Highly sought after Survivor Wrigleyville merchandise.

Jill & Rachelle

Meg & Chris

Jill
On Saturday we celebrated Jill’s birthday at O’Donovan’s. Since she’s a fan of Survivor, Brian planned a whole Survivor-themed party. Even though O’Donovan’s is in North Center, it was Survivor Wrigleyville because that’s where Brian and Jill live.

Danny doing card toss.

Jeff Probst officiating Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Prabha [...]

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Roscoe Village, Chicago
On Roscoe Street between Kitsch’n and Orange there is a small business with a sign in the window that says “Dogs Understand the Importance of Naps.” Many times when I pass there is a dog sleeping in the window. I’ve taken a few photos of this scene, but they always turn out horrible [...]

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Retro on Roscoe, Roscoe Village, Chicago
Retro on Roscoe was this past weekend and we all attended, of course. It’s hard not to when it’s so close. There’s a stage about 3 houses from ours, so even if we didn’t attend the festival, we’d be listening to the bands anyway.

Stephanie with empty chili samplers, Roscoe [...]

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Hamlin Park, Lakeview, Chicago
Yesterday I spent a lot of time reading outside. Some of that time was at Hamlin Park where there were 3 baseball games going on. I watched the games, read a little, walked around. I think it’s nice that Hamlin Park has so many activities throughout the summer to keep kids occupied [...]

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Glenn’s Diner, North Center, Chicago
The sky was freaky that night that Dallas, Brian, Jill, Kristin and I went to Glenn’s. “The Best Food in the World” is what they claim to have, so it’s not surprising that they also claim to have the “The Best Shrimp Cocktail in the World.” It is huge, though. Like [...]

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