Back in the saddle

Got back from Wisconsin this morning. Nice X-mas vacation with the relatives: good food as always, a day in Chicago, and always cool to see my aunts and uncles. After getting a few hours of sleep I got up and saw Juno. It had the kid from Arrested Development and I'd heard it was good, but it surpassed my expectations. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it. There were quite a few laugh-out-loud moments for the audience that were well-mixed with the serious tones as well. I really can't do the film justice with my words.

Got a few pictures from the trip. That's it for now:

Obviously not from the trip; a grad pic with my dad.












Eric playing '500' with my uncle Tom.









It was actually a winter wonderland for a change.









The view outside the pizzeria in Lake Geneva, Wisc.








Hacky sack in Chicago.












In Chicago there was this memorial for servicemen; it ended up being a pigeon-warmer.









I got to try tapas for the first time. They were pretty good.
I just liked the way this one turned out at the tapas bar, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!









Took this one while Eric was yelling at me to give him the camera.












Alex and Uncle Bob at it in chess.