spaghetti nation

thanks to stephen for cooking for our spaghetti feed last night. had a fair number of family and friends over just to get together... no photos, though. we head out for chicago on monday. the deal was that we would treat abbey to a cool vacation (my disney world promise was just too expensive) before we have a baby. so we are hitting places like the american girl place and six flags great america. did you know that parking at navy pier is $22 for the 3-8 hour rate??? yeah. but who's counting when you're on a vacation that you have saved for? we are staying at a campground at illinois beach and driving in each day. mia will be living the glamorous life at uncle dan's bed, bone, and biscuit in the mean time. is there something wrong with life when your dog gets to spend some time at a bed and breakfast before you do? better see about that soon. thesis work is going so-so. i have become really adept at finding almost anything else to do when i'm supposed to be working on it. better see about that soon, too. =) michelle