4th of July in Arlington Heights

Summer is passing by quickly. I spent a week in North Carolina with my family in June. Chris Ballard moved in wth Jason the last week of June and then the Ballard rents came to visit Chicago. We had a great dinner at Santorini in greektown with my parents too. Then Jason and Chris got hooked up with a big t.v. for the apartment. Then I went to Michigan with Mom's side of the family to chill on the boat at the beach (well, never actually made it to the beach because the boating was so awesome)!

Then we had a nice long visit from our favorite NoVa buddies (and I only say NoVa because I think tony hates that expression). Yes, we hung with Ryan and Corey Jankowitz and Tony Gabour. Amoung the list of thinks that went down that week are seeing The Transformers and Knocked Up, visiting the Taste of Chicago, gambling at the racetrack, having a party at the Greenwood's AH house, and throwing a party at Jason's apartment. We had so much fun, as you can see from these pictures.

Matt's Birthday Party

Matt Schaeffer turned 27 last week and threw a birthday party at his apartment. We began the night with MANY balloons, the IU traditional drinking game "sink the biz", and signing and dancing. We met Matt's new roomie Luke who made a special greek (or Lithuanian?) dip that was yummy and not very healthy. Jason and I finally left around 1:30AM and I was definitely out of commission for most of the next day. Thanks Matt - it was well worth it :-)

Cubs White Sox Game at Wrigley

A few weekends ago, Mike Islin invited Jason and I to the Cubs vs. Sox game at Wrigley field. We met at Mike's house for some bags games (Jimbo and I dominated!) and a new drink of Lemonade and Beer (yes, mixed together, surprisingly yummy).

Joanna's Iowa State Graduation

This weekend I travelled to Ames, Iowa to watch Joanna graduate from the Iowa State School of Design. We had a long day on Saturday with two graduation ceremonies, but it was fun!! Joanna seemed very happy to be getting out of there, if for nothing else but to finally catch a little sleep. We had a great dinner at Sam and Gabe's in Des Moines that night.

Chris Ballard also graduated from James Madison University this weekend. Congrats guys.

Jason's Wall Mural

Here are a few photos of Jason's wall mural. I was skeptical, but it turned out pretty cool.

The Painted Apartment

Saturday was painting day. It took forever, but it paid off!

Behr paint colors: Wave Crest, Winter Lake, Gobi Desert, and Stone Hearth.