Posted in Chicago Marathon, Just Posts on October 22, 2006 | No Comments »
Chicago really is a great city. Today was the 29th Chicago La Salle Bank Marathon. We are so lucky as the route came directly past our balcony window. Even when I was living in London, I never had such a wonderful view of the marathon. Admittedly it is hard to avoid the route in Chicago, [...]
Posted in Just Posts on October 10, 2006 | No Comments »
I find it quite difficult to write while we have visitors, even if they are my wonderful parents who I have missed so much. I had to stay in the apartment and work today while they went out to be tourists. It was very depressing knowing that we only have one week left together and [...]
Posted in Just Posts on October 7, 2006 | No Comments »
We have my parents staying for a fortnight. I mentioned this to the guy at the gym and he was most confused. Apparently North Americans in general do not understand the concept of the fortnight. I’ve come across this a couple of times and have had to explain that a fortnight is the same as [...]
