As a last hurrah, a bunch of us ended up meeting at Hilary's Urban Eatery (HUE) for a nice, big,buffet-style brunch before Kent and Christine left Chicago. It'sbeen over a year since I've been here, but the brunch fareis as satisfying as ever.

At the table are Rob, Dave ,Justin, Lisa and Norm (and their adorably cute baby boy),Kent and Christine, and Valerie - Kent's sister.

Valerie is in town doing some freelance, and apparently is staying right across the street fromthe Merchandise Mart. Since she'll be here foranother week or so, I expect we'll all be hanging out at some point in the coming days.

Rob, always goofing for the camera, and Dave.