Dinner at Mirai with Girls

We had a fun girls' night at Mirai. We sat outside and enjoyed sushi and drinks. I'm going to miss summer...

Dancing at Dana Hotel

Craig and I went to the rooftop of the Conrad Hotel for drinks and then met Craig's friends at The Dana Hotel. His friend Dave is a good dancer and he was pulling out some crazy moves. He was twirling me around, flipping me over, and doing dips and turns. He even got Craig out there! It was so much fun. We were dancing until 2am.

Counting Crows at Ravinia

My Mom, Dad, Craig, Julia, Ethan, David, Holly and I went to see Counting Crows at Ravinia. Ravinia is a cool venue that is all outside and you bring your own food and drinks and have a picnic while listen to the band. At first we had the worst seats, but after we realized that you really couldn't hear or see anything we decide to move. We ended up sitting right in front of the stage and had such a great time. The place was packed and our seats were not exactly legal, but it worked out. I wish I would have taken more pictures, but at least you get an idea...

Seattle Trip

We spent 2 days in Seattle with my parents and had such a great time. The first night about 13 of the relatives went to dinner at a restaurant right on the water. The view was amazing and the food was good too. Mia and I sat at the big kid table with my parents, Hank & Jackie and all the other cousins sat at a table next to us. Mia & I don't get to see each other as much as we would like so it's always great hanging out with her. She is getting married next June to Alex (he is one of the funniest people I know and we really like him too) in NY - that will be such a fun wedding. Mia & I decided that one cousin needs to get married every summer for the next 6 years...Bryan, Sef, Tony, Nick, Neill and Stuart.

After dinner Nick and his girlfriend Monica (we really like her!) went out with us for drinks. The next day we went sightseeing around Seattle. We went to Pike's Market and saw lots of fresh fish, flowers, fruit, etc. We had lunch at The Crab Pot and had the best food. We ordered the fish pot with snow crab legs, Alaskan king crab legs, mussels, clams, corn on the cob and potatoes. They bring out a big bucket and dump the food on the table and then you use the pot to put the shells in. Craig and my Dad ordered 20 ounce beers. We went on a bus tour of the city and I saw the building they film Grey's Anatomy in. The space needle was really fun too. The view was amazing so of course we took a few pictures. The next night we to dinner at an Italian restaurant and then went out for drinks and played pool with Nick and Monica. We had such a fun time in Washington!

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Pat & Jenni's Wedding in Oak Harbor, WA

My cousin Pat got married in Oak Harbor, Washington. My Dad, Mom, Craig and I stayed in Oak Harbor for 2 days and then went to Seattle for 2 days. The wedding was at a state park and they had the ceremony outside by the water. It was the perfect day for a wedding and the ceremony was very nice. We all really like his new wife Jenni. Someone at the wedding said she is a female version of Pat and I think that is very true. Congratulations Pat & Jenni! It was so great seeing everyone. We really need to get together more often. I took so many pictures...

Craig & Bella on the rooftop

Craig decided to layout on our rooftop today after the sun finally came out and Bella wanted to hang out too. She loves her daddy.

Having fun on Rick's Boat

On Sunday we went on Craig's friend's boat in Burnham Harbor. Rick was a groomsmen in our wedding and we always have fun hanging out with him. Rick's son Michael and nephew Markus were on the boat too and the kids had fun with them. Michael took Ethan and Markus on the jet ski together and then took Julia afterwards. It looks like all four of them were on it together in the picture, but they didn't go out that way. Ethan and Markus fell off a couple times, but Julia was able to hold on. Rick took us on a boat ride through the city on the river. It was so nice to relax and look at all the cool buildings in Chicago. We also went out onto the lake so I got some nice skyline shots.

President Obama is coming into town on Wednesday and he will be taking a helicopter from O'Hare to McCormick Place and then his limo will take him to his house in the south side of Chicago. The helicopters (5 total) flew over the lake and then landed twice so it was really cool to watch.