Went to Chicago this past weekend. At first I thought I was going to miss my flight but it turned out rather well. Jesse surprised me with an upgrade to First Class!! It was sweeeeet! I had a nice meal, free wine, lots of legroom, and they even hung up my coat and addressed me as Ms. Lao. Haha…I could get used to this. Once in Chicago we met up with Yong, Helen, Dayantha, Victor, and Susie. We all stayed in Hoffman Estates. We had a nice time hanging out at the house on Saturday in our pajamas and playing poker. Actually, all weekend we were either playing poker, watching poker on ESPN, or watching “Rounders” – a movie about poker. I also got to visit Linda and Shaun in Rockford! Linda had her baby early and I was there just in time to see the new addition to their family! His name is Jonah and is a little over 5 pounds. Jes and I got to hold the little tyke and it was pretty scary. He was so tiny and could barely open his eyes. Congratulations, Linda and Shaun!!