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Tour de Fat

June 30th, 2010 · No Comments


Tour de Fat


Killian & Jill


Molly & Liz


Stephanie & Dallas


Stephanie & Dallas


Front: Killian, Dallas Back: Lisa, Jess, Brian, Stephanie, Andrea


Stephanie & Rachelle


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Sign at the crazy bike corral entrance.


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After the Tour de Fat bike parade, Jen and Quinn had to head out but the rest of us went over to Palmer Square for the Tour de Fat festival. Last year we had just a few people with us at Tour de Fat, but this year we had something like 10, plus we ran into our condo neighbors and hung out with them. Last year Brian, Dallas and Killian’s friend from college, drove in from out of town for the event and has so much fun that this year he brought his wife with him.

There were a few new things at Tour de Fat this year, but generally things were the same as last year. Same crazy bikes, some of the same music and performance acts. Dallas wished they had switched it up a little, but I still had a fun time. It had stormed in the night before the fest so the grounds were pretty muddy. And while it didn’t rain the day of, it was so hot and humid. My hair was wet with sweat. Kind of gross, but still a good time.

After a while some of our friends headed over to Dunlay’s to check in on World Cup soccer. Steph and I walked around a little bit then met them at Dunlay’s. We sat outside, though, with all the other people who didn’t care about soccer. Then a bit later on Jess (my friend, not my niece!), Dallas, Steph and I had dinner at Rocking Horse.

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Out in Logan Square and Wrigleyville

September 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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The Hood Internet, Metro, Wrigleyville, Chicago

On Friday night Jess and I had dinner at Rustico Grill, formerly Rustik, in Logan Square. It’s new incarnation just opened this week and is kind of high-end Mexican. I was happy to have another restaurant, but really? This neighborhood does not need another Mexican restaurant. We thought the food was good, not outstanding. I won’t get into the part where we saw the bartender take a drink of Jess’s drink through her straw and then have the waiter serve it back to her. Still, I’d go again just because it’s so close.

After dinner we went to the Gapers Block party at Metro. Saw a lot of friends from Chicagoist and Gapers Block. I had a fun time. I liked The Hood Internet, a DJ, the best.

Later on we met up with Molly, Malachy and Dallas back in Logan Square at the Rocking Horse.

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I’m on a Boat!

August 10th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Killian grew up sailing on Lake Michigan with his dad and brothers. Remember last year? He even got married at the Columbia Yacht Club, where they dock their boat. Killian and his family do the big races, like the race from Chicago to Mackinac Island, but also do smaller Beer Can Regattas every Wednesday night.

For years Killian has invited me to go out with them on a Wednesday night and I never did. Dallas got really sick once when he went and I was afraid I would too. I’ve gotten sick on a zodiac in Hawaii and on a sailboat in the Caribbean and whale watching in San Diego, so I had a history. At Tour de Fat Jess and Killian got to talking and Killian told her about sailing and Jess was interested in going some time. Then about a week ago I saw Killian’s brother Malachy on the train and we started talking about it. Finally, I decided “enough talking!” and made plans for Jess and I to join them for sailing.

I took Dramamine ahead of time and I didn’t get sick. I had a fun time and so did Jess. I don’t know that we could tell you much about sailing.. we were just trying to stay out of the way of the action.. but I did get some great photos.

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Family Photos at Liz & Killian’s Wedding

June 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments


Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago


Killian’s Family: Naoise, Brian, Killian, Liz, Clare, Malachy


Killian’s immediate family along with some of the many relatives visiting from Ireland.


Liz’s Family: Greg, Bill, Killian, Liz, Mary Beth, Bernie


Dallas & Rachelle

Just a couple photos I snagged while the professional wedding photographer was lining everyone up outside of the Columbia Yacht Club to take photos. Funny story about the last photo: One of Killian’s aunts from Ireland asked Dallas if he was the one from Hawaii. He said he was and then she asked if she could take a photo of him. And then after she did I made her take another one of us using my camera. It was so windy and hot and humid that day, I don’t feel like I’m lookin’ my best, but I really liked the color of my dress.. which the Irish auntie also commented on.

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Killian & Liz’s Wedding Ceremony

June 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments


Wedding Ceremony, Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago


Mary Beth


Bhante Sujatha


Liz, Bhante Sujatha, Killian


Bernie, Bill, Greg, Mary Beth


The Rings


Dallas, Wes, Clare


The Bracelets


Liz & Killian


Liz & Killian

Dallas spent the day of the wedding with Killian. They went out for brunch and then went to a hotel downtown where they got dressed and whatever else before going over to the Columbia Yacht Club. I wasn’t that much involved, but I did go to the club early to be with Liz and the other girls before it all began. I wasn’t technically in the wedding party, but since there were more men than women who were in the party, we ended up having a few women walk down the aisle with the men to balance it out. I was one of them along with Naoise’s girlfriend Elissa and Greg’s girlfriend Anna. So we were all there to help out and to be in photos as requested.

The wedding was to take place on the upper deck of the yacht club. The day of the wedding it was sunny, but windy all day. Same thing the day before when we rehearsed. We thought it might be too windy up there to have the wedding – skirts over heads is not a good look for the wedding party – but we didn’t think much about rain. Minutes before the wedding was to begin it started raining. Luckily, it didn’t last long. The seats were all wiped down and we fit the wedding ceremony in before it started to downpour again.

Bhante Sujatha, a Buddhist monk from the Blue Lotus Temple, officiated over the ceremony. I’ve never been to a Buddhist ceremony of any sort before and I found it really interesting. Bhante Sujatha was so calming and sweet. He kept throwing in little jokes that kind of relaxed people more. The ceremony was spiritual, but not religious, and there was even a little meditation portion where he asked everyone to shut their eyes and think about certain things. Killian and Liz symbolically got their fingers tied together as they were blessed and there was another cool part where Bhante Sujatha tied bracelets on their wrists.

Oh, and because we were on the lake and it’s just rained, the seagulls were going crazy squawking. There was even a bird fight right above the wedding. I heard that one of the guests got shat on too. And you could hear Blues Fest nearby. That’s ok, though. All adds to the experience.

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