There is so much to say about Chicago.
So much. I can't even believe it's real and it's only been 2 days.
Pillow talk with hazel and her wonderful cooking.
Lara, Gina, and Emily facilitating the most incredible change yesterday in me and 30 other people at MTH.
Lara saying to me, "be you, because you is AWESOME."
Making hard decisions.
Meeting 30 wonderful women just like me.
Mastering public transit.
Meeting Wes, and Joe, Helen and their SQUISHABLE little Julesbaby for dinner last night.
Cocktails with Wes at the Whistler.
So many hugs given and received.

Today, the rest of my life begins.
... and I gotta tell you.... it looks pretty wonderful.

Thank you, Chicago.

this is the good stuff.
traverse city, michigan.

this is the plan for iceman:


warmup at 21 degrees:




i ran into neff and it was so cold!:




start:




waiting around for results, chatting it up:




winner winner chicken dinner:




winery hopping!
peninsula:


Brys estate:




(CRAZY ABOUT THIS CEILING):






little ol lighthouse way out on the peninsula:


last winery:


great weekend.
plans in the works for another trip to the grand canyon in march. eeeeeexcellent!!!!!

a morning in madison.



also, may i add that there's a better wireless signal at the racecourse than there was in our hotel.
USGP day 2 photos later, when the races actually happen.

huber apple cross... a lovely time.














...gold chain? sick.






...carsick, looking like death:


fourlegsinarow:

LA so far....

i found a hungry urnburnz at the airport.

we all cooked dinner (and by we, i mean erin and max cooked, and i took photos).

we went to beverly hills and found some crazy flower sculptures.

[also, i went vignette crazy with these (with good reason LOLZ).]

whelp, i'm in LA.

i went to the denny's of LA in an attempt to cure erin's hangover.

and that is all i've done so far.