October, 2014


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Oct 14

Halloween

early flight home from Boston, caught the end of the first snow. took Mira treat-or-treating in the building, then the 3 of us briefly dropped in for the party upstairs on the roof.


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Oct 14

Halloween party

yearly MeetUp.com Halloween party. Лена bedazzled Mira’s elephant costume, and she looked great – took second place in the costume contest. spent some time in the playground after the party, which was also a lot of fun. walked down Chicago Ave. and found a great little Cuban restaurant for lunch. dinner at Лена’s favorite Mexican spot in River North.


24
Oct 14

bean

late walk in the park with the girls. unseasonably warm, but expecting it to get a lot colder, very soon.


19
Oct 14

Weber

typical Sunday, watching Mira and some football early afternoon, walk with the girls early evening. ended up at Weber Grill for an early dinner


17
Oct 14

interviews

interviewed some new candidates for hire in the morning, afternoon working from home. lunch with the girls at Gage, never realized the place was so big.


12
Oct 14

sushi

back down Michigan Ave. for sushi at Niu B. was a good opportunity to get Mira dressed up in some of her fun new Halloween clothes for the first time.


11
Oct 14

comedy night

busy day – morning workout at POW!, late afternoon brunch at Wildberry. babysitter came early afternoon, quick stop at Tesori with Лена then walked up State St. for the Russell Peters show. was fun, but was expecting more. late dinner at Vapiano before heading home.


9
Oct 14

Rainforest

took Mira to the Rainforest Café for the first time. food was iffy, but enjoyed the animated alligator, elephant, and the gorillas. and as always, got a bunch of great pics.


4
Oct 14

getting cold

poked around Millennium Park with Mira, checking out the bean and chasing birds. soup at Panera and a stop at Target before coming home.