It's Official ... We're Homeowners!!

Today Chris and I officially signed our lives away. We now own a condo in the city and a home in the burbs. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but couldn't be happier about the journey. It's sure to be a fun ride. After the closing, Nana and Buppa finally got to tour the home. Then, to end the night we went over by Grammy and Grandpa's for pizza, champagne, and peppermint ice cream. Yum :)

Hide and Go Seek with Auntie!

Bandit (aka "Abby") and Kyle

Grammy and Grandpa got a new dog about a week or two ago ... a cute little rascal, formally known as Elvis, now known as Bandit, and often referred to as "Abby" (Nana and Buppa's dog) by Kyle. Sunday Ky got to spend a little time in their yard, playing around with Bandit and Red Bird while looking for sticks and crunching through leaves ... great fall morning!

Will Run for Chocolate!

Sunday morning, Chris and I got up way too early (thank goodness for fall back!) for a nice little 3 mile run around the city of Chicago. Despite the early wake up call, and the chilly weather, it certainly was a beautiful fall morning. The best part of the event: each finisher was rewarded with a delicious mug filled with chocolate sauce and all sorts of goodies for dipping (think bananas, rice crispy treats, wafer cookies, pretzels, etc.), as well as a warm cup of hot chocolate. Yum, yum, YUM! Best race ever.

Babies and Barnelli's!

Saturday night, we met our good friends - Liz, Dave, and Amy - up for dinner at a Portillos/Barnelli's restaurant. This was the first time I'd seen Liz and Dave since March! Oh boy has their little boy - Thomas (2.5) - grown since then. Not only has Thomas grown taller and wiser since March, he has also grown into his very important role as big brother. This was the first time we had the pleasure of meeting the newest addition to their family - a little girl, Abby, born June 23rd. It was so nice to see them. I wish we could do it more often :)

Just a Carton of Eggs

My work friends each dressed up as a different kind of egg for Halloween. I was bacon and eggs. We also had runny eggs, sunny side up eggs, Easter Eggs, good eggs, deviled eggs, organic eggs, robins' eggs, and Green Eggs and Ham.

Thanks for all of the Halloween Goodies!