Chicago, Chicago, Chicago

All roads lead to Chicago. At least that is what it seems like lately. Everywhere I turn there is something about Chicago. I turned on the news.....Chicago (Thanks Blago!). I turned on a movie..........its in Chicago. My kids turned on some dumb Disney show.......Chicago. Two of my friends are going on vacation this week and where are they going??? You guessed it Chicago.

So I decided to finish a project that I've been working on FOREVER. Again.....Chicago. My sis sent me some pictures of Chicago in the 1920's. They are awesome! The problem is that I wanted them "just so" and I was having a hard time figuring out exactly what I was going to do to make that happen. For the record, photo texture rocks!

I finally finished my "Chicago wall" yesterday. Doubt these pictures will do it justice.

The top is our family name spelled out with photos of objects from downtown Chicago.

And the rest are pictures of Chicago from the 1920's. Even though the pictures are old I can still recognize Chicago. And I can't lie, it makes me a little homesick.

So is Chicago really the center of the universe or am I just feeling a tad homesick? Probably a little bit of both. But can ya blame me? I left behind the most fantastic ward EVER. Seriously. I mean it! Here are the ladies at my goodbye dinner. Sorry about the surprise pictures ladies. Just too hard to say goodbye. sniff sniff. And then there are my Young Women. Cutest, nicest, smartest, girls ever. Really. They are.

So I felt a little nostalgia, and I went with it for a few minutes.

Then for some reason I checked the weather in Chicago. Cold and rainy. So I grabbed my new lawn chair and my book and went out and sat in the sun for a few minutes.

Wow. The sun sure can cure a lot of ailments.