The ongoing blog of the Tomchak family, in Wheaton IL USA

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A Beautiful Day to Fly, But…

A Beautiful Day to Fly, But…

By on September 4, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

… a bit too windy. Everything was looking great on the way out today, and our small group was excited. Just walking into the hanger I felt exhilarated and felt like this might be a place i start seeing on a regular basis. We walked up the counter and filled up what must have been […]

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A Fading Relic

A Fading Relic

By on August 29, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

The Ford/Wyoming Drive-In opened in 1950 in the heyday of drive-in movie theaters. At it’s peak in 1958, there were around 4000 drive-in’s in the US, many with multiple screens. Today there are less than 400 left in operation. The Ford/Wyoming Theater (renamed just “The Ford” in 2010 after closing the extra screens 6-9 on […]

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Coming Soon to a Backyard in Wheaton

Coming Soon to a Backyard in Wheaton

By on August 5, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

Thanks to a generous donation from Grandma and Grandpa Tomchak, a new playground set will be arriving soon at the Tomchak household. And I’m sure, it will only take a few minutes for dad to setup!

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Weekend Photos

Weekend Photos

By on July 20, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

We had a great time this past weekend in the city. Aside form the usual walking around we made a stop at a Chicago Fire House where the Firemen were more than happy to let the boys get on the truck. Andrew was especially excited and kept saying “cool”. We also got to see several […]

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Daddy Daughter Day

Daddy Daughter Day

By on July 15, 2010 in iPhone, Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

On Wednesday Sydney decided she wanted to spend the day with me while I ran some errands. The first stop was SuperCuts downtown where she met Sherri, the woman that’s been cutting my hair for over 12 years now. Then we went for a walk outside since we were downtown in Chicago. Sydney told me […]

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Heading Home

Heading Home

By on July 6, 2010 in HDR, Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

It’s time to pack up and head back to Chicago. With a little luck the trip back will be a few hours shorter than the trip out. We fly to San Francisco, and after a 4 hour layover head to Chicago. The fun all starts tomorrow morning when we leave at 9am (that’s 6pm the […]

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The Edit Suite Down Under

The Edit Suite Down Under

If you have to work out of a hotel room, it doesn’t get any better than this. For a quick video tour, click below. [qt:/blog/video/2010-0629_SydneyEditSuiteTour-Blog.mov /blog/video/2010-0629_MoviePoaster.jpg /blog/video/2010-0629_SydneyEditSuiteTour-Blog.mov 600 337]

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Sydney Darling Harbor, By Night

Sydney Darling Harbor, By Night

By on June 28, 2010 in Photo Post, Travel with 0 Comments

The photo above was taken from my room and is a good representation of the view that I have (click on it for a larger version of the photo). The others were taken while doing a night walk around the harbor. Keep in mind it’s dark by 5pm here, so you don’t have to wait […]

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Tom The Tourist

Tom The Tourist

By on June 26, 2010 in Photo Post, Travel with 0 Comments

Saturday was a day of leisure, here are a few of the photos and you can find more on Flickr.

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St. Spyridon College

St. Spyridon College

By on June 25, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post, Travel with 0 Comments

After being here less than 24 hours we were off on our first shoot to cover a Lions Project at a local elementary school. I was there to take photos throughout the day while the crew recorded interviews and shot b-roll of the children. On the way back from the shoot, our gracious Lions hosts/travel […]

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