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OBX & Chicago

October 19, 2008

I was able to get away this past week to connect with some friends and family, first in the Outer banks of NC and then in Chicago.

Babs (Adam) and Carrie were celebrating their 4 year anniversary and invited some friends along.  So, I joined them and my friends Sean and Julie – and their 6-month old little girl Lucy, for a few days.  One night we went out to the beach at night and chased down crabs with buckets, plastic shovels, and a swimming pool net.  We tried to boil one of the little guys, but it turns out that there’s a reason that people don’t spend their time eating these particular crabs.

Then, it was off to Chicago where I got to spend some time with my cousin and her fiance whose wedding I am honored to be performing next month.  Also got to see my friend Josh and his baby girl Norah.  Rachel, Josh’s wife, was working so I missed out on seeing her, but man Norah was a trip.

Check out the video!

Thursday night I got to hang out briefly with my buddy Branden who, after living in So Cal while I was also there, has been living the high life in Chicago for just over a year now.  Branden is always good for a story.

To top it all off, I got to hang out with a friend from Fuller, Amy, who just moved to Chicago.  We toured Millennium Park and took an architectural boat tour of downtown on the Chicago river which was awesome.

Not a bad way to spend a week.

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