Helping a buddy....

Showing a buddy how to create a blog. I am not good at this.....but hopefully he can't tell.

Our CraZy Weekend...

So we spent Wednesday through Saturday in Vegas. What a blast. We actually got some sleep this trip, about 4 to 5 hours a night, which is a ton in Vegas hours. Vegas hours relate similarly to cat years. You know what I mean. I'll post more about our trip later and put some pictures up. We partied hard, gambled a bunch, and left smiling (although we did not come home winners as I had predicted).

Then, we spent all of Sunday and Monday getting out house clean and ready. We moved a bunch of boxes to a storage facility, went through everything in the house......and now......it is ready to go on the market. It will be on the market Tuesday.

Anyways...I'll post more later. I am so tired I am hallucinating. The computer monitor looks like a slot machine...

The Gimp Goes to Vegas...

Momo and I are leaving for Vegas tonight. We're way excited, as we haven't been to Vegas together in almost two years. I have been having visions. I am supposed to play "Let-It-Ride", a progressive poker style table game, and I think I am going to win between $80-$82K. Hopefully it happens.

One problem, Vegas is a walking town and I have a right sprained ankle and a 'smashed' left ankle. I am walking like a gimp. Maureen has a wheelchair ready for me at the airport.

I hope the vicotin and the tequila help me walk out there.

Rock and roll peoples...
Viva...

Hurricane Chang

Jeni Chang came into town last night to finalize the sale on her house and pack up and ship a few last things to NY. Her flight got in late because of the rain, so she showed up at the house about 12:30. Kind of late for a school night, but we stayed up to visit and have a few cocktails. Next thing you know I am at work on three hours of sleep and I hate beer. The end...

Paintball

Tentative Date for the 2nd Annual Franchi Paintball Massacre is August 4th.

Location is TBD, as Paintball Blitz has been shut down after over 20 years in business. Call Martin if you have any fun locations to suggest. Specifically a location that lets us drink beer freely and without prejudice.

Feel free to invite a friend providing you vouch for them. No jackazzes. Call with questions.

Be ready to shoot and drink.

The House and Getting Ready to Move...

Maureen and I have been working on the house pretty much every night and day. It's a real pain. The contractor finally finished the closets, so I am busy reinstalling the organizers. Both of us are going through our clothes and making piles to give away to the National Children's Cancer Society (www.nccstruck.com). After this we have to:

Re-paint bedrooms

Move furniture and storage bins to a storage area (aka Dom's house)

Hire a carpet cleaner

Clean out and organize the laundry room

Get rid of basement couch and old dishwasher

Service the refrigerator

Among a million other things....

If you are reading this, then that means you know we are listing the house and hoping to move this summer, so consider this our request for slaves on moving day. Buckle up...

Back to it.

Softball - Week Two

So last night's softball game (Thursday night league)........we went down to the wire and in the last inning, we scored three runs to TIE. WTF? A Tie after a comeback like that? It felt more like a loss but we'll take it. What sucks it is was an inferior team by far, we just played sloppy. I also happened to jam my left leg (that's right, I jammed the entire thing) and I took a sinking line drive off the ankle, which is swollen, bruised, and appears to have internal bleeding. I am walking like an idiot. I am still leading the team in batting and on-base-%. Hopefully I can keep it up...

I love this game...but I am an injury waiting to happen (knock on wood)...

A few wedding pictures

We are in the process of going through all of our professional wedding pictures so I thought I would share a very few of my favorites. We have been so busy getting the house ready to list that we have not even started to pick out which pictures we are putting in our wedding album...we are way behind on that stuff! As we start going through the wedding and honeymoon pictures I will share a few.

Weekend and Beyond...

Just wanted to drop a note out here to report on the last few craZy days.

Saturday was the Cubs game with the Groomsmen. Cubs won, so I am 2-0 this year. I am so good at baseball. Had a great time with the guys. Afterwards we tried to get to Arlington Park to watch the Derby and bet on some racers, but we got stuck in traffic forever and didn't make it. We ended up playing bags and drinking while watching the Bulls get massacred. Then we got the De La Hoya/Mayweather fight at the house. Good fight, I still love boxing but it doesn't compare to MMA at all anymore. Maybe if the heavyweight division ever comes back. We ordered pizzas and passed out. Good times.

Sunday was work around the house all day. Maureen and I have been working out tails off trying to get the house in shape to put on the market. What a chore. As much as I dislike all the work, we have gotten so much done.

Monday our softball team got smoked. We lost by 10+. I don't remember anyone getting clean hits on our entire team, and in 16 inch men's league, that's bad. Could be that the team was at the bar for two hours before game time. Also, our first basemen, Gelderman missed like 5 balls. He said he couldn't see because of all the Jameson.

Anyways....work has been insane this week. Back to it...
Rock and roll...

Here I am

Finally I am here to write something.......
Not much to say except TGIF! This week has been a long one and I am so glad it is almost the weekend! No huge plans this weekend except working on the house and a fun girls dinner on Sat night. I am also planning on catching up on some TV.....wooooo hooooooo I am a wild and crazy girl, I know. Hopefully next time I write I will have a fun story to tell because this is kind of boring but I figured I better write something so Marty would stop telling me to ;-)

Count down to Vegas....19 days

Batter up...

Softball season started tonight in our 12" hardball league in Buffalo Grove. I play with Dominic, Patrick (my brothers), Ben Marsh, RJ, Didden, Isenberg, and a few other fellas. We slaughtered the other team, 30 to 16. Sounds more like a football score to me. I was on base 5 for 5, with 3 hits and two walks. The whole team played great. Some fielding errors that we have to fix...but it was our fist game so its to be expected.

Dominic played with blistering sunburn (that looked hella painful) from when he and Keg went to the casting call. http://kegsandpies.blogspot.com/2007/05/deal-or-no-deal.html

Pat and Dom played great. They are maniacs on the bases. No care or thought, just hustle and blood.

Kind of sore, and once again, I feel like I am 100.

Balls Deep 1-0

Been a while...

It's been a while since I posted anything. What has happened since my last post? Maureen threw me a great birthday party at the house for my 28th. I know 28 doesn't seem old but I feel like I am 100.

Softball season starts this week. Very excited about that.

Cubs are starting to pick up the pace, which is nice. The groomsmen are going to the Cubs game on Saturday (Cinco de Mayo), so hopefully I'll have some stories for next time.

Other than that just same old...

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