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: Chicago Meet and Greet-PICS!
: Nicole April 15, 2006, 06:37:25 AM

So, we (me Stella, Dale, Julie, her boyfriend Aaron, Kristi and her husband Martin and their daughter Gaby and my friend Colin) had a sort of impromptu meet and greet in Chicago last night!

We met at the Twisted Spoke which is this great biker bar/restaurant. They allow dogs on their outdoor seating area. The bloody mary's were awesome, the dogs were well-behaved, and Dale was hilarious!  ;)

I enjoyed it you guys, we're definitely going to have to do it again! And Colin said that he had a great time, too. He's in love with Stryder.

So, here are some pics.

First pic: Stella, Dale, me Julie and Kristi

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: Nicole April 15, 2006, 06:44:27 AM

Pic 2: Julie and Gweck and the EMPTY BLOODY MARY GLASS..mmmm... .bloodies...mm mmm....

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: Nicole April 15, 2006, 06:50:23 AM

Pic 3: Gaby...not cute at all, right?  ;)

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: Nicole April 15, 2006, 06:51:29 AM

HOLLY! Just wait, there's more. I'm resizing as we go...

Why don't you get thee to chat, woman?

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: Nicole April 15, 2006, 07:02:13 AM

Pic 3: Kristi and Martin and some tasty Twisted Spoke grub

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: Nicole April 15, 2006, 07:08:43 AM

Here is Stryder and Merlin. In the background you can see Dale and Nick, Stella and Dale's son.

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: K9ldy00 April 15, 2006, 07:35:21 AM

It looks like everyone had a good time. Those pics bring back memories. I'm originally from Chicago. What neighborhood is the Twisted Spoke in?

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: Nicole April 15, 2006, 07:41:47 AM

Its in Lakeview. On Clark and Roscoe.

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: Nicole April 15, 2006, 08:00:38 AM

Here is Julie and Stryder giving each other kisses.

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: kristi April 15, 2006, 08:09:10 AM

We had a blast - it was a lot of fun!
It was so nice to meet every one in person - as Dale said puting faces with names is good!
-k.
ps. Next time Sampson will come too!

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: GR8DAME April 15, 2006, 02:58:53 PM

It was an awesome time, and we definitely have to do it again. I still need to meet Samson! I still say we need a BBQ at Casa Erwin this summer!
We will post our pics too, after renovation h@!! is over and our main puter is back up again.
Stella n Dale

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: k2campbell April 15, 2006, 06:00:15 PM

I'm sooooooooooo jealous!!!  Looks like you all had a blast!  I wish they had patios like that here (that welcomed dogs), too cool!!! ;)

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: EllieAndBlu April 17, 2006, 01:51:35 AM

what a blast - y'all look like you had so much fun!
yep, add me to the jealous list!

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: Magnus April 17, 2006, 02:05:46 AM

looks like a lot of fun and a nice turn out. Definitely need a PA/NJ/DE MnG.

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: Nicole April 17, 2006, 03:37:49 AM

Awwww...all you jealous types out there. There are other meet-n-greets in the making. Don't worry! hahaha! We did have a great time, it was fantastic.

Can't wait to do it again. The cook-out at Casa Erwin will be a fun time! And then there is the midwest meet-n-greet the first weekend in August. That will be in Porter County, IN. We'll be camping! WOOOH! FUN! And the campground is near the beach, so SWIMMING WILL BE IN ORDER!

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: Nicole April 17, 2006, 04:42:23 AM

That was Holly's name for that pic. She resized it for me cuz I didn't have Photoshop on the computer I was using. She was super jealous so she named it that. hahahaha!

We definitely had a few drinks on everyone's behalf!