1.27.2007

Lazy Weekend

Cleaned the house today and went through all of my clothes that are tucked away above the closet and in boxes. Managed to donate a whole 3 items! Wish it could be more, but I am much too sentimental. It's always nice to be home on a Saturday to do these sorts of things and to see just how lazy the cats really are. Meisje sitting next to me now and she just yawned. Amazing that she yawned after sleeping the entire day. Maybe she's actually just bored with what I am doing?
Caught up on some of my favorite TV shows on abc.com. The videos are a little low-res but if it allows my to not have to rush home on the weeknights, it's worth it. I guess it the poor girl's DVR!
Last night we went for dinner with Isabelle and Nick to one of our favorite places, Friend of a Farmer. We sat right by the fire place and enjoyed roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, corn bread and red wine. Ahhh, it was enough to put us all into a coma. Afterwards, we went back to their place and watched Rome on DVD. It looks like a good series, but I found it funny that all of the characters had british accents. Why not Latin accents? Or at least Italian. I guess a british accent says "historical" without needed subtitles?

1.09.2007

A New Year, A New Green Card

Happy New Year! The day after we came back from Holland we were pleasantly surprised to find Erik's 10-year green card in the mail. We had applied for this one back in August to remove Erik's "conditional" resident status. He's now a permanent resident alien!

Chicago Pictures / part 1