The Land of Lincoln, Birthdays, and Deer

It was Christyn's b-day and we had a HUGE celebration at work!






Rockin' out!


This is "Dirt Cake" made of ground up Oreos by my anonymous boss lady


The birthday girl.


Yep, this will end up on Twitterbook...


The public pool at the forest preserve calling out to us saying "Come on kids! I know it's not that warm yet, but I can still be fun!"


Old washed out bridge in the preserve


In this picture, there are six deer. See if you can find them!




Bambi being scared off by me VERY quietly breaking every stick in the woods sneaking up on it.


My "wife of the future."


Unfortunate for her, I'm her "husband of the future" and I just broke the tree swing...


Megan pondering if there are trolls under the bridge...

PS - The cancelation of the Southside Irish Parade gets a big thumbs down from me. Chicago needs it's own little Mardi Gras to celebrate the end of the bitter winter.

St. Patty's Day Excitement

Since everyone was too cool for St. Patty's Day on the Southside this year, Megan and I went house hunting instead. People are still in denial that their places are not worth a million dollars when it is only 500 square feet with no amenities. But, at least their willing to negotiate now...









































My clipboard at work. Reminds me of a Northern Renaissance piece depicting a tale of foreboding if one takes the wrong actions at work. Or just a weird doodle...

Duel At the OK-Cubicle

A wee bit belated, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH!

Here's everyone at Noah's b-day looking at Ms. Doctor who looks like she needs a doctor...






Noah in the foreground with everyone in the background


A series of photos of Frances and SME trying to "get it right." YOU DECIDE AMERICA!






My new duelin' screens at work. All I need now is some World of Warcraft to be the ultimate nerd...

PS - Who's going to the Southside St. Patty's Day Parade on Sunday?

Signs That I Am In Waaaaaay Over My Head...

Megan on Valentine's with all our food. We went to Hugo's Frog Bar. The service was poor. The food was bad. The bill was high. Disappointing. They did have huge portions though...


My new shoes




A view up Wabash toward the Trump Tower before I head to Rochester, New York to plan a wedding!


Here's the downtown Hyatt where we're having our reception






















We're not going to the convention center


Not at the Clarion (soon to be Radisson) either






View of downtown Rochester from hotel


St. Thomas Moore. Hopefully, the church we get...










St. Louis. The backup church














The candy shop we went to before the florist meeting...




Megan and her Maid of Honor at the candy store.


My future niece causing trouble under the dining room table at dinner...




She thinks I am the worst hide and go seek player ever. But, I do make a very nice eagle shadow puppet...


The Auditorium Building. Nice place, but not going to work out. We toured during a church service...








The Country Club of Rochester, where we will most likely have a very fun rehearsal dinner. There should be a bit less snow on the golf course in June...





So, lots was done for the wedding last weekend. LOTS... So, give us a few days and we'll have our wedding website up to date. "Wedding website?" you say. Yep.. It's at: www.mywedding.com/bellkraus Check early and check often.

xoxo,

Mike