Monthly Archives: November 2008

Prop 8 Protest in Chicago

Posted on November 23, 2008 by rkilbreath

Last weekend, my friend Sarah came to visit for the day (the picture of us did not turn out!). While she was spending oodles at the American Girl store on gifts, a huge protest rally against Prop 8 turned into … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread House!

Posted on November 19, 2008 by rkilbreath

Dale bought me a gingerbread house kit waaaay back in January because we’d seen one of those gingerbread house competitions on the Food Network. Fast forward 10+ months to a lazy Sunday in November. It’s time to get ready for … Continue reading →

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A Guinness World Records attempt in Oak Park!

Posted on November 13, 2008 by rkilbreath

Last Saturday Dale and I went to lunch in the midst of an attempt to break the Guinness World’s Record for the largest mass doggie wedding! It was a charity event for the Oak Park Animal Care League. We saw … Continue reading →

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More Obama Rally Madness

Posted on November 9, 2008 by rkilbreath

There were many street vendors selling shirts, buttons and other memorabilia and the streets were flooded with people sporting the stuff they bought. Overall, everybody seemed very excited and proud to be showing off their Obama loot. I parked it … Continue reading →

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Non-Obama Interlude

Posted on November 8, 2008 by rkilbreath

I’ve kept Dale real busy the last few quiet weekends. We took a trip to Ikea and bought some random household stuff and I talked him into putting up shelves and doing some tedious home maintenance. Here he is putting … Continue reading →

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Obama Rally Photos

Posted on November 6, 2008 by rkilbreath

We got there early and there was already a steady stream of people coming in. And it just never stopped–the crowd just got heavier as the evening wore on. Lots of people brought their entire family! And we benefited from … Continue reading →

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YES WE DID!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by rkilbreath

Festivities in Grant Park tonight! We spent a few hours in the area and came home because we didn’t have tickets to see the Obama acceptance speech. It was a spectacular scene and we’ll post more photos very soon! Loved … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on November 1, 2008 by rkilbreath

Dale and I are having a great Halloween! We met for coffee after work in the city, took the train home, dropped off our bags and went for a nice long walk in our neighborhood. It was great to see … Continue reading →

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