now we enter chicago's other season...

...that being SUMMER! yes, it's true. chicago only has two seasons, of which the chillier one lasts for about 9 months out of the year. it seems that the weather is finally thawing out for the summer season.

...one good thing about the hot weather is that i don't have to dress cadence so warmly any more. and she's just so darn cute in a sundress!

...the weekend was definitely a scorcher. we had a potluck dinner at our pastor's house on sunday, and folks pretty much took refuge in the central A/C. the only ones who ventured out were the kids, who don't seem to care about the heat, and pastor sherrie who was womannning the grill, and some of the dads who HAD to watch their kids because their wives were conducting a meeting on children's church (whew! so glad i had an excuse!).

on monday, my mom and my brother came over for my birthday lunch. my mom brought a ton of food for a korean BBQ which was absolutely yummy. unfortunately, i had a migraine AND an allergy attack, so i was feeling pretty much miserable most of the day. i didn't even have the gumption to go out and see my bro's new motorcycle. oh well. the thought of my brother on such a machine is kinda scary to me, so it's probably a good thing i didn't go look cuz i probably would've gotten even more nauseous. ted said it was a cool bike though, and i'll take his word for it...