Day 299 is so peaceful

Last full day with mom during her visit (sad face) and we finally made our way into downtown Chicago. It took over a week for there to be enough time in our very busy itinerary for this. We did get rained on a bit towards the end of our exploring, but the clouds and the grayness of it all did make for a pretty backdrop. This is Buckingham fountain (now turned off for the winter), with a bit of Chicago in the background. I think next summer I'll be spending a lot of my time here getting work done!

Day 142 walks on by

Today I had a lovely girls day with the sis and my dearest Nina! Pedicures and shopping and a trip downtown. It was a lovely way to spend a Sunday. I sneakily took this pic while we were wandering around downtown. You can call it lack of focus, I call it artistic. :)

Day 103 captured

Ah, people watching. Most beloved of hobbies. I took some fun shots of downtown Seattle tonight during my bus ride into town. My biggest fear is that someone will notice my taking their picture, run up to me, steal my camera (or phone), scream in my face, then run away. Seriously - I imagine this happening. It hasn't happened yet, but I did get a few angry faces from folks tonight. Oh well!

And now off to do some packing and perhaps even a bit of sleeping before this very, very early flight tmw. Can't wait for this vacay!! YAY!