If there's a doubt, well, we'll be strong...

After an amazing weekend, I'm back to the greater Chicago area. Not much to say really. I had a few interesting experiences, highlighted by a chance to sit inside the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile and a chance encounter (I love that phrase) with one Ms. Shannon. Perhaps a bit about bother would be uplifting, as both stories are somewhat intertwined.

On Friday night last week, Caleb and I went to watch some Mizzou baseball. The Tigers beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-0, but that's really neither here nor there. During that game, one of Caleb's friends (Matt) from his baseball Hall of Fame internship days called him to let him know that one of his friends (Matt's) was in Columbia and she was going to call us to find something to do while she was there. So we end up hitting up Tellers when we finished with the game and this girl Stephanie ends up meeting us up there. Now, Stephanie works for Oscar Meyer as a driver of the Weiner Mobile. I didn't know that until Caleb started asking her questions about it. She gave us the typical details about her job and let us know that she was going to be at Sam's Club tomorrow in the event that we would come entertain her and her driving partner (or "road husband"). Anyway, we had an extra ticket to the Cards game the next day, so we invited her to skip work and head to the 'Lou with us. She did.

While we were at Tellers, I glance out the window and spot Shannon. I hadn't seen her since the infamous Senior Prom Night (not the greatest night for some of us, better for others) back in '04, so I ran out of Tellers to grab her. Somehow I managed to be in town when she was having 80s Prom Night with her friends, so she was dressed accordingly. That girl has some incredible taste in clothing. Anyway, long story short, we determined to meet up the next night.

Once we got back from the Cards game, we decided to head up the Duece for some more drinks, then back to On The Rocks before going to El Rancho at 1 something in the morning. Anyway, most of our members were a little tipsy, so Stephanie and her partner Nick invited us to come chill in the Weiner Mobile for a little bit before we headed home. We got wonderful door prizes (whistle & singing key chain included!). If I get pictures sent to me, I shall gladly post them on-line.

Anyway, I just wanted to stop in and say hello. I hope everyone is wonderful.