So as soon as I looked, 3 1/2 weeks have gone by since my last blog. This will be a quick summary of what has been going on in my busy busy life. This blog will entail April 12 to May 6th of 2016!
Song of the Week: New New Madrid Album is out. Good vibes, listen to the whole album here:
We had a tough week of games during the first stretch of this blog, as the cats dropped 4 straight games. 2 of those coming by 1 goal, and one of those in Double OT against the number one team in state. Tough ones. Since then we have rattled off 4 straight wins and will be going for win number 5 this weekend. Oh and one of those wins included an OT buzzer beater that was played in the NV stadium. This never happened in my day! Also was able to get my hands on a pretty cute, stuffed animal like pup at the senior cookout after. Pretty cool.
I also made the local news station video with a post game interview. Check it out. Fun stuff!
For Rachel's Birthday we stopped at Red Robin in the burbs for dinner, enjoying endless fries and burgers while sitting on the patio in the warm and inviting 80 degree weather. We headed back to the city and walked over to The Second City to catch their Fool Me Twice Deja Vu show that is currently being performed. It was a hilarious show and I contributed with a song suggestion of the Thong Song and also got my iphone 4 on stage. Jamison Webb pretended to be a robot and started by saying that it looked like my phone was run over by a deer, as it looks pretty beat up after a few years of use. The went through my phone and read some hilarious texts from a friend/co-worker Conor, which had to have sounded super scripted but wasn't, read through my notes which consisted of bars/breweries to visit in Chicago with the "Okay hand sign" and "Peace sign." Also a "red x" sign on Navy Pier Ferris Wheel which they said I should just avoid all of Navy Pier. Finally he fake took a picture of his willy with my snap chat app. These pics were almost not taken, as my camera takes forever to load, but they finally did! Pics for proof!
After the show we stopped by Franks Bar for a few drinks and some dancing to end a beautiful birthday celebration night.
I had to drive up to Milwaukee to coach a few games that Sunday, but the weather was amazing so cannot complain. Rachel's Birthday celebration was on tuesday night as we chowed down on some Chinese Food. Tasty.
Let's see what else has been going on these past weeks.
We had another lovely and incredible Wedding Bridal Shower on Rachel's side at her parents house. Hosted by her Mother and Two Aunts, we had a lovely day with amazing weather that included fun bridal games, tasty food, an incredible house transformation, and delicious drinks. We cannot thank the family and friends who came and showered us with gifts enough. It was such a special day and we are so lucky to have such kind and caring families! Thank you all!
Rachel and I had our first dance lessons on Monday May 2nd! Get out ya dancing shoes, but shhh it's a secret maybe?
TV Show of the Week: I finally finished off the Twin Peaks series. Very 1990s as it was made in 90 and very bizarre ending to the show. Decent though, if you have the time and enjoy a little thriller, murder mystery, corny type of show then check it out on Netflix. Here is a screen shot from the last episode.
Movie of the Week: Fantastic Lies. The Duke Lacrosse 30 for 30 episode bringing some light on the events of the 2006 season that was ended far too early for the Blue Devils. Very cool look into a tragic season and event that ruined many of these young men's lives. A concerning time when I was headed to college for lacrosse the next year! Now on Netflix.
Video / Song # 2 of the Week: Primrose Green - Saw this guy open up for Deer Tick a month back, put on a great show and is a local Chicago guy.
Next blog week hopefully on time? If not before the wedding!
Josh