Roadtrippin'

Lora, Sonja, Mark and I headed up to northern MI this weekend for Megan and Jon's wedding. It just so happens that Holland is about halfway to Onekama, so we stopped to see my parents and eat sammies. Cessie and Cindy also stopped by and it was so great to see them!


At least half of all Cessie-Mira pictures ever taken were snapped in my parents' kitchen.


Megan and Jon's ceremony was beautiful in every way. It was a joyful celebration of their love and an authentic ritual that was so "them." They were just overflowing with happiness.


The reception meal was at a cute little place called the Blue Slipper Bistro. Here are the Community Mealers:


Yay!

Cool People

One of our favorite things to do:

Hang out with cool people.

After last Wednesday's New Sanctuary Meeting and Holy Covenant's Preaching event (for which Eric was the featured speaker), friends gathered at the Hidden Shamrock--Amy, me, Jenn, Stephanie, Jhonathan, Jenny, Mary, Lindsay, Kristin and David. What a great group of folks.


Goose's birthday was the 10th and we celebrated with Community Meal folks last week at Sonja's. Mmm...chocolate cream pie....


Mark, Goose, Megan and Jon, with the hands of Sonja.


This week, Community Meal was at our place again. Eric prepared an amazing spring meal: pasta "primavera" (= spring in Spanish), salad (with "spring mix" as a base), fresh garlic bread and fruity popsicles. We gathered around some brilliant flowers that church folks sent home with us on Sunday.


Yay for spring!

Do something!

I found this image on the Do Better Blog.

Mumsy comes to town

It was a nasty night, so Mom and I took shelter and drank warm beverages in a quaint little cafe.

Mom looking cool:


"How did I get to be so cool? I just don't know."


"I should be on an album cover."


"My daughter wishes she were as cool as me."


Goose opened some more birthday gifts that night. Ah...orange slices. Like little wedges of gelatinized heaven...


Enjoying two gifts at the same time--orange slices and ice cream scoop.


Happy birthday Gansito (that means "little goose" in Spanish)!

On the town with my favorite greengo

Thursday was Eric's birthday and we spent the evening in with a homemade pizza, some good beer--I drank a whole one myself--part of my gift to him :) -- and the Cubs game on the radio. Can't believe he's 30!!!


The next day we met Joseph for dinner at the Heartland, and old favorite. Goose sported one of his new gifts--his "greengo" t-shirt, which I found at this fabulous little shop in our neighborhood with lots of great Chicago-made stuff. Their t-shirts are the best.

Look at that big smile on Joseph's face!


Later, we met up with some Holy Covenanters and lots of Garrett folks at another old hangout--Nevin's--in Evanston for Kim's 40th b-day. Here we are with Darrius, Kim, Vince, Rochelle and Jen:


This is same place Eric and I hung out the night we started dating :)

Stuff and things

Post-church lunch at Mayan Palace--Kristin, Kim, Jen, me:


Community Meal at the Waldens'--Julie, Joseph, Lucy the skeleton, the Gooseman, Kristin, Sonja, Mark:


Kristin double-fisting the Tofutti Cuties.


Our hosts would have felt bad if we each did not try (at least) one vanilla and one chocolate. They pretty much made us eat them.

Yay for birthdays.

Julie had her birthday the other Sunday in the common area at the Chicago Cultural Center--such a beautiful space! It was great to eat cake and sammies and see good people. Julie and Mark have as friends some really neat folks.


We stopped by to visit with Lindsay, who I've gotten to know through the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, on her birthday a few weeks back. I don't know why I always seem to be wearing my coat in group pictures!


We are so thankful for our friends!

Megan's party

Holy Cov friends Megan and Barrett are getting married this Saturday in Tulsa and I was honored to join Megan for her big party a week ago.

Hanging out before heading to dinner:


Cutting a carpet at the Funky Buddha Lounge with Atena:


With the happy bride-to-be:


It was a very fun night! Congratulations, friends!