For the first part of our Thanksgiving break Kaia and I spent the weekend in the Chicago suburbs. I had a set of rehearsals and a concert on Sunday with my youth orchestra. We also spent some time with Kaia's Dad and his wife Gail at an Italian Restaurant in Naperville called Maggiano's. It was Gail's birthday so we were part of a party of twelve that included members of her family from the Chicago area. There also happened to be another group in the same room celebrating a birthday and somehow or other we ended up with noisemakers from their table. The following series ensued:
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| My mother is very proud of me. |
After the concert on Sunday, which went very well, Kaia and I piled in the car and drove four and a half hours to La Crosse to spend a day and a half with my parents. We spent two nights and got to be a part of their latest home construction projects which included reglazing the tub in the bathroom and the final demolition of the concrete from their old garage. The glazer showed up at 7:50 AM and the concrete guys arrived fifteen minutes later so our second day was an early start for us.
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| Can you tell we're related? I didn't even pose this one - I just happened to sit down next to my Dad and Kaia took the picture. |
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