My family is awesome, and awesomely flexible. We've gotten into the habit of celebrating Xmas a week late; this saves mucho $$$ on the airplane tickets, as well as the hassle of travelling during the holiday crunch. So we have Christmas together each year, but a week late. We dig it.
This year was extra great because my Grandpa Elliott was in our company for my entire visit. He is an amazing, highly accomplished man--- it's not often that one has a conversation with a person who's 89 years old and is more spry, engaged and thoughtful than most people my own age. (Including myself!)
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| Mom, Grandpa, Dad, me |
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| my childhood homestead. Mowed this lawn how many times???!? |
Had a day to mill about in Chicago, so I wandered around the Loop before taking the L train to Midway. I stumbled across a neat art installation at Columbia College. I'm sorry I can't remember the artist's name but I loved this oil painting of a tired cyclist....
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| an amazing sight above our earth, on my trek home |
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