New Years 2011

What am I going to do.. Our usual group decided to end their string of New Years Eve parties in Rockford. MJ has booked a flight out west for the holidays, leaving Kellie and I home on New Years Eve with nothing to do. I guess we'll go out on the deck at midnight and bang pans...Oh wait, Kellie goes to bed around 9:00. Is Dick Clark still alive ?

Vegas Baby !!!!!!!

Here is a photo from my seat at the airport terminal. My friend Mike decided to renew his wedding vows in Vegas for his 25th anniversary. Being his best man twice he invited me and his forty closest friends to help him celebrate this occasion. The wedding renewal took place at the Little White Wedding Chapel with a Elvis impersonator giving away the bride and throwing in a few songs as well. Dinner at the suite in the Bellagio was excellent. I also won 400.00 at the blackjack tables, pretty much paying for the trip.. Not too Shabby..

Kedzie

The boys in Chicago now have a dog. Her name is Kedzie, she's a burnese mountain dog, or something like that. Rob brought her to spend the weekend with us. She's really got a lot of energy and really wore us out she loves attention.

1962 Corvette

Here is a shot of the neighbors vintage corvette. As usual he has backed it in. In fact all his cars and truck are always backed in I'm not sure why he does this.... Maybe he can get out faster in case of an emergency. I'm just not sure. Someday i'll have to ask him.

Art Prize 2011

We got down to ArtPrize twice this year. The art didn't seem as good as the past but the size of the crowds doubled. Hence, two visits. My favorite thing about Art Prize is stoppnig to eat or should I say drink, We were able to hit The Hopcat and The Cottage Bar this year. The Hopcat is rated one of the best beer bars in the country and the Cottage Bar is always picked as the best burger joint in GR. They both lived up to their billing.

Amy's Wedding

Sorry about the long time between posts. I'd like to say it's been a busy summer, which it has, but its more that. I've just become lazy in my old age. Anyway, it was nice to get the whole Cronin family together again as you can see in the picture. My sisters daughter got married in Germantown, Wisconsin ( just north of Milwaukee). The wedding was beautiful from what I could tell, as I got out of my seat to use the restroom just before the ceremony, and got locked out of the wedding. Luckily there were HD tv's in the lobby so myself and another late arriving guest were able to watch.