- Niles FD threw together an Open House
- Full spread included. Pancakes, sausages, fruit, donuts, coffee. Compliments to the chef
- Gotta have some fun running around with Charlie
- Karl looked great in uniform
- Also gotta hand with the Toms crew
- There was a raffle to take a ride in the bucket
- Liam picked the Insect Asylum for the date night out activity
- We could of done a squirrel tail jewelry making class, but I correctly assumed that wouldn’t be Maura’s cup of tea (or mine)
- The museum was pretty cool, they had a bunch of inspects and butterfly’s on display. Also had taxidermy animas
- Upstairs they had some live ones. Fuzzy spiders, iguanas, snakes, and other insects.
- After we went to a Greek restaurant near by. Very Yummers, good place to bring a big group
- Charlie day in the city with Tata Maura and Tonton Tuc
- She thinks we’re both Maura
- Went to Small Cheval for some burgers and train sight seeing
- Took the bus down Armitage to the zoo
- Saw Monkeys (one who ate some poop), flamingos, snow leopard, lizard, otters and more!
- Then started walking back and eventually hopped on a bus back.
- First game in while.
- Got tickets through work
- On Tuesdays they have good deals on food and drink
- Saw a few home runs
- Lots of the foul balls went into the crowd. whoops
- Helllla dope weekend
- Scott flew some of us in a Cessna 310 (i think?) which was so cool. Really cool experience would do in a heart beat. It was really cool to be in a plane landing and see out the front. Tar killed it on the pre flight check list. oh also saw Theo Von at the airport in Nashville
- Saw the Titans play the Rams. Pretty good game until Rams ran away with it at the end. L'Jarius is a cool name. We were cooking out there but luckily some people got sunscreen.
- We also had chicken and waffles before the game they were dank.
- Went to a cigar lounge, pretty fun.
- Used scooters to ride around
- Also went to a BBQ place and had yummers brisket
- Airbnb didn't have a wine bottle opener, Kev reached out to the host but didn't get a helpful response
- Evan had a weird lump in his foot
- Also someone brought hangover patches that smelled terrible
- Super comfy beds, good aribnb pic Tar
- Came back to Porto again for the last night before we left.
- Stayed at Axis Porto Club Hotel, I was themed/tied to the local football team. Very cool hotel, would stay again
- Hit up the Livraro Lello and got a copy of Le Petit Prince. Inside was pretty cool, very packed. Apparently jk Rolling used to live in Porto and people think the Harry Potter library is modeled off this one, but jk denied it.
- Maura found an amazing restaurant for dinner, maybe the best food and wine we had? It was tapas and everything smacked. The had fois gras ball things that were unbelievable, its the one in the picture. Rio's Tapas, a must eat.
- Sadly trip came to an end and made our long journey on plane, plane, and train to get back home.
- Spent 3 nights in a hotel/resort/vineyard. Contrary to what we told everyone, it was not in the Duro valley apparently.
- The night we arrived we had dinner with traditional Faro music. The meal with family style with others. Food was very good and it was nice to try other things. The musicians were amazing, a guitarist, a guy playing some old fashion guitar, and a lady you sang. All super talented. The dinner was set up in the vineyard between vines.
- This place was spectacular, Maura knocked it out of the park. The views were stunning and the hotel room was phenomenal. It had a huge deck with pool, lounge chairs, and a table ect. It had an amazing view of the vineyard
- Did a wine tasting on Vinho Verde, which is what they grow. The guide was very interesting and passionate about wine. They also had little bites to go with each wine.
- had a wine with the Loureiro grape, which I think was the one they produce a lot of?
- Touriga Nacional was a very good Rose, did you know most red grapes are white inside and they make rose by just not letting too much skin in it? Also learned Champagne is made from red grapes maybe?
- Had a red wine that was made with a grape that was red inside and outside, that was also tasty
- We had a Picnic that the hotel organized which was very cute
- We got a lot of reading
- Maura got a SPA
- The restaurant had yummers food, I ate a lot of fish
- Whilst out for a bike ride along the lake, I crossed paths with some art connoisseurs!
- Also loving the Bean the shirt
- We're back in Puerto Rico for another Ironman relay with the brothers
- Maura and I ventured off to the El Yunque for an afternoon in a guided trip. I saw the tour guide I had after Tay and Karl's wedding
- Team did pretty well in the race
- I dropped the ball and was arrived late to give Tar his sports drink on the course
- They took out the microwave
- Maura and I reunited with our favorite Acai place
- Spent quality time on la playa
- Co-worker (Julian) recommended the Museum of Illusion
- A tiny place, but pretty cool
- Followed it up with a quick trip to Cindy's
- Tay and Tar planned a dub date night! And it was...... Dinning in the Dark!
- Twas a blast. Was cool to eat and be served with a blind fold on. Food was good too.
- Tar prob took some of my food and drink but who knows.
- A couple of people made a mess, but we can keep them anonymous
- Someone else has pics
- Went to see some college hockey with our favorite hockey peeps
- They set up an ice rink in the middle of Wrigley field which was pretty cool. The Blackhawks had a winter classic game there on a different day.
- We knew it would be cold, but it was way colder than we expected
- Fun to be out and about in January
- Capped off the night at Via's, a fan favorite
- Lets go bowling!
- Went in Downers Grove with Tay Tar Charlie Maura and me
- Got some good ol chicken fingies
