House-hunting

We began the house-hunting process this weekend which coincided perfectly with the warm weather that moved into Chicago. Made for a rather enjoyable drive around the environ of Buffalo Grove. Yes, the ideal would be to find another house that we can call home in our Village since we like it so much. Unfortunately this was met with sleepless nights as our minds churned over the images and figures associated with buying a home. Will it meet our needs, are we over-committing, should we expand the search to more neighborhoods??? So far, we have found two houses that have gotten us really excited. The first we wrote off the next day because it was simply too close to a major route and the noise was just too noticeable (and it was a bit of a fixer-upper). The other is a little too close to power-lines for our liking, but the home seems perfect beyond that. Inna is already packing her bags to move in. I would still like to see a few more homes before making the big commitment.

French Exchange

Inna's school, Loyola Academy, is in the midst of hosting a group of French students as part of a foreign student exchange. As a result, we are playing host to one of the group's teachers so Inna now finds herself in her element; talking French morning, noon and night. It is proving to be a very busy week with loads of events planned to help the foreign students enjoy their stay. And since I am an organizing-teacher's husband, I have managed to benefit from all the hoopla. Last night we watched the Bulls beat the Boston Celtics where it seems that basketball is only half of the entertainment, while tonight we are off to the theater to watch "Wicked". I feel like I'm at the losing end of a building sleep deficit.

This American Life

Inna and I are huge fans of the Chicago Public Radio show, "This American Life." To kick-off their upcoming TV Show on Showtime, they put on a one night production (recorded for radio release on the weekend of March 16) at the Chicago Theater last night which we attended and whole-heartedly enjoyed. Ira Glass looks, well different from what you'd expect; at least he did for me. The show was typical of what you would hear on the radio on a Friday evening; in this case the theme was "What I Learned From TV" and one of the acts was a discussion of what went into the TV production and some segments from the TV Show itself.

If you haven't heard of This American Life or if you haven't heard a show, I highly recommend trying out their podcast.