0k here it is finally, photos from the st patricks day here in Chicago, IL about a month and a half late. I have included other photos from the downtown area as well. On photos says Du är vacker which means you are beautiful in Swedish, another shows the Chicago sign (i think it is a theater) and the famous corncob apartments/parking garage. You may have seen them recently in an Allstate Insurance commercial.

On a side note, two weeks from tomorrow Isak will be flying back to Sweden and then the countdown begins to when I will fly over to stay a month in Europe, 2 weeks in Sweden and 2 weeks in Italy, or Greece or someplace because it seems we are not finalized on the location. I say Italy and we can go to Greece some other time. After this summer will be Isak's last semester at school. We will start to work on his residency status so he can work here then after graduation, he has the fun of looking for a job. Isak hopes to work somewhere downtown because he can access the El and/or bus. Then after a few years, we will see where we will be. IF the Olympics come to Chicago, I hope we are still here in 2016 because that will be fun!!

My really good friend is flying in Memorial day weekend. We already have a lot planned that can change. I will take her downtown, go to China town, Greek town, take her by Oprah's studio, maybe Swedish town since it isn't far and of course she will see Korea town since that is the neighborhood we live in. It will be so wonderful to have her here.

OK, it has been some time since I last posted, I wanted to put up some pics from the St. Patricks Day event here in Chicago. I was working but Isak went down and took some photos. For those not from the area, they turn the river green and have all sorts of crazy things going on. I will put them up soon. Isak is getting ready to head back to Sweden on may 14th but I will be joining him the end of July and then spend two weeks in Sweden and two weeks in Italy. Things won't be too boring as we just got another student from Korea. he just arrived on 4/14 and it sounds like he wants to stay for about 10 months. That will be nice to have someone long term. Isak just finished taking this really hard comps test, he needs to pass if he wants to have a degree in sociology. Now he has a few papers to write up and spend some time together before he flies off.

time to get back to work. i will try to post the pics from 3/17/07