An Urban Winter

An urban winter scene from our balcony. Behind that cloudy white sky, lurks the Sear's Tower in all it's skyscraper glory.

We ended up having a pretty nice stay in Chicago. The weather did not fail to live up to its reputation of "bitterly cold". Apparently it was negative 24 in the suburbs the day after we left. Which was hard to imagine stepping off the plane into 80 degree sunny San Diego weather!

While we were in Chicago, we celebrated Pete's 39th birthday with our friends Jeremy, Cathy, and Hope who came out for a healthy dose of winter. The six of us had a great time venturing out into the city while it was snowing.

Although we are happy to be home, it really is a treat to be able to be in Chicago when it is in its winter prime. Snow covered sidewalks and trees really made the whole "getting dressed to go outside" ordeal worth every minute and tear. (Hey, it's not so comfortable being stuffed into a snow suit when you're a little baby.).