227 on the juice

So to combat my back pain my PT and doctor prescribed me a short corse of 'roids to try and reduce the swelling between my L2 and L3 once and for all. Luck me huh? Well, the only positive today is that taking this mass of pills seemed to sit OK with me. Other than that it was a positively crap ass day. Coworker drama. Scheduling drama. Worked till 8 on a Friday night (what the heck is wrong with me?) and had to go to two stores to pick up something, neither of which had what I needed. Oh and all of that with a huuuuge tension headache that I cannot take Advil to relieve ... not my best of Fridays. But my weekend is wide open and full of great possibilities. I just need to stay clear of the city and all of the NATO madness!

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228 Leap!

Not a noteworthy photo, that's for sure. But... A big moment for the FA worker bees! We've had a hodge podge of chairs for years and have finally committed to just one... for everyone. Sometimes uniformity is quite nice. Oh, and let's hope it helps my back too!!

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Started my day with breakfast at a cute little place in Keystone Crossing. And managed to capture the other side of the sign on the way back to Chicago tonight!

230 is real

Driving to Indianapolis today. I finally got a chance to snap a picture of this sign. I've wanted to do it for a long time, and finally caught it today! Hopefully I can catch the other side on the way home tomorrow.

Pit stop at Fair Oaks to walk around so my back problem doesn't flair up. (Getting old sucks!)

Ended up at a different hotel since my normal one is oversold. How perfect is this art for a hotel in Indy?

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233 Sloan Stone

Quick trip to Chesterton to snap Sloane's 5 month photos and to hit the European market to pick up the rosemary flatbreads that I love so much! We had a superb photoshoot today - got all the kiddos and a little video of sloan making noises. She's become quite vocal in the last month and so strong - sitting up and holding her own bottle. She's one smiley, happy baby!

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234 champagne chocolate city

Finally made it to the Peninsula Lobby for the Chocolate Bar! I have to say it did not disappoint! The pastries were fabulous, but I think my favorite were the sweet crepes. There must have been something in that caramel!