Our 4th Weekends...

Meanwhile...back in Evanston.

fun

The Greatest Show on Earth!

Go Cubs Go!

Grams scored us some tickets to a Cubs game! It was his first, so M was excited. Add in taking his friend, Enzo, and he just about exploded. He was up early that morning...

Go Cubs! Beat the Reds!

Cubs Win!

the great groundhog day blizzard

...or...Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, Snowlapalooza, Fiascsnow, Blizzaster, Snownami, Thundersnow. You could even call it SnOMG.

20 inches of snow fell in 24 hours...winds howled...and we all experienced a blizzard

Call it what you want, I have never in my life experienced anything like this. The weather started up around 2:00 in the afternoon, and escalated through the night. We endured through this afternoon, and by the time it was all said and done, we are wading through 20 inches of the white stuff. That, on it's own, wasn't so bad, but add in 30-50mph winds, and we had a full blown blizzard.

 yep...snow up to my knees

It was complete white out.

 ...and this was this morning looking at our building. Last night was intense.

Here's a few things that made this something big...

 (not my picture...borrowed from chicagofree.info)

Lake Shore Drive CLOSED! After a series of accidents, Lake Shore Drive became a parking lot. Through out today, towing companies removed around 300 abandoned cars. Some people were stranded for up to 12 hours.

Sheridan Road (the road in front of our house) CLOSED due to zero visibility. It wasn't reopened until this evening.

Additional craziness...

• Possibility of a 25 foot wave washing over Lake Shore Drive!
• Thundersnow! WOW!
• Pieces of the roof of Wrigley field blew off!
• 2000 flights canceled & counting

 Looking down our alley. I'm really wishing I would have thought to move our car before all this.

 Outside the back door...after a snow blower made a pass.

 the courtyard

 This storm shut down Chicago. I just can't believe it.