I love this picture of a girl and her dog in front of a Christmas tree. Such a simple image but one that makes me smile.  Probably helps that the girl is my niece and the dog is Solera 🙂…

This is a repeat of a holiday post from last year.  I wasn’t able to get around and see all the decorations in Chicago this year so I decided to post my favorite trees from last year! 2009 Wrigley Building…

This is a repeat of a holiday post from last year.  I wasn’t able to get around and see all the decorations in Chicago this year so I decided to post my favorite trees from last year! 2009 Rosebud Tree…

This is a repeat of a holiday post from last year.  I wasn’t able to get around and see all the decorations in Chicago this year so I decided to post my favorite trees from last year! 2009 Rookery Tree…

Sunday night Patrick and I headed over to the Kenmore Live Studio to watch a cooking demonstration featuring the stars of Wicked! Of course I went around the place taking pictures of the holiday decorations 🙂  Don’t worry I paid…