Thursday, February 25, 2010

Oprah!






My cousin Chelsea was able to get tickets to the Oprah show. Last Friday I got a frantic call from her asking if I could meet her and her mom and my sister in Chicago for an Oprah show on Wednesday. It was an amazing experience to go through the process of security, waiting, sitting in her audience and seeing Oprah. The guest on the show was Kirstie Alley who was once on Cheers and Veronica's Closet. It was a funny and lighthearted episode which made it all the more exciting. After the show was taped, Oprah stayed and visited briefly with the audience. She thanked us for getting babysitters making the effort to get to the taping. This was such a great bonding trip for the 4 of us girls, I felt incredibly lucky to be with such amazing family members.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

2010







Have I mentioned that I really love even numbered years? I always feel more optimistic and excited when the year starts off "right". We traveled to Iowa for Jude's first birthday this weekend. While Matt and I had meticulously looked at weather forecasts and road conditions we ended up traveling on horrible, snowy, icy roads. It was the worth the journey to spend some quality time with Lucy, Jude, Chris and Sarah.