Peoria

After Milwaukee, we went up to Drummond for a long weekend with Jim and Sandra. Partially to help them close the cabin, but also for Lori and I to get a sanity break. And we got to see some beautiful fall colors.

We got back to Chicago on a Tuesday evening, and the following Saturday morning we were on our way to Peoria to see Sam. I had visited him in July when Lori was in Hawaii, but she hadn't seen him since last April.

We took him shopping for clothes and other essentials, then shot some pool at his place. While shooting pool, one of his roommates demonstrated the efficacy of his new electric fly-swatter (see video below).

We went for supper to the Hofbrau, each of us choosing a "lite" wurst platter of sausage, sauerkraut and German potato salad. It was very, very tasty--I now acknowledge sauerkraut's place in the awesome food universe.

After supper, Sam took us to the bar he's working at—Diesel. It's a very interesting place. We got to meet Sam's boss, Todd, but neglected to take a picture of him.

Sunday we took Sam to brunch and then headed back to Chicago. Up next for us: meeting Kevin and Pat in southern Indiana in early November for a fall weekend.