Entries Tagged as 'scott'

Chris & Cory’s Pool Party

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

I’m taking a break from the Hawaii virtual vacation. This weekend Cory and Chris had their wedding events, so I want to post those now. Afterwards I’ll have more Hawaii photos.

On Friday night Cory and Chris reserved the pool room at Rock Bottom Brewery and we had dinner and drinks. I had a really long week and that first sip of beer was deeeeliicioussss. Fun to spend time with the family members that were starting to trickle in for the big event the following night.

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Chris & Cory :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Scotty (Cory’s brother) & Cory :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Steve (Cory’s dad) & Danny (Cory’s brother) :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Dallas (Cory’s cousin), Scotty (Cory’s brother), Cory, Chris :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Dallas (Cory’s cousin) :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Steve (Cory’s dad) :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Scotty (Cory’s brother) :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Danny (Cory’s brother) :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Chris :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago

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Warming the House

May 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments

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Killian gave us these awesome aprons for a housewarming gift.

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Killian watching the Cubs game.

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Eric is our friend and Realtor and hadn’t seen our place since we purchased it.

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Out on the deck: Sophia, Dallas, Cousin, Megan, Kristin, Chris, Paul, Kate, Alden, Jess, Scott, Trent, Ed, Eric

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Paul & Alden, chillin’

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Cousin & Dallas

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Trent & Ed

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Ed & Eric

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Kate, Megan, Sophia, Scott, Paul

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Dallas & Sophia

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Jess & Rachelle, greeeeeen

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Jen & Chris

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Quinn & Kristin

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Alpana, Charles, Alden

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The apron went back on at about 1 a.m.

Finally, six months after we moved in, Dallas and I had a housewarming party. We had between 25 and 30 friends over for tons of food and drinks. Some people came over in the early afternoon to watch parts of the Cubs game with us. After that we spent lots of time on our deck above our garage because it was a gorgeous sunny day. When it got too cool we headed inside. There was a short round of Rock Band. Others started a card game that lasted well into the morning hours.

Thank you to everyone for helping us celebrate our new home. We are thankful for having such great, fun, generous friends and for being able to spend time with you all.

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My Team at Roundarch

January 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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Back: Josh, Scott, Eric, Dan, Craig, Ashanth, Adam, Erica. Front: James, Pek, Mark, Mike, Anjum, Majid, Rachelle, Don, Tony.

I work on the United States Air Force team at Roundarch. Yesterday we got these cool track jackets that have both the Roundarch and USAF logos on them and then we posed for a photo. This is only part of the team and you can’t see the logos because they’re on the back. Oops!

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Catching up With Molly, Megan, Scott & Sophia

January 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments

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Scott, Megan, Molly, Dallas :: Logan Square, Chicago

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Sophia :: Logan Square, Chicago

This week we got to catch up with Megan, Scott and Molly. … and Sophia! The last time we saw everyone Sophia wasn’t born yet. Megan played Guitar Hero at with us when she was pregnant. Maybe that’s why Sophia was so happy to be at our house watching everyone play Rock Band. At first she was sleeping in her car seat, but who can sleep through the rockin’? She woke up and was all smiley like in the photo above. Later on I was holding her and she was happy as can be. Good baby. Big. Sophia is 3 months old, but I couldn’t believe how much bigger than Kenji she was. Hard to believe that Kenji will probably be that big by the time we see him next. Babies grow fast!

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Christmas Dinner at Auntie Gail’s

December 26th, 2008 · No Comments

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Mitch: “Take my photo so I can see if your flash hurts my eyes like my mom’s does.”

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Jeff and Doug got this pinball machine when they were kids and now their own kids play it.


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Rachelle & Kenji

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Hideto

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Jeff & Mitch

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Cory selecting a package in the gift exchange.

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Mandy & Brad

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Tommy

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Auntie Cory & Hideto

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Dallas

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Danny & Kenji

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Tommy loved the ice cream sandwiches made with Auntie Gail’s homemade cookies.

On Christmas day we always go to Dallas’ Auntie Gail’s house in Mt. Prospect. This year we didn’t have a ride, but we live so close to the Blue Line that we just took it out to the Cumberland stop and Auntie Laura picked us up. Very convenient, just so we don’t have a lot to carry.

Every year Auntie Gail makes beef tenderloin, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, corn and her mom’s lettuce/mayo/crab/?? salad. Always delicious. Also, around Thanksgiving every year Auntie Gail starts reminding everyone to bring a $10 grab bag, “no junk.” The exchange always gets a little crazy with people going after the same gifts over and over even though they have no idea what they are. It’s all about the packaging. Dallas and I got a fancy wine opener (from Naoko) and a deviled egg plate (from Auntie Laura).

This year it was fun to see Kenji, Doug and Naoko’s baby who was just born less than a month ago. He’s so tiny. When Tommy and Hideto were born I don’t think I saw them til they were much older. I stole Kenji away for almost an hour and then finally gave him up to the next person to hold him. Also, I’d only spent time with Hideto one time before. He was visiting from the Bay Area with his parents, Dallas’ cousin Scott & Krystyn and it was nice to see him again. He’s gotten so big!

Previous Christmases at Auntie Gail’s:
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005

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