I get by with a little help from my friends

Some good 'ole fashion fun with the Alumni from the best softball team in the world!!!! We had a lot of Alumni nights before, when we just graduated, but everyone is going their own ways and moving and all that jazz so this was really fun being able to see everyone again, finally. Shockingly we were not drunk! Usually it's a big drunken goofy bash...but now 2 people are pregers, 1 IS a mommy, 2 don't drink (really) 1 actually can't anyways...so we did what we do 2nd best (1st being softball people) which was EAT! HA!






Here are a few pics of the pre 4th of July party at Beth's townhome. This is Mia...Beth's little girl...I mean dog :) hehe, Mia looks like a stuffed animal she is soooo cute!



As you can probbaly see...we are getting a bit saucey here :) Jennifer is going to kill me!! ha!

This one was actually "pre kick out"...well almost. We got in a big fight with this "I think I am cool because I hang out at 18 yr old bars and I am 45 with a tupee(sp)" guy...ugh he was annoying...and I was NOT in the mood. Still a sexy pic though, huh!

Jason's visit to Chicago!

So this is "the orb" or "the bean" as Annie called it. Not sure what the REAL name for it is, but it's definition is FUN! haha, i'm a nerd. Anyways, we spent like 2 hours just taking crazy fun pictures at this orb of each other and others, and different angles and pretty much anything you can imagine...well almost :) dirty minds. Enjoy!


This one is my personal favorite...I think it came out really really well. The placement is perfect...must be my art director eye.


These next two made up look SUPER skinny...I'll just say, its was niiiice :)







The Navy Pier! Jason didn't know this was "the place to be"...duh. Right when we got there, we were greated by an old friend :) I think I do the whole Pirate thing better.


This time the camera is propped on a cement flower pot...yes, the Rebel has seen and been propped on it all folks :)

Very cold sitting outside, but NO WAIT...2 hour wait inside...so we sucked it up and had us some Shrimp :) OH, and we played the tivia game with Forrest Gump...not too shabby if I do say so myself.



The Chicago Blues Festival. It was fun, but really expensive...everything was bought with tickets, and buying tickets was a rip off because the amount was not the same as the ticket...oh well, we met this crazy retired bird lady whom loved to feed the birds for 9 hours at a time...and OF COURSE, when we were eating and trying to have a conversation...but go ahead crazy bird lady, those birds are more important, duh!

On the catwalk, oooo yea on the cat walk...ok, not walking, nor posing, but the lighting was so awesome there that we had to get some good pics of ourselves...god, is that vain? HAHAHH!!!




love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a house and carriage...you know the rest...here is the fountain!

Yet another picture taken by my timer while my camera is balancing on something such as a rock, trash can, possibly even a small animal :) hehe.

J's first major league baseball game! He still thinks the sausage sandwiches are better at the Iowa Cubs games, HA!

Most of the people behind us got kicked out for throwing peanuts at the Cleveland fans, BUT we did find one person still behind us that could take a picture of our cute selves!

As you can tell, we have to take pictures of ourselves a lot...they are always to the side and crooked...but still pretty damn good.

AhhhhhhAAhhhhhhh...(imagine the music that always plays when you have discovered something holy!)

We decided to strike a few poses with the man himself...or his metal counter part :) hehe


The camera was on timer on top of a trash can!

I played some good defense, but Jordan prevails as always!

A Farewell from Captain Jim

So our teacher Jim Dyer, held our last class on his 30 ft boat out on Lake Michigan. It was amazing! We went out through the river and then on to Lake Michigan from about 630 to 1030 at night...and didnt even talk about advertising!!!! (well Ian did, but then again, if you know Ian, he did really good..only talked about it 2 times!) WE had a blast. Navy Pier had fireworks at 945 that night and they were awesome...Ill get some pics from Annie of those, she went all Pro Photo Girl on us at that time so there are some bad ass shots. Renee and I "manned" the boat through the locks and push off and docking it again. We were the only 2 that knew what to do...from our old boating days....well..my parents sold our boat when I was 7 b/c I started getting too expensive...lol
This is me manning the boat...you have to lean over the bow of the boat and grab onto this long rope, HOLD IT, ripping my nadns open...ok ok, not open, but red as hell...then hold the boat there until the lock fills up and you can move on....whew!

I might have just yelled at Ian for talking about advertising....lol

The Captain and his frist mate!

Annie and I on the front of the boat...we all rode up there mostly, it was awesome out...perfect..little chilly, but the beer kept us warm...and getting delirious from beer :)


Goof ball...Jim told her to put it on...she wore it for a while, but I think she wore it backwards, LOL!!!! So fun.

Nothing like a Chicago Skyline Sunset....seriously, someone needs to propose with this in the background. :)


I'll miss Chicago...a lot...I'll be back, live and work...I can guarantee it. :)

Minne girls in Chi-town...finally!

So we had some visitors the other weekend and I am a slow poke to get this all up on here but we had sooooo much fun and we took Annie to her first Karaoke bar and I think got her addicted. I wish it could have lasted longer, but I guess the world hates people and makes everyone work for 5 days and only play for 2....but I think we got enough playing in those 2 to equal 10! I miss them!!!!! Oh and we drunk dialed Anne to tell her little bum Happy Bday :)

Now picking someones nose you dont know is always fun.

We stopped by the cloning center and got ourselves some body doubles...god that was a lame caption.

Yeah right


Geoff was singing "Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash and I mean singing...Annie and I got up and started dancing to the song and I think we pissed him off a little it, he takes his karaoke seriously, hehe...I walk the line...

Might have to be a little bit modest here but damn this camera makes my eyes look good! Giiiiirl, i look goooooooood. :)



The girls met Geoff, a co-worker of mine...he is canadian so it shocking that he is cool (ok ok, thems just jokes)


Cheers! Damn Dayna was looking all vixen like the whole night!

It's a really bright house here in chicago, many florescent lights and leather bound books...smells of mahogany...


You know, I have a feeling Anna does not remember why I am upset with her in this picture...well let me tell you a little story...not only did she STEAL the mic away from Annie while we were singing Sweet Caroline, she kicked me in the face with the bathroom door...and not slightly, HARD...so hard that i flew back on to the toilet bowl...yes, lol REEEEAL funny...then she proceeded to giggle...I know, anna giggle?? what??? any who, I was about to cry but i sucked it up and walked out of the bathroom acting as if nothing happened...so if you forgot girl, there you go! hehe...dont worry I only had a bruise on my forehead for like 4 days.

Our beautiful reminission of either "If I could turn back time" from Cher or "Sweet Caroline" from good ole Neil.