Tv catch up night 

Roller coaster of a owling night.  Should have won more points, but at least it was an early night and got to hang out a little more at the Brick

Lowe's, Jewel, and Taco Pros before getting home and starting Anna Pigeon

Dinner and wok with Mother then to Dale's for Monday night

Lee and Phil's for a bit with a Jet's pizza order.

Congrats, Erica and Patrick!  Church at Christ the King and reception at the Elm.

Lowe's to pick up supplies when 54th for Smackdown and TV

Didn't leave the house aside for the lunch walk.

OK bowling night then just home for the night. 

Orland Mall with  Mother for Byrd's and random shopping.  

Happy Birthday, Megan and Virg!  Monday night on 54th.

Easy, early ride home.  Then work at Mother's

Allegan Grocery Outlet and lunch at Tilt after getting the shelves hung in the shed.  Then Olive Cart and sunset in South Haven.

White Castle and Menards on the way to the Health Farm

Dinner with Mother

Tough bowling night, but lots of donut and cookies to celebrate Megan's bday.  Then the Brick for a couple

Quick run to Costco then a chill recover night

Monday night raw, Sunny, and Bears on 54th

752 team and then hit the road.  Stop at Subway on the way home then just chill and laundry the rest of the night. 

Sunnyside Grill for breakfast before 696 doubles in the morning.  Then we explored Cincinnati at CliftonFest, then the river front.  Back to McCoy's for dinner and the band.

Drove down to Cincinnati.  Grub at McCoy's was great food, great price and just  a nice environment.  Single was 4 games with 818, so room for improvement for sure.  Ice cream at Graeter's after before winding down back at the hotel with the grouop.  

Recovery night and prep for Cincy all weekend for the Hoinke

Another really good bowling night and won a couple pots too!  7 points and great series for me and Tom.   

Happy Brithday, Care!  Cuzin's for some grub, then Megadeth and Iron Maiden.  Had to park in the flea market lot and loads of walking.  Very crowded and very good show

Little visit to Buell before Monday night at 54th.

Rainy all day in Michigan and about 3 hours to get home in the rain

Happy Birthday, Amy!  Rain-free from about 11:30-9.  Good outside time, running lawn mower, fire, and of course, tons of food

Haf day of work yet traffic was still awful going to Michigan.  1:40 to get to Michigan City!

Car shuffling with Mother after work

Another fantastic and dramatic bowling night.   Can't win with this league's rule.  

Happy Birthday, Bob!  Costco and Joey's Red Hots with Mother.  Getting all ready for Michigan

Monday night on 54th.

TV chill day with some work and house chores mixed in. 

Wrigleyville for Hi Infidelity, Brickhouse Tavern, and Sluggers.  Watched the game for bit then headed back.  Fool House and Grungeworthy at Oak Lawn Music Fest to finish off the night. 

Frannie's for dinner then Garth Brooks.  Great energetic show followed by the usual crappy getting out of Allstate Arena parking lot.

Costco and dinner with Mother before a relaxing night

803 for my 11th 800 and oddly enough,3rd 803 series.  No pots somehow, but still celebrated at the Brick for one

Happy Birthday, Grace and Jen!  Bags playoffs at Viking Lounge

Happy Birthday, Aunt Pam!  Plenty of gazebo time on a beautiful day, Cubs, and Raw also. 

Ricobene's for lunch; hang out at Mother's learning 5 Crowns.  Then recovery.

Cuzin's for a little pregame and food then saw The HU, Mariliyn Manson, and Rob Zombie.  Great show and sound. Pretty perfect night even on the cool side toward the end. 

St. James Place and then BJ McMahon's for some food and night cap

Rough, hot and humid in Rolling Lanes for the last two games I got to bowl

Good bowling night and fun bowling night followed by the nightcap at the Brick

0-9 at Bags.  Last night of the regular season, so next week should be the finale

Monday night on 54th

Rain in the morning and the same came out about the time when we were packed and ready to leave.   Usual traffic and then all in with laundry mixed in

Good day or work.  Good food, some fire 

To Michigan and built the new kitchen cabinet

Recovery night of tv

7 pts on the first night of bowling.  And a night cap at the Brick

Brief visit with Amber to Buell to check in on Millie.  And we won two games at Bags!  

Monday night on 54th

Nice get together and Grassano's at Mother's

Union Bar and Grill for dinner and then Extreme, Tesla and Motley Cure.  Better than expected and a nice surprise easy out. 

Gassano's for pregame then off the Barcode 111 to celebrate Monica's upcoming birthday

Couldn't make Bon Journeyed, but had a nice quiet evening to recharge.

Bowling mtg...I should stop going.   Had a couple at the Brick though for a good way to end the night.

We won 3 games of bags at Double Play.  Popped Amber's Raising Cane's cherry

Monday night on 54th 

Made it to Willow Fest for Freebyrd.  Hot and humid again so we left right after that for White Castle. 

Andy Grammer in New Lenox.  Great, positive, energetic show even on a hot and humid night.  

Happy Birthday, Adam.  Twin Peaks for dinner and Salerno's for a couple

Ally The Piper at the Lyric Theater was a great time.  Great music that just works.  and the theater was pretty cool too. 

Last Brick night before bowling starts

Got our Pope hats.  Exciting start of the game, but the Sox lost in the end

Monday night on 54th

Lee and Phil's in the evening after a Costco trip with Mother

Funeral and Luncheon before a relaxing night

RIP Dolories.  Attempt at Texas Roadhouse failed.  Then BJ Brewhouse for dinner

Got my new glasses; some extra work and finish off with a bit of tv

The Brick for trivia and hang out and malort

We won another game at bags.  🤣🤣

Dinner with Mother then Gazebo and Raw

Summerslam on 54th after VFW for a bit.  

Summerslam by Mark's.  Such a nice night with tons of great food

Copper Top, St. James, and BJ's

Late work day and then Aldi with Mother before a bit of tv

Birck night with Kylie bartending!

Rough bags night at JJ's Pub

Dinner with Mother then Monday night on 54th

Happy Birthday, Brynley!  Party in St John before home and Redemption

Whole Foods then Whistle for lunch with Mother and Megan

Catchup and Smackdown and more tv on 54th

TV and box playing

Rooftop Johnny's for a nice evening

Pub Time for tacos, chips/salsa, and another whooping in bags

Chores by Mother and then home for GOT and Raw

Running around with Mother; installed the doorbell as well as it could be; GOT and World Cup

Happy birthday, Bo!  Little Franks and oreo cake to celebrate at Mother's 

GOT night

Successful eye doc appt and visit to Kenwood 

The Brick for trivia and hanging out.  Adam cleaned up

Another one on the board.   haha.  The first game that Amber and I played together.  Hung out a bit and stopped at Taco Bell on the way home. 

Tv night after dinner with Mother and canera installing 

Chucks for lunch with Megan, Don and Mother 

Great 4th Party by Julie's.   Little bit of food and fm drinks and music 

Friendship Fest for Chicago Experience and Infinity 

Mostly successful dentist visit especially being out a few minutes after it was supposed to start.    That's a first! 

Rooftop Johnny's with a night cap at Barcode 111

Another rough night of bags, but we're on the board now, no thanks to me

Buona for dinner with Mother before World Cup and Raw fort he evening

Camera work by Mother's.   Continued tv and fighting the keypads.   Ugh 

Happy 250 4th!  Extra wok, tv, donne rby Lee and Phil, more work and started Dutton Ranch

Extra work, running around with Mother though the storms.   Then hanging out by Lee and Phil for the evening before a little tv night cap 

Work then extra work and some tv

Hang out at the Brick 

0-9 bags at Viking lounge.  At least it was inside on a super hot day

Little running around then by mother's for a bit before escaping the heat

Tv and stuff around the house 

Peotone was a success... Sounds like I took the lead.    Lunch and ice cream across the street.   Then to Mark's before lounge puppets and hi infidelity at Homer fest 

Nothing to report.   Stayed in, watched TV prepping for a long tomorrow 

Happy Anniversary, Lee and Phil!  Mago Mexcian Cantina for dinner with the Filar's and to meet Brooks!  

TRivia and hangout at the Brick

Lasst night to visit Palos before bags starts

Visited Mother for a bit and then rest and TV

Happy Fathers Day!  Paty on Buell

RNO --> MDW.  Rest!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Don!  530 doubles and 615 singles.  No pots after yesterrday.  BBQ, Blues, and Brews fest with Night Ranger as the headliner. 

Happy Birthday, Kyle!  Sprinkle Donuts in the morning before bowling Team at 11:30 (607).  As consistent as it was, I expected a decent payout.  HOwever, in our squad was the team that eventually took the lead for the entire tournament. So byebye, money.  Cirque Alice was a cool little acrobat show...maybe understanding the story would have made it betteR?  

MDW --> RNO,  Staying at Silver Legacy.  Visited the bowling alley to check in with the group bowling the BJ

Happy Birthday, Macie! Sweet 16! Visited the family on Buell andthen the friends at Palos.

Train --> VIE --> HEL --> ORD --> Taxi home

Took the Trainer to Vienna and made it after some last minute confusion and transfers. Checked out the St Stephen's plaze, the Basilica, St Peter's Basilica.  Schnitzel at Figlmuller (so good!).  Explored the Hofburg area and got a history lesson from Dan before heading back.  Happy Hour in the bar and Executive lounge

New York Cafe for coffee then Fat Mama for a beverage.  Checked out the train station and barhopped to the arena leading to Knocked Loose, Gojira, and Metallica.

Fisherman's Bastion, Holy Mary Statue, Buda Castle, Gellert Waterfall and Hill to reach the Statue of Liberty. BBQ for lunch and cinnamon chimney cake.  Red N Cafe for drinks before the sunset Danube cruise then Akacfa for a drink and see a bit of the world cup before heading back and watching more. 

St Stephens Basilica, Parliament, Shoes on the Danube, Chain Bridge before heading back. Mina Burgers were not worth the long wait...to say the least. To the concert at Puskas Arena for Avatar, Pantera, and Metallica.

Check into the Honest Budapest and to the Centrla Market to check it out.  Pop up shop was a three hour wait, so we found a heavy metal store for some shirt.  Grocery shopped at Spar and then sinner at Piros Paprika before heading the the ruin bar Szimpla Kert

Castle of the Holy Angel and the Milvian Bridge area before checking out and heading to FCO --> BUD.  Goulash in the Ibis Styles Airport restaurant before calling it a night.

First tour was the Forum, Palatine Hill, and Colosseum. The to St Peter's Square to hang out and lunch at Da Paolo before the Vatican Tour.  Sistine Chape and St Peter's Basilica.  Nice romantic last dinner at That's Amore.

Did our first tour hitting the following: Piazza Navona, Fountain of the Four rivers, the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Bar Trevi for gelato, and the Spanish Steps.  Then continues exploring to the northern gate area.  Went back out later to see more of the Pantheon, especially the inside.  Then more basilicas in the area.  Prosecco and McDonalds for a night cap.  Haha

Rose Garden and Capitalone Hill, Basilica de Santa Maria in Cosmedia, the Mouth of Truth Statue. before heading to the Excellence Suite, Had a nice lunch right outside there at Osteria Barberini and then one round of makeup shopping.  Then to the area around Trastevere neighborhood for dinner and hangout before Janiculum Hill for Sunset.  Awesome day

Explored the area around Fauno Urban since it was early. Vi & MI restaurant for a little grub.  Tonnarello Scala for dinner.   And explored the Trastevere area for the evening 

ORD - -> FCO

Got a haircut and then out and about with mother 

Visited mother and the palos lanes 

Bj McMahon for a bit then raw on 54th

Happy birthday, Mark.  Clash in Italy and some outside TV to finish off the night 

Boarded up a window, weed whacked, cleaned, mopped, and came home when all the work was finished 

To Michigan we go

Garage work and dinner with Mother before a quiet TV night.

Brick for trivia and drinks

816 was not so bad especially CO soldering a couple pocket 7-10s. The to shortstops for a drink and shot 

Happy birthday, Brian!  Made it home in time for bingo and gazebo and raw

Lot more food.    And drinks, and laughs 

More donuts.  More food.   Smash burgers and tacos.  And vodka. 

Early morning for daylight donuts, Walmart before eating, chilling and whatnot around the rain. fun night!

On the way to effingham, Costco in champaign, Freddy's, and Walmart of course

To the Brick after work the night

Sad showing for a no tap night at Palos, but glad to roll a couple games before Reno in a couple weeks.

BJ's for a bit then Raw, Cubs, Hockey, etc.

Home pretty easy.  Laundry, work, chill