Orangewillow

While Josh was in Portland to give a talk on his ninja skills as a rails coder I had a busy week.  The highlight of which was some good times with friends and a show at Krafthaus downtown.  The show did well and it was a lot of fun to dress up and go out.  Before the show I had dinner with an old friend, Kevin, and his wife Lisa.  Much to my delight Lisa is a doll and a kindred spirit.  Though they had fun I think Kevin was a little concerned with Lisa’s excitement to buy lots of local artists work.  Hey, its only money and a good cause, although since I was in the show I might be biased.

I was delighted to see a friend from the blogger world make an appearance that night as well.  It was so nice to meet Chris in person and then I was doubly surprised when she attended hobby night the next evening.  I think I may have pushed her into a wii fit but I love mine so much I know she won’t be disappointed.

So Josh and I talked on ichat the entire time he was gone and then Sunday he suggested I drive to Chicago where his lay over was and rather than heading home to Cincinnati we could spend a couple fun filled days in Chicago, a city I LOVE!  We had the best time and a dinner at the Stetson located in the Hyatt was INCREDIBLE.  I had lobster bisque that was to die for and the best bottle of Riesling I have ever had.  We walked Michigan avenue where we ducked into a book store to avoid the rain and ended up leaving with about a dozen new books.  We also had some Ghirardelli chocolate, a new peanut butter bar, which was super yummy as well.  A quick stop in the Disney store resulted in new toys for the kids which they whole heartedly approved up when they received them.

I spent so much time finishing my book that I have been neglecting my art but now that the book is all done I started a new painting today.  It involves a lot of detail so it might be a while before I have pictures but it feels good to get the brushes out.  The weather was beautiful today so Zoe got some fun time in the sprinkler while I painted outside.