Summer Festivities

If you're a Chicagoan, I don't need to tell you about Chicago's summer. It is the most unbelievable time of the year, and Chicago makes it even better. It's not just about the brutal winters that makes everyone cherish the summer more. There seems to be magic in the air when it comes to June and all the way till September/October in this beautiful city.

The City offers so many different kinds of fun activities and events that Chicagoans would usually hate to miss. There are summer festivals every weekend in different neighborhoods, concert series on Wednesday nights, "Movies in the Park" on Tuesday nights, the famous "Taste of Chicago", Lollapalooza Music Fest, just to name a few. Not to mention Chicagoans' favorite Cubbie games!

Jeff and I joined a group of friends last night at Millennium Park in downtown for a Mariachi music concert and John's birthday picnic. We all brought a lot of drinks, food and everyone's favorite cupcakes. Many of us went there directly from work, and what's a better way to spend a Wednesday night?

Frisbees and fireworks concluded the evening. Since we all had so much fun, we have made plans to do this every month, celebrating July birthdays, August birthdays and September birthdays this year!

New Sod

We re-sodded our yard last night, and it looks amazing. It has already become Scraps' new hangout spot! It's my first time seeing the process, so I couldn't help but took a few pictures of it. For the next couple of weeks, we need to water it twice a day. Then we will need to go get a manual lawn-mower soon!

Maybe someday we will re-design our backyard landscape. But for now, we are enjoying the way it is!

Sweet White Roses

The white rose tree in our back yard has blossomed! These lovely flowers exhale sweet and alluring scent while adding a little elegance to our green space. I'm captivated by it every time I pass it by.

What Scraps doesn't like about our new home....

While we were living in Jeff's condo, Scraps had "full access" to the place. We have spoiled him to a point that now he only likes to sleep either on the couches, in his bed or in our bed. Our leather couch has been badly scratched by him (his nesting routine prior to sleeping, in addition to the 3 turns). And he even had his own couch then!

We now have a new sectional in our new home, so I have been preventing Scraps from getting up there. He sure doesn't like it at all! I know he's been sneaking up there while we are gone. I've noticed dog hairs and drool on the new couch when I come home from work. He is still very much tempted to climb up while we are sitting there, but sorry Scrappy...this will have to be the only one thing mommy is firm with you about.

Moving

Today's closing went very smoothly. It only took about a little over an hour. We are finishing up packing today and will be moving into our new house tomorrow!