The Taiclets Vist Chicago!

Last weekend, Rich, Mindy, Isaak, and Natalie trekked out to Chicago to visit Trent and Jeanne! It was sooooooooo fun! I don't have a ton of pictures from the weekend, but here are some from my phone:

weekend starts with some Fritz Pastry!

Then a little golf:

Mindy, Natalie, and I went to a super cool craft show where Mindy got to meet some celebrity stampers and Natalie got a tattoo! And she got to jump in a bounce house! Rich, Isaak, and Trent golfed the day away...

Then some fun at Navy Pier on Saturday! Natalie and Isaak got to play in the fountain!

Then I ran a half marthon on Sunday!

Followed by the beach! So fun! We also got to have pizza movie nights! And we laughed a lot. Drank beer. Colored. Had Charbucks coffee... so much fun.

Race to the Taste

Mike and Erin were in Chicago this weekend!

We tried Cemitas Puebla (as seen on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives), went to the Frank Lloyd Wright Museum, went to the Lincoln Park Zoo, ate at Hackney's (also on DD&D and one of Trent and Jeanne's favorites...), and had tart yogurt from Berry Chill!

Also! Mike, Erin, and Jeanne ran a 5k Sunday morning!! So fun! It was HOT and HUMID. After we showered, we took a lap around the Taste of Chicago and tried a Chicago favorite or two.

Biking to work...

Easter in Chicago

Tyler (Trent's brother) came out to visit us over the weekend. And the Easter Bunny came!!


And we even had a rice krispie treat lamb! :) But we did allow any knives to be stuck in its head...

We really missed being at Gramma's, but we'll see you soon. In May!

He is risen!!

Golf in the snow!

While you all had lovely weather on Saturday, Trent and Jeanne had snow. Lot's of it. So what did we do?? Golfed! :)

It was a super fun driving range where they serve you drinks and food while you are golfing. Next time you visit, we'll take you!

walk at lunch. :)

Beautiful day for a walk in Chicago! You should all come visit and walk with me.

view of the lake!

Sunny day!

Sklyine!

Panamanian Deliciousness

Trent and I went to a Panamanian restaurant earlier in the month. It was so great. Great atmosphere. Great food.

This picture is Jeanne's delicious coconut chicken with plaintains. The picture does not do the food justice.

Traditional Panamanian coffee. Wonderful!

We also had fried yucca (our favorite), fry bread, some hibiscous drink, salmon (Trent's dinner), and soup!

So fun!

Maybe the next time you come you can try it too!!??!!

Misc. From Chicago...

Rather than just complaining about not having pictures from the rest of you, I thought I would upload a few from Chicago.

Trent coaching soccer:

Trent's parents came to visit in mid-September! It was Mama Charles' first visit here. She was very nervous, but it was a great time!

Lake Michigan and the little light house. View from Navy Pier.

I had a garden in my side-yard. It produced ONE eggplant! It's of the "neon" eggplant variety:

The garden also produced plenty of tomatoes, here are just a few:

Eggplant on it's way to my tummy:

Love you!

Jeanne

what's going on you crazy bohemians?

Hey!

Any chance we could some pictures or stories of what's been going on?? Joey's party? Clambake? Sundays at Gramma's? The Marsh's new floor??? Something??

Things in Chicago are good, good. Jeanne is still working for the judge and just starting training for tutoring the ACT. Trent is back in school full time pursuing his bachelor's in music education. He's still working at Starbucks and is also working for a kids soccer program on Saturday mornings AND he's in the process of getting some voice and guitar students.

We're busy.

We miss you all and hope to hear/see what's up with the Musil clan in the rest of the US of A.

And don't forget to register to vote if you aren't registered! ;)

Love,
Jeanne and Trent

erin and mike in chi-town!

so michael and erin DID come to chicago the first weekend in april. here is my proof:

on the train:
we went to the aquarium and michael kissed a fish:
he even got to hug a fish:

we ended up walking like 9 miles or something that day! whoa! we went to the aquarium, to navy pier, to pizza, to garrett's popcorn, along the lake front, on the train, to jeanne and trent's house, to cafe' arota, to chicago hot dogs.... so fun. i wish they were here every weekend! =)

Rosie visits the windy city!

That's right! Rosie visited the w i n d y city this weekend and I got to meet up with her! We met up at Carmine's for some yummy Italian and good company. It was great to see her on my turf and catch up a little bit! Her friend took a picture, so when I get a hold of it, I'll be sure to post on here as well!
Can't wait for others to come visit too! (Mike and Erin are coming next weekend!) All are welcome!

Much love,
Jeanne

p.s. I love our blog! It's now my homepage. So update people, update! And you aunties and uncles, give me a call if you need a blogging lesson! This girl will help you out!

Trent and Jeanne are safe in the windy city!

Hello WONDERFUL Family!

We're back in Chicago! We made it safely. Thank you thank you thank you for the love you showed us on Easter. We felt so loved and blessed that you guys took up a collection so we could stay. =) We had such a wonderful time. It was so great to just be with you guys. We love you so much!