26: Dream Photo shoot


I didn't take a picture today, so here's one I wish I had taken.

That's right, movie promo shoot for Tremors. Dreams...

May 25: Afternoon snack


What better way to compliment a good book than with a bowl of fresh blueberries?

That's what I call a good afternoon.

May 24: The Irises are Blooming!


Taken with my phone, not my camera.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

May 23: Lazy Sunday

Roscoe aka "Facey"

The humans aren't the only members of my family that enjoy this lazy Sunday.

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.