Our Christmas started with our annual tradition -- cutting down our tree!
Since three years ago my co-worder Dreana told me about Richardson farms where you can choose and cut down your own Christmas tree, we have made it our family tradition.

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Check out the Art Institute of Chicago

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People who want to give me gifts must think that I am demanding.

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November 9, 2009 I became the U.S. citizen.

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Sears Tower was remaned Willils Tower in 2009. To us loyal Chicagoian (or you can call us stuborn or ideologists), it was a big blow; same as when Marshall Fields became Marcy's, which resulted many 'Old' Chicagoian boycotted Macy's and never shopped there since.

To me, Sears Tower is the same way. The Tower was constructed in 1974; named after Sears, Roebuck, and Co., a chain department stores. In 1993, the company sold the Tower and moved to the suburb, Hoffman Estates. 

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Hastily said good bye to some friends on Plurk and then immediately closed my account because I know if I didn't act quickly, I wouldn't be able to stop myself from fighting back on Plurk.

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Last night before we went to bed, Pete said to me "Thank you for making the bed".

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18 years ago I met a girl in the college dormitory. Her name is Sezgi. I loved her because she was just so exotic to me, a small town girl who just finished 6-year of Catholic high school. Her hair wild and her big round eyes were vivid green. She was like a butterfly; with her bag full of notebooks and textbooks, she flashed her smiles and flitted from table to table to chat with friends in the cafeteria. I was very jealous. It was the first time I left home to live in a big city in a foreign country. I was shy. I could not speak English. I looked at her talking to everyone and energetic smile at ease and wished I could be like her.

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In high school, the motivation for us for study hard for the university entrance exam was the belief that we would get to go to the dance parties and the boys would come to ask for the first dance.

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La Clemenza De Tito

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