Another Chicago Weekend 2010
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
With my ever-growing addictive obsession of celebrity encounters, I decided to attend my fourth consecutive Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia show in Chicago – even if it meant taking a road trip just two days after returning from Florida. I got back from that vacation on Wednesday afternoon, September 22, 2010. This left me only one evening to get the air filled in my new Acura over at Mom’s house, so it was road-worthy for another trip. And even though I had lots to do before the trip, it wasn’t difficult for her to talk me into staying for a nice beef stew dinner. Read the rest of this entry »
Following my 20 year class reunion, excitement ceased for a great while. I had been doing a lot of traveling and having fun, spending great times with Erin, seeing the world, meeting celebrities, eating my way through the restaurants of America, and spending money like water. But once we hit the dog days of summer, it all came to a crashing halt. Worse yet, it became all-too- clear that a long-distance relationship wasn’t going to work. Erin and I were a great match for the times that we were together, but by August 1, we had decided that the distance and circumstances were going to mean that we would have to call it quits. I still haven’t quite been able to reconcile that one.