9-4-10 41 new pictures
9-3-10 Kiss was an awesome show even at the World; after party was tons of fun too
9-2-10 Pasta E Fagioli was great
9-1-10 Meeting at El Mar is worse every year; great time though...thanks to everybody who came. I had an absolutely awesome time
8-31-10 Oreo cake was awseome
8-30-10 Took two games but too little too late; 55 new pictures
8-29-10 Renaissance Fair was awesome...lots of shows, shops, and fun
8-28-10 Appraisal was as good as it could have been; lots of bronzing, then quite a nice party over here. Thanks, everybody
8-27-10 Thanks for the help, Mother and Amy. Outside by Brian and Paula's for the evening/sleepover
8-26-10 Great mostaccoli dinner then lots of cleaning
8-25-20 Cleaning for the appraisal after pepper steak dinner at Lee and Phil's
8-24-10 Popped my Rainbow Cone cherry...very good
8-23-10 Started again right where I left off last April
8-22-10 Missed half of Buckcherry, but Aerosmith made up for it
8-21-10 Pig Roast at Al & Kathleen's...first time at one of them
8-20-10 Slayer and Megadeth was an awesome show...small, loud, and hot
8-19-10 Couldn't even escape the round of 6
8-18-10 The Expendables is a great movie...can't wait for the Blue Ray; pictures from Dan's self-guided, objective Presidential tour
8-17-10 Ozzfest was awesome except for the sound could have been better: Motley Crue & Ozzy
8-16-10 Had to re-learn a house shot, but I feel ready for next week
8-15-10 Great weekend out there: lots of sun, water, jet ski, tubing = awesome
8-14-10 To Amy's cottage...
8-13-10 Wedding was short, sweet, and to the point
8-12-10 Worked pretty late, dinner by Lee and Phil's; 44 new pictures
8-11-10 Happy Birthday, Sarah! liquor shopping then movie night
8-10-10 Got a friggin' cavity...41 new pictures
8-9-10 Last night of Kegel bowling...they won't pay me for a 300 because I missed a week, but they'll pay the same person (happens to be the pro shop owner) every single individual prize; 66 new pictures
8-8-10 Hi Infidelity was good at Taste of Orland...short but setlist was full of rarities. Michigan was an awesome weekend to say the least. Those pictures will be up after roadtrip pictures...may be a while
8-6-10 Headed to Michigan after work for the weekend
8-5-10 300 #11, king 2X again
8-4-10 Michigan planning
8-3-10 Another nice night with Jenn
8-2-10 Who would have thought a 45' wall shot would be so bad? 51 new pictures
8-1-10 Stocked up for Michigan from Cabela's; swimming then family night by Lee and Phil's
7-31-10 Very ill today, watched a ton of tv
7-30-10 Awesome trip...arrived home at 4 am. thank god I didn't work. Lee, Nate, and Macie visited then got ready for Bon Jovi. It was an awesome show. Kid Rock was a good show, weak set
7-23-10 Off we go at 11 pm
7-22-10 The king reigns again
7-21-10 Packing didn't happen, but I got to spend time with Jenn
7-20-10 Shopping for SD
7-19-10 Boy am I gonna miss next week...
7-18-10 21 new pictures; Dream Theater was awesome; Iron Maiden was a great show...not great set though
7-17-10 Mexican BBQ by Lee and Phil's with a bunch of family and friends
7-16-10 Had a nice, fun, sober evening with Jenn, then next door for a few drinks
7-15-10 Didn't even escape the round of 4...sad
7-14-10 Party by the neighbors all night
7-13-10 Party at Nikki's. Fun as always
7-12-10 Very tough shot playing the lane the way I'm not used to, but that's the point
7-11-10 12 new pictures
7-10-10 Lots of cleaning; went lee and Phil's...quiet night
7-9-10 St. James Place was a great time for Mary's birthday
7-8-10 It was a good match, but Tim got me again. No regrets
7-7-10 Watched a lot of TV and recovered; 39 new pictures = all caught up
7-6-10 Ordered my GJGC hat; 31 new pictures
7-5-10 Close to perfection but a choke in the 10th, pretty easy overall once I found my mark away from everyone else
7-4-10 Awesome time at Amy's cottage with the family and friends
7-3-10 Spent the whole day next door...tons of swimming, many visitors, 3 meals
7-2-10 Party over here...lots of liquor
7-1-10 Fun night of practice on Dead Man's Curve
6-30-10 $3 martnis at Tilted Kilt then in the backyard for the inaugural fire
6-29-10 Hung out next door for the evening; 26 new pictures
6-28-10 Better but wish I could have made a good series out of it; 36 new pictures
6-27-10 Go Cubs go...Infinity at St. Daniels doesn't compare to Hi Infidelity
6-26-10 Hi Infidelity after a long day of swimming and bronzing
6-25-10 Long truth or dare game after more South Dakota planning
6-24-10 Dinner by Lee and Phil's; did very well until the end
6-23-10 Dinner with Nikki and Jen was great homemade Alfredo
6-22-10 Dinner by Lee and Phil's, then swimming next door
6-21-10 Happy Birthday, Pa! Out of my comfort zone for sure, but not too bad
6-20-10 Happy Fathers' Day! 19 new pictures; nice family get together
6-19-10 Happy birthday, Uncle Don! Party at Bob and Diana's...food, flippy cup, beer pong, fire, bags...what more do we need
6-18-10 Took the dune buggy to Dan's...almost completely successfully too
6-17-10 On Buell for the evening with lots of visitors
6-16-10 Happy birthday, Macie! 24 new pictures of her
6-15-10 56 pictures from Florida after a frustrating shopping night
6-14-10 Expected the wall shot to be a little easier, but carry down made the difference; 26 pictures
6-13-10 Carrabba's for lunch then party next door
6-12-10 Lizzy's and then Rusty Nail for some karaoke with Care, Edgar, Nikki, and Jen
6-11-10 Haven't had a party like that in a while...thanks, Nikki
6-10-10 Unprecedented third consecutive King of El Mar victory
6-9-10 MCO to MDW after delays and mechanical failures
6-4-10 MDW to MCO
6-3-10 Practice since the King of the Hill was canceled
6-1-10 Busy night in the crawl space and yard work; 29 new pictures
5-31-10 Lots of rain, took the dune buggy for a ride on the street, then little hawks get together with white castle
5-30-10 Smaller party than I thought it would be, but it was awesome and interesting as always
5-29-10 Pre-party on Newland, then at Marks; dinner at Mongolian BBQ, whirly ball: fun filled, long day
5-28-10 Final planning for SD, party here
5-27-10 I won the king of the hill again...not bad when the breaks go your way
5-26-10 28 new pictures after preplanning for SD
5-25-10 Happy birthday, Brian and Edgar; hung out next door and celebrated
5-24-10 Got really roughed up at Palos
5-23-10 Lots of outside work, then paid for it later; new pictures
5-22-10 To say I bowled in Peotone is misleading...Bier Stube was fun as always
5-21-10 Little party here for the Hawks
5-20-10 Awesome dinner by Lee and Phil's, then became the king of El Mar :-)
5-19-10 Back to landscaping then hanging out by Brian and Paula's
5-18-10 Little get together by Care's after some cleaning
5-17-10 Easy street sure was...double digits now
5-16-10 Happy Brithday, Brit! We survived Michigan...some more than others. But it was awesome
5-14-10 To Michigan we go
5-13-10 Dinner by Gram and Pa's; the Dune buggy visiting/gawking
5-12-10 Great deals at Houlihan's for sure...recommend the raspberry long island
5-11-10 Quickest, but not easiest, dentist visit in a long time
5-9-10 Happy Mothers' Day, mothers. By Lee and Phil's for the afternoon/evening; 26 new pictures
5-8-10 Much less quiet and calm, but great time here again
5-7-10 Quiet, calm party over here
5-6-10 Party by Nikki's after dinner at Gram and Pa's
5-5-10 Cinco de Mayo party by Care's...yummy
5-4-10 Hanging outside at the neighbors with a few bears, playboys, a dune buggy, and plenty of anal speak
5-2-10 Tons of fun at Boobie Bowl...can't wait for next year
5-1-10 Nice Mothers' Day celebration; Wild Bill's graduation party exceeded expectations to say the least
4-30-10 Nightmare on elm Street was terrible, but Hollywood Blvd was great
4-29-10 Lasagna by Lee and Phil's; nice visit with Sarah
4-28-10 Nice way to end, unfortunately our opponents turn it against us and we ended up in 4th
4-27-10 Movie night solo
4-26-10 Not a good way to end, but a very good season overall
4-25-10 From Tragedy to Triumph Fundraiser was a very nice one; dinner by Lee and Phils
4-24-10 29 new pictures
4-23-10 Back to the gym, then Olive Garden with Care and Megan
4-22-10 Dinner by Lee and PHil's then Hawks game here
4-21-10 Ended up in 5th after this...not good
4-20-10 Little gathering here after Brian repaired Amber's door
4-19-10 Consistency...; 21 new pictures
4-18-10 Mongolian BBQ after a long day of yardwork
4-17-10 Happy Birthday, Lee!! Did pretty well overall at the tournament: Singles-256, 246, 194; Doubles: 174, 210, 214; Team: 289, 214, 245. Then party by Lee and Phil's for the birthday celebration
4-16-10 On the road to Freeport
4-15-10 17 new pictures after bbq by Lee and Phil's
4-14-10 300 #9 was awesome...so glad Gram, Pa, and Dad got to see it!!
4-13-10 Rough visit to Dr. Fieldhouse
4-12-10 Cubs Win!!!!
4-11-10 Another great Michigan trip...
4-9-10 Senese's was good in that it was us at least
4-8-10 Awesome spaghetti dinner by Gram and Pa's
4-7-10 Started out good, then lost it.
4-6-10 Nice night outside with the neighbors
4-5-10 It was all about ball speed, unfortunately it took a game to figure it out
4-4-10 Party night after the family celebration; go WRWJ
4-3-10 Movie night solo after productive day outside
4-2-10 Cleaned the vehicle inside and out; Hi Infidelity in Crystal Lake was good, except the drive. Thanks, Dan
4-1-10 Pork chops dinner by Lee and Phil's
3-31-10 Waited too long to make the right move
3-30-10 Grandma's Boy was pretty funny after Menard's shopping
3-29-10 I think the scores should have been higher for how well I threw the ball... 23 new pictures
3-28-10 One of the better Michigan weekends we've had...got a lot accomplished except excessive drinking
3-26-10 Little party by Brian and Paula's to get readsy for Michigan
3-25-10 Night of rest and cleaning
3-24-10 What a difference a week makes; surprise visit from Edgar
3-23-10 Happy Birthday, Mother and Andrew! Celebrate by my place
3-22-10 I guess I didn't completely forget how to bowl; different ball on each lane for the last game was the answer
3-21-10 One more party for Nate on Sunday night; 12 pictures
3-20-10 Nathan's kid party at Jump Zone was entertaining; Bob and Diana's house warming party...beautiful house
3-19-10 Happy birthday, Nate and Aunt Cathi! Visit with Nate then by the neighbors for the evening
3-18-10 Dinner by Lee and Phil's; 25 new pictures
3-17-10 Worst bowling day I can remember; little party after
3-16-10 Watched Breakdown and The Punisher
3-15-10 Really rough throwing day, but glad to pick it up and get 2nd in survivor
3-14-10 Marathon drinking day with pampered chef in the middle
3-13-10 Saturday night with Angel
3-12-10 Candlelight was a great time...didn't win any raffles though :-(
3-11-10 Great lasagna by Lee and Phil's
3-10-10 talk about an implosion that cost 4 points
3-9-10 Law Abiding Citizen is a great movie
3-8-10 New sheet for the fridge. Glad Dad and Pa were there to witness. 8 better be coming soon...
3-7-10 Happy birthday, Angela! First game was good then it fell apart quick; 18 new pictures
3-6-10 Hooter's for lunch; then by Phil's briefly; McDonald's on the way home; my house for the night
3-5-10 Romantic dinner with Amy, then party at Brian and Paula's
3-4-10 23 new pictures after spaghetti and oil dinner by Gram and Pa's
3-3-10 Best bowling night I've had in a long time; big celebration after destroying the Mixed Nuts :-)
3-2-10 Furniture moving for Mother and Dad; 58 new pictures
3-1-10 Started out rough, but then figured everything out...ringing 10 in the 7th
2-28-10 Sunday night party over here
2-27-10 Spaghetti dinner was very filling; after party by Brian and Paula's
2-26-10 Picked up Brian's dune buggy then had a celebratory party
2-25-10 So called movie night turned into 37 beers for three of us and a dance party of 5
2-24-10 Happy Anniversary, Mother and Dad! Happy birthday, Cristal! Still trying to figure out if the Natural is helping or not
2-23-10 Inglorious Bastards is a great movie
2-22-10 Happy birthday, Lori! Rough start, but found it by the end. No tap: 220, 275, 300
2-21-10 Happy birthday, Nikki! Duke's for dinner again by Lee and Phil's
2-20-10 Nikki's birthday party was a blast...glad I didn't start drinking til I got there. It was a long night/next day
2-19-10 Long, but great night over here as usual with the gang
2-18-10 21 new pictures after dinner by Lee and Phil's
2-17-10 Congrats, CAre, with a 279; first two games were good, then couldn't keep up at all
2-16-10 Watched Idiocracy with Brian, Paula, and Amber
2-15-10 Had a great shot all night, except the last ball of the last game. cost me survivor pot. No tap: 270, 300, 233
2-14-10 Happy V-day! Monster Jam was great, then party on McVicker
2-13-10 Went to the reptile convention, got Nate a snake, and stayed by Lee and Phil's for the evening; 17 pictures
2-12-10 Quiet, sober evening
2-11-10 Second game killed in no tap: 287, 211, 300
2-10-10 Gotta learn how to change with the Natural
2-9-10 Snow removal; slight painting; 44 new pictures; quotes
2-8-10 The hand wasn't cooperating, but the straight shot worked; no tap: 300, 266, 265
2-7-10 Icebreaker was so much better than expected. Can't wait for next year
2-5-10 Little get together here before Michigan
2-4-10 TV night after chili mac dinner
2-3-10 Rough night, but we won the 2nd third...thank God it's a team game
2-2-10 Really upset I gotta get another overlay; 23 new pictures
2-1-10 Pretty good series, but not enough for any money; Pat Quinn came in campaigning...I think I dislike him even more now; no tap tournament was ok: 276, 300, 256 but I didn't have a partner
1-31-10 Hillside tournament was poorly run, very fun, but unsuccessful -- 217, 247, 241. Tried Domino's by Lee and Phil's
1-30-10 Lunch at Chuck's for Jackie's birthday was a very nice time; party at the parents rearranging the basement a little
1-29-10 Party next door = fun of course
1-28-10 Spaghetti dinner was awesome; another success story with wireless networks with Nikki and Jen
1-27-10 Shot was a little out of my comfort zone, but very doable
1-26-10 Got a little freaked out by Life After People
1-25-10 Happy birthday, Phil! Was able to read the lanes, but not keep up with them and carry well at all; 28 new pictures
1-24-10 Really difficult to read the lanes; party for Phil
1-23-10 Little get together at Dan's
1-22-10 Mama Vesuvio was fun, because we made it fun
1-21-10 Great dinner at Olive Garden with Nikki and Jen
1-20-10 We're out of first place (for now)...not good
1-19-10 31 new pictures
1-18-10 Wow, glad we were able to give Pa a good show for his inaugural visit: really good series with the elusive 290 to let us win 1172-1171 the last game and win a couple pots.
1-17-10 Michigan for a couple rough hours
1-16-10 Happy birthday, Amy! Party at El Mar
1-15-10 Party at Dionysus then at Brian and Paula's
1-14-10 Gerties after quite the chili mac dinner
1-13-10 Throwing the ball very well
1-12-10 20 new pictures
1-11-10 Had a great look, but couldn't carry; 33 new pictures
1-10-10 Got very sick after Sunday night dinner
1-9-10 Fuddruckers and TC's for Dan's birthday celebration
1-8-10 Party by Brian and Paula's
1-7-10 Happy birthday, Dan. Quiet night after spaghetti dinner
1-6-10 The look didn't last long
1-5-10 Slightly ill, 22 new pictures
1-4-10 Better, but still have some release issues I think; 28 new pictures
1-3-10 First time in a while I could not read the bowling lanes well at all
1-2-10 Party on McVicker with the godfather
1-1-10 Rough start to the day; dinner at Aunt Cathi and Uncle Don's; HBB was kind of short, but good and fun
