I spent the weekend in Chicago...

because my brother got married! It was a lovely, lovely wedding, and it was great to see so many familiar faces all in one place. And everyone spoke English!!! It was so exciting!

I spent the 2 days before the wedding wandering around Chicago and visiting with my family. In my wandering, I came across a Chicago Bull. And I didn't even have to buy a ticket! It was really hard to get on the bull because it was so tall! And look! I was wearing a hat and gloves! It was a bit of a shock to go from 80 degree Okinawa to 35 degree Chicago. Brrrrr!!!

And here is a picture of the happy couple. Aren't they cute??

Here is a picture of the happy couple plus siblings. Can you guess which one I am? This question was difficult for the people in my office. Only about half of them got it right.. you'd think they wouldn't choose the one in the wedding dress... (*Hint: I'm not wearing a wedding dress.*)

Then on my way from the hotel to the airport in Chicago, the taxi driver tried to give me $10 less change than he was supposed to! How dishonest! Good thing my jet lag was starting to wear off and I caught the mistake! How come this sort of thing doesn't ever happen in Okinawa?

With the exception of the taxi driver (who praised his own driving and told me i would have been late for my flight if I didn't have such a good driver), the weekend was wonderful! My brother should get married again next weekend!