No-Shave November

Nathan participated in "No-Shave November" at work this year. Those that signed up weren't allowed to shave for the month of November. Here is a slideshow of the progress:

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Thanksgiving Weekend

For Thanksgiving we went to a friend of a friend's house. We had a very nice and relaxing time visiting, not to mention delicious food! Saturday we went to Stoughton to visit with some relatives. It was good to see everyone!

Holiday Window Displays

We went to see the window displays at Macy's on State St again this year. This has become one of Missy's new favorite holiday traditions! This year's theme was hope and "A Million Reasons To Believe..." On our way there, we also saw another building with interesting lighting. While we were looking at the displays it started to lightly snow. That added to the atmosphere of the evening. 

The Smashing Pumpkins

We went to one night of the two-night "Black & White" concert of The Smashing Pumpkins. They put on an entertaining show. It was a really fun night, and the only thing that could have made it better is if the crazy lady behind us would have passed out sooner! ;-)

City Hall and Union Station

We decided to take part of a day to go see the banners at City Hall and check out Union Station. It was fun to see the inside of Union Station, particularly the warped stairs. The albums these pictures are in also have other pictures of sights around Chicago since we have been here. 

History In the Making

We knew that moving to Chicago would open up many more opportunities to us, but we never dreamt that we would be able to be a part of such an important, historical event. We were privileged to be able to attend the Election NIght Obama Rally at Grant Park. It was an absolute amazing experience. So many emotions ran through us, and the whole event seemed so surreal. Being there brought us a great sense of connection to our country. In addition to the pictures posted at Picasa (click on above picture to see the others), there are also some videos posted at youtube. Please check those out as well!

Google-Ween

Google likes to celebrate Halloween. They have a costume contest, pumpkin carving contest, and family time. Guitar Hero was the winner of the costume contest this year. The lights were even working lights!