What a lovely, long Thanksgiving weekend! The weather in Chicago was spectacular – lots of time spent outdoors. Had drinks with friends, dinner with family, watched Wordplay (again – it is really good and I highly recommend it as a rental), shopped local downtowns, went to the beach, hung Christmas lights (which inspired the above magnolia photo), ate at charming restaurants, oh and we painted our office Ralph Lauren “burlap” – love it! I’m amazed at how much we crammed in. Now, it’s still warm, but I’m back to reality: school is in session, and Christmas is four weeks away, and I still have many gifts to buy and wrap. Today is Cyber Monday, the eshopping counterpart to Black Friday. Before you start, check for deals at CyberMonday.com. Good luck, and happy clicking!