A Few Obvious Signs of Summer

Megan and Katherine at Goldie's. I believe this was Katherine's first weekend off since I've known her...

Megan: Okay guys, now it's your turn for a picture... No... That's no good

Megan: No, not that one either...

Megan: Mike, stop it!

Mike: I'm getting bored...

Megan: Come on, let's get a good one.

Mike: That's it, I'm snorting my beer...

Memorial Day brats

Megan and I went to Margie's with a couple friends after dinner. For those of you who don't know, it's where the Beatle's get ice cream when they are in town. And, they have a little Ringo figurine to prove it (along with everything else)...

I was mesmerized by the watermelon cake when we decided to hang out in Dominick's. But, then I saw the hamburger cake and it blew my mind.

Another sign of why my work is awesome. Taco parties, panini potlucks, the mysterious "Random Acts of Kindness" committee, and now they are giving me chocolate bars. Oh, and a paycheck too...

QUICK!: The Blog

Just a couple of quick reminders:

If you have questions about the wedding and all, there's some good stuff posted at our website: http://www.mywedding.com/bellkraus. If you have any other questions about traveling, hotels, rehearsal, or whatever, don't hesitate to ask. My email is HFIpublishing@aol.com

CANstruction is still up (for the most part) at the Merchandise Mart building. Please check it out. For more info, go to: http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/canstruction


Thrift store find of the week


The Ponys playing at Millennium Park




Frances and Noah


Katie, Andrew, Rosie, and Mike


Besnard Lakes, "The Montréal-based psychedelic and ethereal indie rock group" played after The Ponys. Didn't stay for the whole thing...

How To Clean Everything You're Going To Clean Again.

CANstruction 2010

Pinata

Lighthouse

Sombrero, which just happened to be next to the popular Margarita stand

Rubix's Cube

Train

Da Bulls

Da Blackhawks

squiggles

Deep Dish Pizza

Registration table for the opening party

Crown Fountain at Millennium Park

a tree

Chicago Theatre Sign

a sign

an inappropriate joke waiting to happen...

stop light

stop sign

screws

school house

a terrible picture of Megan Bell presenting at CANstruction at Merchandise Mart

her audience

If you liked this, you might be interested in what the BBC had to say about CANstruction:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8688577.stm

This has nothing to do with CANstruction. It's a leftover from Artropolis. Some kind of pop art wax monster. Or someone just coming out from a swim in the Chicago River. Your call...

downtown Chicago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN! (Belated, but I told you in person. So...) Same night as CANstruction.

The Korean purse Katie got Megan

For Megan's birthday, she wanted to check out the Chicago Botanic Garden. About half of it was flooded from the very little rain we received. FYI-All of Chicago's topsoil was taken away by the glaciers, a very long time ago, leaving mostly clay. Therefore, basements, highways, and everything floods with very little rain. It's why Chicago was a swamp to begin with. It's so bad that if trees grow large enough, the clay suffocates the roots and they die. If that doesn't kill them, the water soaked soil with drown them. Crazy...

Whatever this plant is, it's extinct in the wild. So, you have to see it at the tree museum

Chicago Botanical Garden's "Groundskeeper Willie" must live here...

One of my many reasons for loving Chicago. Where else can I go and randomly come across a kid running around in a unicorn outfit in May? Not many...

Birthday dinner was at Ethiopian Diamond. We wanted to try it because neither of us have ever had African before. It was awesome and you should eat it. This is the appetizer of Sambusa, which is some kind of pastry with your choice of innards. We had potato and carrot. Behind is honey wine.

Our

Our HUGE tray of lamb with spinach and chicken. There was salad and a few other sides. Plus, it was served on bread.

Here's the bread. On one side it's like felt. On the other, a sponge. All delicious

See! Megan likes it! So, try it out. The website is: http://www.ethiopiandiamondcuisine.com/

Ravenswood Manor Neighborhood Garage Sale.

Apparently, a 1902 exercise bike inherited by the seller. It weighs 4 ton...

The most disturbing item for sale. Why is Santa bathing in crackers? Why would I want to touch those crackers? What will I find once the crackers are gone? What's with the sack full of dip? What's with that look on St. Nicholas' face?

Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzel Restaurant. Never heard of them before, but they were giving away free lunches. It was like a more festive version of a Great Depression soup kitchen with better food and fanfare.

My half eaten free lunch. A nice still life of pizza pretzel, lemonade and missing apple cinnamon pods.