December 1, 2008
Happy Groundhog Day from Woodstock, Illinois!
Do you ever have deja vu? I don't think so, but I could check with the kitchen...
November 30, 2008
Happy Groundhog Day from Woodstock, Illinois!
Saturday morning Flopsy and I woke up bright and early to pick up Brian and Paul and head out on a ROAD TRIP (yes Scott, it IS a road trip even if we only drive an hour away) to Woodstock, IL. "Why Woodstock?" you may...
October 27, 2008
An apple a day. (Going apple picking in Illinois.)
Despite the fact that I was pretty exhausted after the Music Box Massacre, and despite the fact that I had been awake for over 30 hours already and should have gone right to bed, when JoeJoe called and asked if I wanted to go apple...
September 30, 2008
…to Krystal Ball. (Krystal World Hamburger Eating Championship)
My horoscope from Sunday, the day of the Krystal World Hamburger Eating Championship: CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You're the kind of adventurer who is willing to sometimes go against the grain in order to experience what only a few people ever do. You're due for another...
September 3, 2008
Labor Day Chicago to Mount Rushmore Road Trip
Over Labor Day weekend Emily and I took a Chicago to Mount Rushmore road trip through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. This is a recap of the long weekend trip and all of the roadside attractions we saw. Friday: Labor Day Chicago to...
September 1, 2008
A missing face on Mount Rushmore.
I have this photo. It's a picture of Mount Rushmore with a face missing that my grandparents took a very long time ago. The monument was still under construction and Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was still yet to be carved...
August 29, 2008
Four days, five states, 2,500 miles.
I'm spending the next four days in a car going to and from Mount Rushmore. I have a million and a half stops planned and somehow managed to schedule 16 hours of driving on day 1 and 2.5 hours of driving on day 2. It's guaranteed...
August 25, 2008
Urbana Sweetcorn Festival (& Sweet Corn Eating Contest)
This weekend I visited friends in Champaign for the Urbana Sweetcorn Festival. Let's just say I'm already off the wagon. Lindsay and James = Bad Idea Bears...
August 18, 2008
It is apparently Miller Time. (Brewery Tours in Milwaukee)
Warning: the following post about my weekend trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to take the Miller and the Lakefront Brewery Tours proves that I am a) a lightweight b) kind of pathetic and c) not allowed to drink ever again. I've always been of the mindset...
July 11, 2008
Sleeping in the city that never sleeps.
I'm sure you've all been, at one point or another, so exhausted and worn out that you thought "I just need a vacation." But this past weekend I was at the point where I was so exhausted and worn out that I kept thinking "God, I...