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I had another very short work week this past week...only three days cause of the Jewish holidays. Win.

Unfortunately, my poor little Bell has been sick for over a week, and I spent a lot of the time back and forth from the vet's office. She has/had pancreatitis, which is not the same as it is for humans, just a more intensified stomach bug that basically is caused from the pancreas. I feel like I've been to vet school with all my new-found knowledge on the canine digestive system. Mark and I had been planning on taking a mini trip to Madison, WI this weekend, but we decided to postpone til Bella gets better. Luckily, she seems to be doing better now. Here she is playing Twister...

C'mon... how cute is that?

Anyway, Mark and I spent most of the weekend in relaxation mode; we watched some good TV, went to dinner and saw some friends. The place we went to dinner is called Bridge House Tavern, and it's one of my new favorite spots in Chicago. It is so cute and intimate, and right on the river. Plus, the food/drinks were good. Definitely going back there soon.

This week should be pretty busy with work stuff, but hopefully we can do something Halloween-ish over the weekend. I am going to be Sookie from Trueblood, Bella is going to be a Chicago-dog (hotdog), and Mark, well, he probably won't dress up. We may only be wearing these costumes for a little while, but the pictures are totally worth it.

Happy Halloween!

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Well the last week or so has been quite eventful. I had a three day week last week since I work for a religious organization, and buh-da-da-dum... I have another three day week this week! This has given me some fun extra time to relax and try to get better from my millions of ailments. This past weekend, I did some good shopping, went to a girls' night wine and dinner party, and was all over Chicago seeing people. Not to mention, Mark and I drove out to a pumpkin patch. That is one of my favorite fall activities, so I was really glad we were able to go this year.

I love being able to act like a kid, while watching millions of kids. Yes, it is slightly weird for a grown woman to love the pumpkin patch, but that's me. Unfortunately I dropped the ball this year on going to the Renaissance Fair, so that will have to wait til 2012.

Poor Bella has been sick for the past week, she has some kind of stomach bug. So sad. It just so happened that my back, and Mark's ear infection decided to make a relapse at the same time. Awesome week for the fam. Anyway, we are probably going to go to Madison this weekend, for at least one day, since Mark and I have an extra day off from work. I'll keep you updated if we make the road trip.

Three things I'm excited about this week:
1. The lovely fall weather
2. My pretty new purchases from J. Crew
3. I only have two more days of work this week!

Not a vacation, but home

Last week Mark and I got to go home for the second time since being in Chicago. We had a late night flight back to DC on Wednesday, and it was way more complicated than I would have imagined. For those of you who do not know, I have been very fearful of flying in the past. Over the last two months I have been working on curing my phobia and I really think it is working well. My stress for the flight actually stemmed more from the fact that Bella was flying with us. It was her first time flying, and she did NOT like being zipped in that carrier. Luckily, unless we were being yelled at, we let her head peek out from the bag, and she was okay with that.

The few days home were completely exhausting. Thursday, we went to Rosh Hashanah services, saw some friends, and went to dinner with Mark's family. The next day we saw more friends and my mother-in-law hosted a giant dinner of extended family. Sorry fam, but we will not be doing that every time we go home, it is just too stressful.

 Bella was very excited to see her best friend Lily again!

Saturday, Mark and I spent the entire day driving to and from Harrisburg, PA for a high school friend's wedding. The wedding was beautiful, the bride and groom are very cute together, and we got to see friends, so that made it worth the trek.

Sunday, we saw more friends and had some more family time, then flew back to Chicago at night. Busiest four days ever (or at least I say that until we are home for Thanksgiving). Still, there is something to be said about being at home.

But for now... back to the grind!