SO. I finally submitted my Chapman University Application. Man, was it a mission! I'm applying to transfer in the Spring of 2011 (January- for all my South African readers).
Along with all the tons of paperwork required in the application, they ask you to submit a two minute video. This is the prompt:
"Create a self-introductory video no more than two minutes in length. Your video should visually highlight something about yourself, your
personality, your interests, etc. that is not related to film. The only rule is that you may NOTappear in the video in any way (including any
photographs of yourself), so be creative. We are primarily looking for your strengths at conveying a story visually and for evidence of your
creativity rather than your technical abilities."
Please let me know what you think!
Kudos to Jon Hans, Melissa Murphy and David Taylor for helping create this.
Jono and I have this week off. This summers been absolutely manic, so crazy in fact, that we didn't even find a chance to plan our vacation (which was supposed to be two weeks). This is very unusual for us, as we normally dream up vacations years in advance. And so we found ourselves searching the internet for last minute deals late Sunday afternoon. By tuesday we still hadn't found anything that invoked our wanderlust and realized that if we didn't decide on a destination soon we would end up staying home and feeling cheated out of a holiday. Desperate times call for desperate measures, which meant we needed to consider Palm Springs. In August the mercury reaches a searing 110 degrees fahrenheit (43 degrees celsius) in Palm Springs. That is stinkin hot! Because of the unbearable heat, hotels in this area offer great deals during this time of year. "How bad could it be?' we thought to ourselves.
And so, with a spring in our step, we packed our bags in a minute and were out the door to a hotel we pricelined (priceline lets you name your own price on hotels, flights and more. If you haven't tried it yet, you should!). This hotel was a.ma.zing. Its called The Riviera and it used to be a hotspot for celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis and Marilyn Monroe in the 50's and 60's. It recently underwent a $70 million renovation, fuzing 60's chic decor with modern design. It is absolutely beautiful. Once we arrived the girl at the front desk informed us that their pool was closed for maintenance (a smaller pool on the premises was still open). She apologized for the inconvenience and offered to upgrade us to a Junior Suite. Heck yeah. We got hooked up!
The view from our balcony
Me: way excited about the bathroom
The fun wall paper in the corridors
Love the design of this place
Tuesday night we went to an awesome restaurant: Las Consuelas Terraza. This place had so much atmosphere with great lighting and a live band. We got seated in our own little booth.
The following day we braved the heat and ventured out to have brunch at Pinnochios: a 'great place for brunch' according to Yelp and apparently one of the most gay places in Palm Springs. Anyhoo, we had a delicious brunch and then took a trip down Palm Canyon drive to suss out the area (also to enjoy the air conditioning the funbus had to offer). In the afternoon we took the Palm Springs aerial tramway up to Mount San Jacinto. This is the largest rotating cable car in the world- I'm sure Table Mountain's tram is a close second. The views from the top are truly breathtaking and the difference in temperature was remarkable.
We decided to have dinner up there. No sooner had we finished, but a raccoon shows up to scavenge off our leftovers. little bugger. He didn't even care that we were only standing a few inches away. he took a piece of my turkey and then came back for a slice of beef, Cheeky little fellow!
Here are some more pics of the fun decor at the Riviera:
They had these awesome beanbags to use in the pool. Can you spot Jono?
Our friend, Nate Pollet, informed us about the Sears Auto Center Exploring My America contest a couple of weeks ago. Sears is selecting 21 teams to do various road trip routes across the great US of A over this summer.
Here is our application.
If you have a youtube account, please leave a comment on our video!
NYC Day 5
30 May 2010 7:16 AM (14 years ago)
Today was our last day in NYC. We ate at a little bagel shop on 5th avenue and took a stroll along the southern end of Central Park. Then it was time for our tour of NBC studios at the Rockefeller Center. The tour was ok, however the best part was getting to see the studio where SNL is shot. I guess its nearly impossible to get tickets to this show, so we figured we’d never get to sit in those seats again. At the end of the tour they usher the group of 30 or so into a little mock studio and ask for two volunteers. Since no one was putting their hand up, I volunteered. I had to “act “ as a news anchor and read from the teleprompter. The other girl had to act as the Weathergirl. This was a fun little exercise. After the tour it was a mad dash to get back to our apartment to check out and catch our bus to the airport. I was so relieved when the lady we were renting from showed up on time, but then she utters these disastrous words:
“I have $80 (the deposit was $100), so you’ll have to stop by my café (she runs a café which is four blocks up) to get the other $20.” We had 9 minutes before our bus arrived. This video explains what ensued.
In the end we made it to the airport on time, frazzled in true New York fashion.
I loved NYC. Getting to live in the city for a week gave us a window onto what it would be like to live there. Our favorite spots were: Greenwich Village, Washington Square, Morningside Heights/ The Upper West side and the Upper East side.
We'll miss our little Au Bon Pain stop for breakfast at the Rockefeller Center every morning, but we certainly are happy to be home in a clean apartment and to see family and friends again.
NYC Day 4
29 May 2010 10:02 PM (14 years ago)
Jono is a huge fan of SNL. I too enjoy this show, but he’s definitely more passionate about it than me. Because of this fact we decided to get the “Rock Pass”, where one can go to the top of the Rockefeller Center and get a tour of the NBC studios located in this building (for the South African peeps: this is where Saturday Night Live is shot). Before we took the elevator to the top we went to NBC to reserve our tour of the studios. Upon arriving at the NBC desk they notified us that all tours were fully booked for that day and that we would have to reserve one on Saturday: the day we leave. Fortunately they had a spot for us in the very last available time slot we could accommodate with our schedule for Saturday. Phew, that was a close call!
I think our outing to the Top of the Rock was my highlight of the trip. At the top of this building one has an incredible view of the city in all directions. We spent a couple of hours here as we perused through the displays on the building’s history and took in the breathtaking vistas of New York.
After spending a considerable amount of time at 30 Rock we moved northwest on Manhattan to Columbia University. Here we strolled around the campus, which has a lot of character. Whilst there, Jono decided he wanted a Dunkin Donuts cup of coffee. Since we were right by a university campus we figured this popular east coast chain of coffee shops would most definitely have a store just around the corner. Not So. Finally, after walking down Broadway for about 40 minutes we finally found one. Eureka! Exhausted after our hunt for Dunkin and the fact that we have been walking 8hrs of the day for 4 days straight, we decided to head to Riverside Park, located just a few blocks to the West on the Hudson. Once there we plonked down on a bench facing the river and read for a bit. This was nice.
Getting silly at Columbia University
Any Seinfeld fans out there?
Jono is so exhausted he can hardly celebrate!
After talking about it for a bit we decided to try and see a Broadway show that night, since it was our last night in New York and all. So, rejuvenated from our rest stop by the river, we set out yet again in the direction of Times Square to get tickets to a show. Our first choice was “Promises Promises” with Kristin Chenoworth and Sean Hayes, however the only two seats available weren’t together, so we decided to get tickets for “A Behanding in Spokane” instead: a play featuring Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell, both actors we absolutely adore. The time was now 5.45pm and the play didn’t start till 8pm, so we figured we had PLENTY of time to go back to our apartment, change and make it back to the theatre in time. And we would have: if a train hadn’t stalled on the subway track we were on. Oh my goodness, it was so close! By the time we got to our apartment it was 7.05pm: the play starts in 55min and is 61 blocks downtown. Realizing we wouldn’t have enough time to walk from the apartment to the subway station we decided to hail a cab: this was fun. In the end we made it to the theatre with 5 minutes to spare. But we were sweating! The play was a dark comedy and had a great plotline. The theatre was quite small and so it was really cool to see Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell up close in that kind of a setting. They did really well. I think Rockwell carried the show. After the show we decided to end our evening at the Beekman Tower Hotel with drinks. Friday was a lovely day in New York.
Photo of the day:
NYC Day 3
27 May 2010 9:35 PM (14 years ago)
Today was absolutely delightful! The suffocating heat was exchanged for a cool 70 degrees with scattered showers. perfect. We started the day by heading to Times Square to stand in line at the TKTS booth to purchase cheap tickets for a broadway show. Since it was lunch time by the time we got there we decided to get some lunch. I got a MOST delicious salad box from Maoz- a Mediterranean fast food place. Jono had a slice of pizza :)
After lunch we headed towards the TKTS booth. The line was insanely long and so we decided to come back later. As we were leaving, a dude stopped us and asked if we'd like to go to a comedy club tonight.He mentioned that some actors from SNL might be there.. we figured this was a scam, but Jono really wanted to go to a comedy club whilst we were here so we decided to take the risk.
Represent in Times Square
Hoping we hadn't made a terrible mistake by buying the comedy tickets, we headed South West towards the meat packing district to go explore the High Line. This park is soooo cool and seems as though it was designed by a bunch of "anti-starbucks cool kids", as Jono put it. The following is a little excerpt of this Park's history: The High Line is a New York City park, built on an elevated 1930s freight rail structure on the city's west side. Prior to the HIgh Line's construction, freight train accidents on the street level caused so many fatalities that the street was known as "death avenue". Built to remove dangerous freight trains from Manhattan's streets, the High Line delivered milk, meat, produce and raw and manufactured goods into upper-floor loading docks of factories and warehouses. The last train ran on the High Line in 1980, carrying a trainload of frozen turkeys.
How cool is that? Now its this uber cool park that one can walk along amidst the west side buildings. A must see when in New York- kudos to Mark Paternostro for giving us the heads up about it.
After strolling along the High Line we decided it was time for a cup of Joe. We wanted something other than Starbucks and so started hunting for a quaint coffee shop. Although we never located this ideal place, we did walk past one restaurant and saw Bob Balaban (A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman etc) sitting at a table by the window. I would've taken a picture to prove it, but didn't want to be "that guy".
Since our hopes of finding a good coffee shop were slipping, we gave in and got Starbucks in Union Square. We realized we would have enough time to zip uptown and change before our comedy show (it had gotten a little chilly). And so we did just that. Using all our navigational skills we dashed uptown, made a quick wardrobe change and zipped back down just in time to get a slice of pizza before the show.
Ahhh the show. Other than being lied to in various ways it actually turned out to be pretty enjoyable. It was no Jerry Seinfeld, but entertaining nonetheless. By the time it was done it was just before midnight and so public transportation had thinned out quite a bit. We wanted to get to 49th and 1st ave, and so hopped on a bus going in that direction. Once on board we realized we were the only ones on the bus. The bus driver used the intercom to communicate with us even though we were two seats away from him. He asked us where we wanted to go and dropped us off right at our spot. So cool. We had our own private bus for 10 minutes. On the corner of 49th and 1st is the Beekman Tower Hotel that has a 26th floor restaurant and bar. Although they were closed we still got to go up and look at the view: a great ending to a great day!
The comedy club was just around the corner from where Dave shoots his show.
Pizza before the show
Photo of the day: A bus all to ourselves
NYC Day 2
26 May 2010 7:48 PM (14 years ago)
It was 95 degrees in New York today. 95. I'm gonna let that sink in for a moment.
Basically, we were just barely short of dying. It was so hot -but we prevailed against the harsh forces of nature. We started out our day with a delicious pastry (once again) from Au Bon Pain- they really should bring this franchise to California. With energy from these scrumptious goodies coursing through our veins we headed down to the financial district.
The Subway was our relief from the heat today
Here we accidently stumbled upon St Paul's church: now a memorial spot for 9/11. We sifted through all the displays and photos of people who died on that day. It was quite something to be right where it happened and imagining what it must have been like for people who spent each day working in that area. We went and looked at the 9/11 memorial site preview and I recorded my story of where I was when it happened (they are gathering stories from around the world for the new 9/11 memorial museum).
From there we walked down to Battery Park to get a good look at the Statue of Liberty. Of course we first had to sit on a bench for about 20min just to try and cool down- it was so stinkin hot- both of us were dripping in sweat (gross, I know). We then made the almost fatal decision of walking Brooklyn Bridge- the WORST possible day to attempt this "hike". With lots of moaning due to the heat, we made the trek. It was still worth it though, and whilst there we saw a buddhist monk with a really nice camera- doesn't that contradict what they are all about? Anyway, after taking in the view we made our way back over the bridge and decided to visit Chinatown: Bad Choice #2.
Battery Park
Statue of Liberty in the distance
Drinking in the view of the city on Brooklyn Bridge
Mixing the odors of Chinatown (raw fish, garbage, urine etc) with sweltering heat is never a good combination. Add lots of people and soon I was very hot and bothered. We were actually on the hunt for little Italy but could not locate it: just before vowing to NEVER go to that part of town again and heading back to the cool subway we noticed a restaurant "La Bella something-or-other". We had struck gold! Little Italy was a timely relief and we thoroughly enjoyed walking down Mulberry st and listening to the "Luigi's" and "Frankie Cee's" chatter in their thick italian-american accents: we felt as though we were on a movie set. We even heard someone say :"Get outta here!". That was awesome. WE continued walking all the way to Greenwich Village to find a spot to have dinner. We discovered a great little gem called the Olive Tree and enjoyed the oasis of air conditioning and tasty food. Exhausted from a long hot day we decided to head back to our apartment- but first we just HAD to go back to little Italy to have Tiramisu for dessert. So, we navigated the treacherous subway system yet again, making about 3 transfers just to get some tiramisu. There was a little street vendor selling homemade tiramisu in cups that we had seen earlier in the day. With our tiramisu and cold water we sat down on a curb and enjoyed the sights and sounds of Little Italy yet again. A perfect ending to a not so perfect day. :)
Jono's cool new playing cards
One could write on the tables with chalk at the Olive Tree
Although it was extremely hot today, we still had a great time, and feel as though we saw and did a lot. So please don't misunderstand my "whining". Now to rest our weary feet.
Photo of the day:
Jono in the cemetery of St Paul's Church with ground zero in the background
NYC Day 1
25 May 2010 8:16 PM (14 years ago)
Jono and I are visiting New York this week- neither of us have ever been.
We arrived yesterday and had a fairly smooth transit to our apartment for the week, located on 116th st - a little too far Uptown for my liking. Once inside the place it became very clear to both of us that a trip to the laundromat was necessary. So, with sheets in tow, we made our way through this "eclectic" (sketchy can also be inserted here) neighborhood at midnight. We survived this outing, although we are absolutely convinced we saw a Mafia deal going down on our way back. Of course my husband, being a superhero, immediately got to work on scrubbing the bathroom once we got back to the apartment. Now we have a squeeky clean powder room. I love him.
We intended on starting the day Bright and early this morning, only to wake up at 10.30am, although dismayed at first we soon realized that the New York day goes deep into the night and not much time had been wasted.
Ready for the Day!
Our Apartment Building
We decided to hit up the Metropolitan museum. After wandering around Central Park much longer than we originally intended we finally found it. I really enjoyed the Met: the medieval display was my favorite. The coolest thing about the Met is the snappy-pin-thingys they give you as a ticket- this way you can sport your little pin all day letting the whole city know you are a tourist. Can you spot our pins in the pics?
Getting lost in Central Park is fun
Next up was Times Square. On our way there we stopped at the Rockefellar Center and had an AMAZING apple pastry at the Subway station there. Good times.
Once we got to Times Square we noticed everyone gazing at one Jumbotron in particular: this was because the NFL people were about to announce where the 2014 Superbowl was going to be held- NYC was in the running. Jono and I took a seat on the stadium seating located at the north end of the square. Within a few minutes the results were in for the NFL vote and NYC had won. It was cool to see everyone's reaction. We were almost on TV but were obviously not enthusiastic enough to make the 3sec shot.
After people-watching for quite some time we hit up Chelsea and had GRAY's Papaya pineapple juice while watching a man get arrested for trying to take his pant off in public- a valid reason in my opinion for getting arrested.
*Sidenote* we stopped at what we thought was an authentic pizza place for lunch, which ended up being really crappy.
After our refreshing pineapple fix, we walked to the Flatiron building and sat in Madison Square Park watching the squirrels harass the people. Extremely amusing. From Chelsea we went down to Greenwich Village and enjoyed Washington Square Park. I love the arch in this park, and kept thinking of "I am Legend", since Will Smith's character lived right on the square in the movie. Then we walked along Bleecker st and checked out all the cool little restaurants along the way. This part of the city really reminded us both of Cape Town. We then made our way back to Times Square to soak up the City lights (because according to Alicia Keys "they will inspire you") Feeling truly inspired we decided to call it a day and head home.
Photo of the Day: On the Rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum. I heart New York.
Saturday
7 Mar 2010 5:15 PM (15 years ago)
Yesterday was the annual event: "Invisible Art, Visible Artists", where the best editor nominees discuss their techniques at the Grauman's egyptian theatre. Jono and I scored great seats 4 rows in, and enjoyed listening to the editors share their tips and frustrations. This year's nominated films for editing are: Avatar (standard, although I don't think it deserves to be in this category), District 9 (woohoo for all the saffers!), Inglorious Bastards (a woman edited this film, interestingly- she edits all Tarantino's movies), The Hurtlocker and Precious. Afterwards Jono and I got to chat with Julian Clarke, District 9's editor. He's from Vancouver and this is his first big gig. I really liked him and found him very down to earth and genuinely excited about everything he's experiencing this weekend.
After this, we were ravenous and so stopped at the first little eatery we found, which happened to be Cafe Audrey. Apparently this little joint has been around for 3 years now, although this was the first we'd heard of it. It was absolutely delightful: the food was delish, decor was creative and it had good atmosphere: an old guy was playing piano for most of our time there: such fun!
After lunch we walked down Hollywood Blvd to where they were preparing for the Oscars.
A few months ago Nate & Jen told us about a outdoor shopping mall similar to the Grove being built in Glendale, so we decided to go find it. The Americana is definitely worth a visit! Here we wandered around, enjoying the fountain and 3 story Barnes & Noble. We also shared a cream puff from Papa Beard: tasty.
All in all it was a perfect day... the weather was even a bit gloomy: lovely!
!Kooza
1 Feb 2010 7:46 AM (15 years ago)
This weekend we had the privilege of going to see Cirque du Soleil's production Kooza. I remember seeing a promo for Cirque when I was about 14 in South Africa, and since that moment it had been a loose goal of mine to see them perform someday. Well, thanks to a very generous gift that "goal" was attained this weekend.
The entire production was incredibly well co-ordinated: from the sound, to lighting to the choice of music and costuming. I can't remember the last time I was so wowed by a performance.
Here are three videos highlighting Kooza. The trailer is poorer quality than I'd prefer, but I couldn't find a better one. The contortionist one is much better quality. The unicycle act was my favorite; I loved the french feel to it. And maybe it was my favorite because of the romantic aspect. enjoy!
On Monday Jono, me and a few of our friends went snowboarding. This was my first time, and I was pretty nervous but excited at the same time. Jono was born on a snowboard (pretty much) and is quite the pro: he's even done some snowboarding instruction in his time.
Deep down inside I was hoping to be a natural at this, that I would simply jump on the board and glide down the mountain effortlessly with people cheering and ooh-ing and aah-ing as I swoop by them. Needless to say: I'm NOT a natural. Far from it. More like a clumsy sloth staggering slash crawling down the bunny slope. I fell so many times I stopped counting and I have the black and blue bruises to show for it. It was not a pretty sight, not only because my limbs would be in 5 different directions at all times or because my butt was pushed out so far that my nose was almost touching the snow. No, because my attitude stank too. I just could not stand the fact that I couldn't do it. At one point in the day, after falling on my face yet again, I simply lay in the snow wailing:"I hate this, I never want to do this again! this was the stupidest idea ever!! We never should've come!". Do you see it? Yep, not a pretty sight in the slightest.
Now most people would shudder at this sight, and simply say :"Suck it up girly, you're not the first person to suck at this," and they would have every right to: I was being a brat. But Jono never once lost his patience with me. Every time I would throw a tantrum he would have a kind reply, encouraging me to try again. He spent the entire day helping me, when I know he would very much have wanted to take a few runs by himself. He sacrificed his own desires to place me before himself. Time after time he would guide me on my board and whenever I fell he would rush to help me up. He's incredible.
By the end of the day we had figured out a tactic that helped me a lot in learning the ropes, and I actually began to enjoy the sport: a little. I'll definitely give it another shot, and maybe it'll be a little easier the second time around. As we drove home that night, although tired and emotionally spent, I was completely content knowing that my husband loves me no matter how ugly I am inside and was reminded of the same love Christ has for us: unconditionally sacrificing himself even though we don't deserve it at all.
Inge
12 Dec 2009 10:25 PM (15 years ago)
My dear friend Inge celebrated her birthday this week on the 11th. I just love her. Inge and I met in High School and have been pretty much inseparable since then. Well, except for the fact that the entire atlantic ocean and north american continent came between us. But other than that, inseparable I tell you!
Inge is a woman of grace and beauty. She lights up a room when she enters it and has the most wonderful gentleness about her. Whenever we talk it's like we're sitting on my mom's couch drinking tea - we always pick up where we left off. I am so blessed to have such a dear friend like her.
Happy Birthday Inge!
Invictus
12 Dec 2009 9:11 PM (15 years ago)
We went to see Invictus last night. I loved it. Was it a little on the cheesy side? Most definitely. However, it was absolutely incredible to see images of Newlands Stadium, Table Mountain, Robben Island and the N2 on the bigscreen in our little Aliso Viejo California theatre. Matt Damon did a great job with the accent. Morgan Freeman struggled a bit, but still pulled it off. The score was painful: I think they used local artists. What do you do?
It was good for me to be reminded of that sweet day when we won the world cup, and I certainly was proud to be a South African as the credits rolled.
ps. I had the great honour of interviewing Francois Pienaar in 2005. Just thought you should know :)
Trip to Tahoe
11 Dec 2009 3:47 PM (15 years ago)
This past November Jono and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary. A few months ago I was looking for good deals for flights to Hawaii and I stumbled upon a good deal to stay at the Hyatt Regency in North Shore Lake Tahoe. Seeing as flight prices to Hawaii were not co-operating with our budget we decided to go for the Tahoe option.
Usually when we go on road trips we leave right after church on Sunday, but this time we decided to get up EARLY on Monday morning and leave then instead of Sunday. It was so much fun getting up at 4.30am and hitting the road whilst everyone else was still asleep (well, except for the crazy OC-LA commuters - I mean , really? 4.30am?). We took a route that we have never taken before: the 395 highway. Best Decision Ever. Before this trip I've been as far as Ridgecrest on the 395 and the scenery on that stretch is, well... not the most scenic in the world, let's just leave it at that. BUT not even 5 minutes past Ridgecrest you hit the Sierra Nevada's on your left side and MAN is it beautiful! I loved taking this route, and would definitely consider going north some time soon just to go on the 395 again. yes, it was .that.cool.
Since our traveling schedule was slightly more flexible than road trips we've done in the past, we decided to stop wherever it pleased us, one of these stops being Bodie: deserted town of the old west. Now let me just say this: If you EVER find yourself in the Mid-eastern part of California: GO TO BODIE! This was such an awesome experience. I'll let the pictures tell the story.
Great caravan we found on the road to Bodie
From Bodie we were back on the road again, this time heading straight for Lake Tahoe. We arrived right at sunset, and so the sight of the lake glimpsing through the trees as we drove down the 50 was magnificent. Our hotel was SO NICE. They gave us an upgrade and a pass to the "Hyatt Mile High Club" or something like that. Basically we had free breakfast and or'd'oeuvres everyday on the 11th floor overlooking the mountains AND lake. awesomeness.
The first two days we just spent chilling and reading and watching movies in our room. even more awesomeness. On the third day it was time for us to move on to our next location: the Worldmark Resort on the South Shore. This place was so cozy. We tried our hand at gambling at one of the local casinos; this did not go very well, and within 5 minutes we were walking out the shiny casino lobby, $20 poorer. SUCKS.
The next day magic happened: It snowed! The weather reporters had been threatening all week with snow, and so I decided to set my alarm nice and early to see if they were correct in saying it would start snowing at 6am. Sure enough, it did! After some very child-like frolicking in the snow (including a hot tub dip at 7am) we settled down to a day indoors: I had a lot of homework for my online history class, and Jono just reveled in the coziness of it all and watched movies & read.
The next day was our last in Tahoe, so we decided to do the standard thing we always do on vacation: a horseback ride. This ride was magnificent with patches of freshly fallen snow here and there. The guide lead us on a great trail up the mountain, bringing us to this view:
We even spotted some fresh bear tracks, but never spotted the bear.
Truly inspired after our ride, we hit the road again, this time headed to see Reinhardt in Berekeley, California. We only spent one night in Berkeley and the following day, Saturday. Friday night we took the train into the city and had yummy indian food and gelato (nothing like that fabulous combination!).
Leaving Lake Tahoe
Entering The Bay area
After that we went back to Berkeley to visit the Albatross: a great little pub that is all about GAMES. Everyone plays GAMES. We had a grand time playing card GAMES and Jono entertaining us with mildly impressive card tricks. This was a fun time indeed. On Saturday Reinhardt took us on a meander through Rockridge and took us to a super local pizza place: Zachary's. I never thought I would say this about deep dish pizza, but I loved it! With our tummies stuffed we hung out a little longer and then got back on the road again: homeward bound.
Oh what a great trip this was! One of my favorites.
Yesterday was my sister, Natalie's, baby shower. This was my first experience of an American baby shower. The afternoon was very entertaining indeed, with delightful games like: "smell the poopy diaper" and "my water broke!". Here are some pictures documenting the day:
Poopy diaper
The "my water broke" game.
Just a little bit creepy
I am so excited for the coming of this little noodle!
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