Sunday, June 15, 2008

Adjusting to Chicago



We have been in Chicago for three weeks now (if you count the week we spent in Cancun) and we are adjusting to the change in lifestyle and enjoying ourselves. Last night we walked across the street to Millennium Park and listened to a concert by the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus performing some of Beethoven's works. We enjoy having so much within walking distance, such as the lake, nice restaurants, and shopping. We plan on taking advantage of all of the cultural opportunities that the city offers (last week we made a short visit to the Blue's Festival and felt like we were at Woodstock).

We miss the branch though and all of our friends there. That was a very special experience we had in Milwaukee and one that we will greatly miss.

Cancun Vacation

We just got back from a great week in Cancun. The whole family went, Kira, Emmet, Emery, Chris and Jenny, and Chance. We had a lot of fun and I will include more pictures on the blog as Jenny and Kira email me the one's they took. We spent a ton of time in the pool with Emmet and Emery and they both are terrific swimmers (especially for being only two and four). We made a trip to the ruins, spent time snorkeling, sailing, eating, kayaking, and more eating. The last picture below is of Jenny jumping off of a cliff and Chris is standing at the top.




Saturday, May 24, 2008

We've moved to Chicago!!

Here are some photos from our balcony on the 43rd floor.





Saturday, January 12, 2008

Photos from Christmas

We had a very enjoyable time over the holidays with the entire family together in AZ. We did some fun things such as: golf, had an open house Christmas Eve for our close friends, went bowling, hiking in Papago Park, went to a movie, and did a lot of shopping and a lot of eating.


Chris trying a Mentos and Diet Coke Experiment


Kira, Emmet, and Emery


Christmas Eve


Kathy and Kira


Hiking in Papago Park

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Chance gets a job offer from JPMorgan



A big day in the Olson family!! Chance received a job offer today from JPMorgan. He will be entering their investment analyst program starting in July. He will spend his first six weeks in New York for training and then be in Chicago for his permanent assignment. Kathy and I are thrilled to have a family member just an hour and a half away and even more excited to have him off of the payroll!