my random ramblingsan infrequent (and these days, mostly Mira related…) blog

parents were out shopping early, so we got to enjoy a little time alone and exchanged presents. made crab legs for lunch, and we all enjoyed the feast. rainy day, so had to delay our plans until tomorrow.

Лена and her parents did a lot of shopping during the day, which i was more than happy to skip. picked up a new box spring without the room rattling squeak, again avoiding the road closures due to Transformers 4 filming. late dinner without dad, enjoyed the cool temps sitting outside watching the world go by.

short drive to Navy Pier late afternoon – walked around and shot a bunch of good photos. took the parents to Bubba Gump’s for dinner then walked around a bit more before heading home.

late afternoon trip to Garfield Park Conservatory with the family as Лена’s parents love plants, flowers, and such things. incredible place, shocked that i’d never heard about it before now. dinner at Cantina Laredo.

more shopping, fortunately am letting the 3 of them do that without me. all of us took a walk through the park late once i wrapped up the day’s work.

Лена spent the afternoon shopping with her parents while i worked. caught the second half of the US victory over Mexico at Bennigan’s, which assured their place in Brazil next summer.

walked to the aquarium through the painful heat and spent a fun day touring the exhibits. back out late and dinner on the roof at Tavern at the Park.

finally made it out late to Ukrainian Village to give the parents a taste of the community’s yearly festival. didn’t stick around long, stayed in and watched some more football before bed.

day spent across the street in the park. lots of photos, figuring out how to use all of the new camera’s features.

early cake and celebration for Лена’s mom. fed Mira solid foods for the first time. dinner at the Signature Room on the 95th floor of the Hancock building. fun night, the in-laws definitely thought it was cool. 🙂