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

late afternoon doctor visit and stop for lunch with the girls at some Thai place in Lincoln Park. Mira got to meet a sweet Great Pyrenees rescue dog walking past as we settled down at an outside table.

late ride with the girls along the lake, past the aquarium and planetarium, and right up on our beach. showed Mira the geese and played around on the spiral galaxy sculpture before heading home.

back in Boston for a couple of nights. good routine every other week, no complaints with the current travel schedule.

finished up some painting during the day on the office wall. dinner down Monroe, enjoying another new restaurant from the endless list of options.

again in Chicago this week. dinner across the street in the park… typical touristy spot with bad food but a great spot to sit outside and enjoy a nice summer night.

working in the office this week – hooray! second Monday night in a row that Mira is spending time with a new babysitter, and i think we’ve finally found someone she likes. and another night for me getting humbled at POW!

crossed the street for the annual disappointment of the food festival. hopefully next year i remember what a waste of time it always is… Germany over Argentina in the WC final – hoped for the opposite, but the Germans were far superior.

late afternoon walk across the street to play in the fountains. stopped by the playground and Mariano’s before heading back home. good, long weekend.

watched both Brazil and Germany win, then taxied up to the Westin for some dinner at their lobby bar / restaurant for a change of pace. walked back home, in bed early with the sound of fireworks right outside the windows.

rejoined POW! – body is pretty sore from the last couple of days. both today and Friday are holidays this week, which is fantastic. early afternoon bike ride to Navy Pier and our first time at the Children’s Museum, which we all enjoyed. grabbed some ho-hum Italian food before hopping back on the bikes and heading home.