Monday, December 25, 2006

Christmas in the City

Our friend, Eliser, arrived from Oregon last night and we are so excited to have him here! This morning, Lewis cooked us an incredible Christmas breakfast! Pancakes, eggs, pierogis, Colombian hot chocolate, and cheesy bread balls (I don't know what they are actually called) directly from Lewis's mom!

After hanging out and relaxing with a movie (I would highly recommend Nueve Reinas, an Argentine film), we headed to Chinatown. We ate (what else?) Chinese food for dinner then experienced bubble tea for the first time at Saint's Alp Teahouse, whose Chicago location is one of only two in the U.S.

We also walked along the river and up Michigan Avenue--which is illuminated so nicely this time of year!



The Hancock building peeking through the fog.


Water Tower Place:


The tree in front of the Hancock was so nice!

We ended the evening back where we had started--at Lewis's place! This time it was to join Andy's family (who who spent Christmas in Chicago with him) and the guys for a game of "TV Scene It" (a game at which I am terrible and Goose is amazingly good--especially considering that we don't own a TV). By the end, Lewis and Nico were all tuckered out!


One last pic! Last week, Carrie arrived from the bay area to spend Christmas with family, and we all went out for crepes (near Margie's place--also very near Holy Covenant UMC)! It was so great to see her and her sisters--and it was a bit of an Albion reunion! Ginny, Andy, Katie, Lewis, Mira, Goose, Carrie, Margie, and John:

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