We're Here!

We arrived Thursday June 10th. Dick drove the UHaul truck skillfully through the downtown traffic and narrow lanes without incident. Sarah and I were in the Suburban and since I didn't have to park it, all went well! As we passed the Art Institute, we saw big black hockey helmets on the stone lions standing guard at the entrance, commemorating Chicago's Stanley Cup hockey win of the night before. I've seen tasteful wreaths and Santa hats before, but these helmets were firsts! We checked in with the leasing agent, signed a thousand papers and got our keys. The two guys hired to help us unload arrived promptly and made fast work of what took us a few weeks to pack. Now the work really began. Three 14 hour days and one trip each to Costco and Target and we have a new home! The views here are beautiful! We are on the 55th floor with a corner view to the north (Navy Pier and River/City) and the east (Lake Michigan and the harbor) so I have already wasted plenty of time just sitting and looking out the window.

My sister Tisha and her three beautiful girls joined us for the day yesterday. We walked over the the playground across the street and enjoyed a picnic with our fun. We then stopped at a second playground on the way back where the kids got soaked in the fountains. It was pretty cool, so when the blue lips set in we hustled back to the apartment. Yes, I have two playgrounds in lovely park settings within a 1/4 mile of our home. This corner where we are is right in the middle of everything but tucked away in the trees. Hard to beat that combination!

Today Sarah and I are off the the Art museum to see the Matisse exhibit before it leaves next week. Dick left yesterday (poor guy!) for Boston on business for the week. So all for now!