4th of July at Loon Lake

Hey all,

After an awesome weekend at Look Lake I have nothing but great tales. While everyone else drove the 6 1/2 hour drive almost to the border of Illinois and Wisconsin, Court and I decided to fly up after work on Thursday the 3rd. We rented a Charger and drove about an hour to the lake house, battling the infamous traffic jams of Chi-town. We finally arrive and find a riviting game of landmines being played. So we slid in like butter and started to lay our own mines. After consuming numerous beers and a couple glasses of blended scotch (woof), i was quite toasty.

We retired for the evening at about 2, i had been up from 530 that morning, so i quite tired. That next day provided a world of fun and hurt. From a breakfast beer and suntan lotioned up we hit the lake. Megan was first to hit the wakeboard, and she was quite a pro. Brandon followed up with a less than stellar performance, when he claimed when he was 16 he had done a flip on a wakeboard. hmmm maybe that was a dream or something. Brad followed and managed after a while to get up and we quickly snapped pictures. YA Bradley! Josh followed him and did just as poorly as the rest of us. Basically Megan Nelson and Brad were the only ones who were able to do it.

From there we we a little sauced so we came in for some lunch and some volleyball. With courtney diving for balls ...lol...and lauren flailing about when the ball was coming her was it was quite a game. So we ate and thought tubing might be more up our alley. This was a trip.

Holding contests to see who could hang on the longest came to be the challenge of the weekend. Josh hit a nice wave and bounce off the tube and wid a summersault into the water. Courtney flipped out of the middle(which we all thought was immpossible) and almost drown from laughing to hard. And when I got skipped across the water at 40mph, my coinpurse was feeling it.

The last night we all thought maybe it would be good to go to the townie bar up the street, so we walked...staggered...and jumped right into the karaoke ring. "the flaming assholes" wow we looked cool! That night ended in turmoil when the boys defended the honor of a lady....caution when drinking it can impair your judgement. All was resolved sort of and we left again with another story.

Pretty much from bags, to mosquitos, to s'mores, fireworks, beer, wine, ribs, more bags, and bar fights, this was a weekend for the record books.

Lets make it a yearly deal!!!!

Much Love

Sidney Street Cafe

So we made a treck down 44 to jefferson to sidney street to eat at the Sidney Street Cafe. We were in for a real treat. This place was absolutely fantastic, priced a little on the high end, but the ambience and great service really pushes it over the edge. I had a filet with a bernaise sauce and lagostino lobster that was to die for. Court had some roasted chicken which practically fell off the bone with tobacco style onions and spinach. We were both delighted as we sat across from each other with a tall candle lit onthe table. Although they were out of the wine we wanted, we found a quite suitable substitute. We will return to this place, and I would suggest it of maybe a special occasion or with a group of friends.

Much Love

Double D Lounge

If you're up for a night of off pitch speech sluring hooligans, then the Double D has your name all over it. With a super mix of the younger crowd to families to a few older singer wannabe's, the Double D welcome's all. In all seriousness the greatness doesn't begin until about 11pm, but make sure you arrive early enough to plop youself down at a table. You're gonna want a good view of the stage where karaoke is being belted out continuously. The song choice is key, if you can get the crowd to sing along with you you won't sound as awful as you really are. Will a total bill of 40 bucks for two people and about 10 beers and 5 jello shots, thats not too bad. They called last call at 1am, and were still singing until 1:29am when everyone was asked to leave.

Bottom line its a fun place to be on a Saturday night to relax get a good laugh, or prove that you are the next American Idol. I would highly suggest this place. A great little dive bar karaoke good time in brentwood, right next theh frank papa's.

Much Love

Candy Dispensers

the candy machines in waiting rooms, or in the grocery store walkin' area. That always seems very unsanitary to me, i mean they just pour in the loose m&m's and jelly beans. People stick there fingers up that shoot and touch everything...gross. thats the last place i wanna get a handful of m&m's. also, i hate the dial where you stick in the quarter and spin it around, its so annoying because you can't get a full spin without hurting you wrist, you end up using both hands at the same time, and spill the candy on the floor as a result. man o man. y do people think this is such a good idea. i sure don't!

much love

Sportsman's Park Bar & Grill

So Courtney and I have been frequenting Sportsman's Park Bar & Grill in Ladue. Its a hole in the wall kind of joint, with great burgers, supreme appetizers, and superior wraps. With the prices starting at 8 bucks for a burger and fries you really can't beat it. I would recommend the Sports Burger for anyone who wants a nice filling meal. The spinach atichoke dip is spectacular, and could actually be eaten with a few beers and be quite satisfying. Make sure you go at off hours or you'll be waiting a bit. If there is a wait there is always Lester's across the street that seats more people. Anyways I suggest this place for a weeknight dinner, or a sporting event because of there tv in plain sight. I wouldn't suggest a large group of people but 3 or 4 people it would be a cool little spot.

Much Love

Signals

Knowing your traffic lights are very important when navigating the streets where you live. You must know the cycle in which the lights will change. In turn you then you know when to dive into a side street and avoid the reds. You know when someone is lined up next to you and they keep inching up because they are trying to anticipate the light, and then the left turn arrow goes and they inch up more. Man you just can't help but laugh because you know the lights and it doesn't turn green until after the arrow, fools. So as a result you end up beating them off the line and they have to tuck behind you when their lane ends. Anyways know your street lights it pays off well.

Much Love

Shower/Bath

Does anyone take baths anymore? I don't think so. Who wants to bask in there own filth. How does one get clean in a bath, because you are washing yourself with dirty water. Absolutley rediculous. I like to take showers so that I actually get clean. And the fact that you add bubbles to the bath doesn't make it any better. The only thing that does is that it ensures that you don't see yourself in the water. I could see a general jacuzzi tub to help aches and pains but not for cleaning up. I would rather shower in an outdoor shower than take a stupid bath.

Much Love