Day 28

All I know is I didn't realize that I had such an audience. I had three people, my mother being one, asking me why my blog wasn't up yet. What is with you people? I mean, sometimes, I actually am busy with work and have a life! Just kidding. I am so flattered by all of the feedback and comments. I love the comments on the blog so keep them coming. If you have any suggestions, I am game.

Today was a beautiful day to be alive. Nothing like 70 degrees and sunny in Chicago on Nov 4th. The leaves are all over the ground in so many different colors. Watching Casey frolic around in the leaves is classic. I have to go see my client every Friday, so its not like I got the chance to spend too much time outside today. Traffic was actually mild on the way home. Thank goodness. I am like my mom when it comes to bad traffic - zero patience. I seriously don't know how Leah does it everyday, let alone the 6 years she has lived in the city. I'll be the first to admit, I take this aspect of her life for granted. She gets up everyday at 5:20, drives an hour North to work in the suburbs, works a 9 to 10 hour day, then drives home in bumper to bumper traffic, which always at a minimum takes an hour. Most days its more like an hour and a half. And yet, she stays so calm (most of the time!). She has expressed to me for years how she either would want to move to the burbs or to get another job in the city, but she is so good at what she does that she continues to get promoted. So it becomes worth her while to stick around. Not to pat myself on the back too much, but I think the fact that I do the majority of the cooking is a big help to her. I have basically taught myself to be a decent cook just by following recipes. Since I work from home, it behooves me to do the cooking when I can. What am I supposed to do, have Leah come home after a two hour traffic jam and say to her, "by the way, what is for dinner?" That would be so wrong. So I do what I can. Nobody makes better, or more kinds of baked chicken than this guy.

Want to send happy 30th birthday shoutouts to my old friends Lindsay, Jennifer, and my boy Stu. Want to hear something strange? I know only two sets of fraternal twins - Jen & Lindsay, Stu & his sister - both born on November 5th, 1975.

Song of the Day: "Air Hoodlum" by Public Enemy