Despite the fact that Lauren & Ryan currently live in Philadelphia, they are both graduates of the University of Chicago, and decided to come back here to get married. Needless to say, the Hyde Park area and Chicago have a special place in their hearts!…….

Regardless of how significant last night’s election victory by Barack Obama is, the real winners are Obama’s two daughters Malia and Natasha. They obviously drove a hard bargain when their Dad said during his acceptance speech that they can now get a puppy!

Apparently the President Elect has allergies which has prevented them from bringing home a dog up until now. The rumors are they are considering a LabraDoodle, however I’d like to ask the President Elect and his daughters to consider real canine change and bring a Border Terrier as their companion to Washington. I have allergies as well, and have never had as much as a sniffle or a sneeze since bringing our Border home from Windward Farms a few years ago.

Carrie & Brian were married last week at a church in Naperville, however they were most excited about their wedding pictures at Morton Arboretum.  Although there’s a fee for bridal parties to take their wedding photographs at Morton Arboretum, it’s well worth it when the fall colors are on full display.  Even though their wedding day was a bit cloudy, the Arboretum pictures looked great!  Congratulations!