reasons to smile and reasons to frown

:) sarah's cute little cousin, brynn, recognizes me as "uncle bill"
:( she doesn't know sarah's name and sweetly refers to her as "erika"

:) chicago is in the midst of some beautiful weather. in the 70's with blue skies. perfect sleeping weather in my opinion too
:( i'm at work during the day and i never get to bed early enough to get a full night's rest

:) getting married in 30 days
:( getting married in 30 days! so much to do it makes me want to cry...

:) i know of a great restaurant for french onion soup and halibut
:( however, i'm too poor to go there

:) we have fresh tomatoes, peppers and herbs growing in the backyard
:( we have to take care of said veggies

:) grilling outside and eating grilled food
:( we have a standard weber grill - not gas - so it takes forever to get going