These are a few of my faaaavorite things... :)

I have been re-remembering, re-noticing, re-observing my Wheaton life, and making note of all the things that I love about this area. This is for when Colombian or Argentine friends finally come to visit me--the parts of the United States closest and dearest to me.

• Lawson field (home to many great afternoons with Kipper and/or evenings stargazing)
• Cantigny park (tanks and roses--a perfect symbiosis)
• Immanuel Presbyterian Church
• La Roca Eterna Church
• Wheaton North High School
• Oberweis ice cream
• Prairie Path (good long summer bike rides)
• Cosley Zoo (particularly when the lambs are born)
• Glen Art Theater (for an afternoon movie on a rainy day in the tiniest, cutest, cleanest theater I know)
• Wheaton College
• Einstein Bros. Bagels (because they do not have bagels in South America)
• Dunkin Donuts (the Dunkin in S. Am. is very latinized--and tasty--but the original would be cool to show)
• the Metra (train into the city--double-decker would be a big difference!)
• downtown Wheaton
• Tate's Old Fashioned Ice Cream
• Popcorn Shop
• Adam's Park
• Mai Thai Restaurant
• Wheaton Public Library

then if we extend the bounds of the tour to the city...

• beach
• Millenium Park summer concerts (with a picnic on the lawn)
• Shedd Aquarium
• The Cheesecake Factory (US-sized portions of very good food :) )

then if we extend to the midwest...

• Michigan or Indiana sand dunes
• the prairie sky :)

then to Pennsylvania...

• Erie
• orange-and-vanilla-twist ice cream at Sarah's
• the beaches of the Peninsula
• Nana & Poppy's old house
• Red Hots (greeeeeasy little diner with fantastic chili cheese fries)
• Philadelphia
• Eastern U's campus
• Q Mart (a weekend flea market in Quakertown)
• the Liberty Bell

I hope this list inspires you to think of what places YOU consider to be lovely treasures in your own neck of the woods. All places were created to be enjoyed to the fullest. And shared with good friends.

xox