Bird's Eye View of Chicago

Pretty happy to call this place home (for now)

Oz Park stroll

It's funny how I was savouring every minute in Chicago over the past week since I thought I was going to London. The beautiful warm nights in Chicago were extra sweet and volleyball on the beach was extra fun.
Last night, JJ and I strolled through Oz Park as we waited for our order at Bacino's to be ready. I really like this series of pics. Hope you enjoy them too!

First tomatoes

Since we moved to a townhouse, we're able to enjoy some different pleasures in life: grilling our food, enjoying coffee on our patio, and growing food on our patio. We love our deck and it truly made the move worth it.

I thought it'd be fun to plant tomatoes. They're higher maintenance than I expected as they're growing out of control and take about 2 gallons of water a day. But since I picked up the seedlings from the Kilbourn greenhouse in mid May, the Sungold has turned into a giant and the rest are catching up fast! Sadly, I'll probably be in London during the thick of tomato season so JJ will end up eating more fruit than he can handle.

Even this gardening satisfies me lots. Can't wait til we get our own backyard one of these days!

New home, new commute

I am a blue liner now. We moved west of Lakeview and ended up in a nice townhome in Avondale. So far, we love the place and love grilling on the weekends when the weather permits. I'm also enjoying my commute on the blue line... it's so much faster!

Back from the dead

I have been inspired by my cousin's blog - chock full of wonderful photography and cute sentiments - that I decided to bring this blog back from the dead. For some time, I was good at blogs and then I became bad at blogs because I found that with words, I rambled too much. With PICTURES, I can definitely let them speak for themselves.

Another motivation is that I want to document things on the fly. With my new Droid Incredible, I've been posting a lot to the Mobile Uploads album on FB. I think I needed a more free outlet than that because I feel like it shows up on newsfeeds of people who could care less about me.

Summer in Chicago is one of the best times that I look forward to all year. I leave you with this. Looking forward to breathing new life into this blog!