First TESOL Party

After returning from Canada, William and I hosted our first TESOL party (that's with folks from my degree in TESOL...for you non-TESOLers out there) During my two year degree, everyone hosted gatherings except us in our wee apartment on Halsted. Well, now that we have space, I was anxious to have people over. I cooked Mexican food for my old classmates, and spoon shortage not withstanding, I think everything went well. :) You'll see some people sitting on the floor in the photo. That must mean they were comfortable and at ease in our home, right? Either that, or like the spoons, we did not have enough chairs! :D It was great to see (and feed) everyone. :)

For those of you who are long distance, this is your first view of our condo with the new paint color and our own furniture in it. Sorry the pictures are kind of dark. William and I deliberated very carefully over where to hang our pictures...very important decisions, you know.

No, we don't own a coffee table. That's two boxes with an artfully draped table cloth. Thanks Donna! There is also a lovely night shot of downtown from our common roof top deck taken by my photographer in training, William.