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sunday night reward

we did lots of chores today, all the while jeff was smoking a brisket!
after our long day of work, this is what was waiting for us.

that boy is good!

change is good

we moved around some furniture in the house today to make the "man cave" football season ready!
all we need now is a giant TV. jeff, you better get crackin, you've got one week before the first game!

and yes, that is ghee in the corner of the sofa. i couldn't even get the pillow in from the other room before he'd already staked his claim!

ghee's new favorite spot

at first ghee wasn't too keen on these vintage chairs i brought home.

looks like that has changed!!

We headed to Santa Fe right after Lolla to visit my parents, escape the heat, and to catch some much needed zzzzs. We had a great visit: ate lots of great food, read books, hit the flea market, and caught up on our relaxing. We lucked out and the reeves/wrubel clan was all in town and got to spend a fun saturday night with them. yeah!

one of my favorite spots!

on the way to the flea, can you believe it! love the skies of new mexico.

stella! adorable!

our house this summer.

and more clouds....i can't stop.

jeff reading on the patio.....

cocktail hour out on the front yard.

i think he finished that entire book in one day! genius!

stella had some amazing artwork she'd painted during one of the rainy days. i hope one day i get a stella original!

Thanks for hosting us mom & dad!

lolla

It was the 20th anniversary for Lollapalooza this year, and it was a BLAST!
The weather turned out great (even the rain for the Foos was fun!), and the line up this year was amazing! We even made time to catch a Yankees vs White Sox. FUN!

that's CC pitching. he's enormous!

gorgeous Chicago skyline

Perry's at night! so cool!

Jeff Tweedy's nudie suit he wore at Lolla in 2007. Got to sport it for 2 minutes before it was put in the 20th anniversary museum display! thanks jeff!