weekend

The big 40th birthday started with lots of rushing around to prepare for my friend Susan's baby shower.   All in all, it was not my favorite day but the shower was very nice.  Here are some cute pictures.

Susan and Annabella Marie are in the middle, surrounded by Carrie and me.
Jill and Colleen in Colleen's pretty lavender dining room.
Susan and Lori.
Dawn and Jill.
Elizabeth and LA.

Things started to look up on Sunday.  On the way to Chicago, we passed this neat Ukranian Cathedral.

The rain stopped just in time to arrive here...
I love rides like a small child.  We hit the Tilt a Whirl, Pirate's Ship, Log Ride, Little Dipper roller coaster, Scrambler, Tornado and Ferris Wheel.

Followed by supper here.  They smoke their own salmon, and it was marvelous.  We also had mixed greens with feta, liguini and clam sauce, steak and frites.  Can you tell I like to eat?

Sunday helped me recover from the un-blogworthy events of Saturday!