Last Thursday we went down to Stephen's building at UIC, where he works for the Urban Transportation Center and has some classes as well. They were having a Diversity Luncheon and the "diverse" group that week was grad students with kids. It was also a kind of end of the year potluck and mostly a bring your kid to school and show them off day. One administrator brought her dog and it sounds like that dog has more control over that family than most kids have over theirs.
After the lunch, I wasted some time while Ada napped in the car by driving around downtown. I really enjoy the big city. You have to drive completely defensively, you have to watch every stray pedestrian and every deviant taxi driver, but it's exciting. The buildings and the river are just so beautiful, and the energy is appealing. We wanted to go visit the Chicago Public Library, but Ada needed a nap too badly, so we had to settle for driving around it instead. Isn't is a beautiful building? After a while, I went back and picked up Stephen and headed out of town a little ways to the Irving Park area to Noon-a-kabob to meet our friends the Dubiels and Herreras. What a fun dinner! Noon-a is a Persian restaurant, so we were excited to add another ethnicity that we've sampled to our list. The Dubiels were still thinking we were moving in the next couple of weeks, and so they popped out a farewell cake! So nice!
Thankfully, we'll still be around when they get back from Florida and so we'll get to hang out again. This time they insist we go to the Cuban sandwich place they love. Add another one to our list! We had so many of those great belly laughs that night, but one of the best was when Stephen ran out into the pouring rain to bring the car around for me and the girls, got there and had to come back to the restaurant to get the keys from me!!
It was so funny, we were all dying watching from the entry way. Poor guy, no coat or umbrella. The rain comes on all-of-a-sudden. All together, it was one of those days that makes me want to stay in Chicago forever.
After the lunch, I wasted some time while Ada napped in the car by driving around downtown. I really enjoy the big city. You have to drive completely defensively, you have to watch every stray pedestrian and every deviant taxi driver, but it's exciting. The buildings and the river are just so beautiful, and the energy is appealing. We wanted to go visit the Chicago Public Library, but Ada needed a nap too badly, so we had to settle for driving around it instead. Isn't is a beautiful building? After a while, I went back and picked up Stephen and headed out of town a little ways to the Irving Park area to Noon-a-kabob to meet our friends the Dubiels and Herreras. What a fun dinner! Noon-a is a Persian restaurant, so we were excited to add another ethnicity that we've sampled to our list. The Dubiels were still thinking we were moving in the next couple of weeks, and so they popped out a farewell cake! So nice!
Thankfully, we'll still be around when they get back from Florida and so we'll get to hang out again. This time they insist we go to the Cuban sandwich place they love. Add another one to our list! We had so many of those great belly laughs that night, but one of the best was when Stephen ran out into the pouring rain to bring the car around for me and the girls, got there and had to come back to the restaurant to get the keys from me!! 
It was so funny, we were all dying watching from the entry way. Poor guy, no coat or umbrella. The rain comes on all-of-a-sudden. All together, it was one of those days that makes me want to stay in Chicago forever.
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