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Chicago Pride Parade 2008

The Chicago Pride parade was great this year even with the 30 minute pause half way through and the on and off again rain showers toward the end. Gabe and I camped out for about an hour before the parade started which really proved to be futile since people just showed up 5 minutes before the parade and then walked right in front of us. Oh well. We were still on the front lines and got to see everything up close. The whole parade lasted about 3.5 hours and there were sooo many people. Last year they said there were 450,000 people and I’d say we came pretty close to that this year as well. See you all again next year!!

Here is a link to the full album (450+ photos): Full Album.

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Happy Pride

It’s appropriate that we got a beautiful rainbow over the neighborhood for Pride. I took these shots last weekend.

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Good Weather = Street Fairs

When the weather finally becomes warm in Chicago, the city becomes very busy where it’s easy to find street fairs and farmer’s markets on every corner. Here are a couple shots from two different events: Chicago Green City Market and the Sheffield Music Festival

Strange Japanese drinks Crepes
Lots-o-bread That's a lot of tomatoes
Yellow Tomatoes :) Corn on the cob anyone?

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Latest Photos

Here are some of the latest photos I’ve taken. Click on the title of the section to go directly to the flickr page that contains all of the photos for the group.

Grant and Gabe Visit New York

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Central Park square Cool art piece at Modern Art Museum
Quiet Please! My shadow
John Lennon Salt as art at Modern Art Museum

Meg’s Graduation

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Chicago walk-abouts

Stairway to nowhere Grant being silly against a billboard #2
Water walkway Flower close-up at Millenium Park
Old school post box Gabe being silly against a billboard

Easter

Grant and Gabe at Easter Grandma and Mom
Aunt Jackie laughing at the photo I just took Tim and Laura

Bella Bella Bella

Gabe and I are really loving our new dog, Bella. She is so cute and such a cuddler. All she wants to do is lay in your lap and cuddle unless of course you get her hyper and then she runs around the entire house like a crazy dog.

Here are just a few more pictures of her

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Laura and Tim Wedding Shower

My cousin Laura is getting hitched! She is marrying a great guy, Tim, who is a minister in the northern suburbs of Chicago. They are very happy together and I’m very excited for both of them.

Here are a few photos from the wedding shower. View Full Album

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