Cities & Work, etc.

ol' chicago

Sorry folks, I don't have any footage of Christmas in Cambridge (or Boston) to share today, so it's back to Chicago for us! (the positive of getting stuck in Chicago for a day and a half longer: more time to wander those pretty city streets. the negative: it was 9 below with the wind chill, making city wandering a little painful). This picture was taken from the warmth and coziness of a bookstore on Michigan Avenue, where Dan typed a paper and I fretted about Etsy shipments. 

Speaking of, the madness continues! I'm learning all about what it takes to be a REAL working artist! And also about boundaries. As in: when to stop working to eat? And/or spend time with my rockstar husband? (who is today (and most days), a SUPERrockstar b/c he helped me out sooo much. with little things and big, like: fixing one of my sold items that developed a case of verybadairbubbles, sending me into a panic; calming me down from said panic; and driving me to the post office to ship things when I cut it too close to closing time to walk). So a BIG thank you and xoxo to DB today...you're the best!! 

chicago.

chicago from above
asleep before wheels leave the runway. groggy and disoriented after a late, late night and an early, early morning. distant voices overhead. plastic window meets forehead, forehead meets plastic window. and then...suddenly...this.
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through heavy-lidded, sleep-filled eyes, this beautifully rich, miniature city below, unfolding beneath a clear morning sky. i wipe sleep out of my eyes and reach for the camera, the blogger and magic-moment-capturer in me taking precedence over my fuzzy sleep-deprived brain and clumsy fine motor skills.
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snap. magic.
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sleep again.

notes:
1- in case my fuzzy post isn't coherent enough (i'm still tired), the above photo was taken by me (in my sleepy haze) from the plane this morning.
2- chicago was a blast. i am officially in love with this little man:


my new nephew, luke ~ stealer of hearts