Good Morning Chicago! Happy President's Day!

Well, since we don't get the day off today for President's Day - the best part of President's Day was that I didn't have to sit next to anyone on the train! YEAH!! The trains were empty and not at all crowded. It was like going to work on a Saturday.

Tomorrow is Paczki Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%85czki. A Paczek is a very decadent pastry (like a donut) filled with fresh strawberries, custard, whipped cream, etc. - VERY fattening. Polish people celebrate the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday by, what else, EATING! This is the last day before fasting begins and getting ready for Easter. This is the last day to eat all the meat you want and decadent food! We begin fasting on Wednesday and then no meat on Fridays. My DH and I will stop at our favorite bakery and pick up some Paczki so he can take them to his fellow workers. (The store opens early and there are lines out the door because everyone loves them.) His fellow workers all look forward to these delicacies and enjoy them. He, of course, gets a whipped cream and strawberry one for me as well as for the rest of us at home! Mandy, I'll eat one for you! : )

Alas, I was very busy this weekend and didn't get a chance to post any pictures. I did finish my February Project from Woolly Lamb and love it. It's a beautiful cable hat. I also started a new scarf pattern that our dear Tom brought in for us. (Darn you Tom!) It's a very lovely soft green multi-colored drapy scarf that is actually fun to knit. I'll post a pic of that one too. Of course, I got my new red Namaste bags on Thursday. They are so beautiful. I'll post pictures of them tonight too. I'll be taking pics all night. 

Gregory signed the lease for an apartment for the last semester of this year. Luckily it's right across the street from his current apartment so it will be easy to move. That worry is over for me. Now we wait until David takes the Bar Exam next week! Does the worrying ever end?

Well, since I forgot to charge my phone last night and left it at home charging, I can't play words with friends. I'll check my email now and Facebook and then get to work!

Enjoy the day and be sure you smile! : )