Taking a break from reading.

A couple weeks before fall break, my friend Susanna and I went to downtown Chicago on Friday afternoon. I skipped (gasp!) my natural disasters class, and we took the train into the city to tromp around in the rain for a few hours, share gelato, and sip a hot drink in a coffee shop.

This is the bean in Millennium Park. Taking a picture of it is probably a sure sign that you are a tourist. Oh well.

Susanna was an unofficial member of the suite last year. She, Sarah, and I were known as
"the littles" and Erin and Robin, who are tall, as "the bigs."

I can't remember the name of this fountain, but I think it's lovely.