231-partying with the ellis'

the ellis' (brian and jenny) were nice enough to have people over for the fourth of july (even though it's only the 1st). what better excuse to have a party?

this is right up jenny's alley. ever since all our friends started hanging out, she's always been the organizer. now, it's perfect for her since her and ellis just moved into their new condo. i see many future cookouts to come on the ellis patio.

if you ever get a chance to go over there, make sure to try the punch. be careful, though, because if metz is around you may get a little more that you bargained for...

232-whitey

i can't believe it's the end of june and i have not been to the beach once. i mean, the summer is so short you have to live it up. therefore i have scheduled a beach date with my beloved for tomorrow. i am so romantic, i invited her using google calendar. if you haven't used it...check it out (you will need a google account to access it).

233-you can't win'em all

karl hungus suffered it's first loss of the night. i guess you can't win them all. however, yesterday's rain helped softened the field which turned me into a gold glove shortstop. i almost quit softball for good and after backhanding one in the hole at short jumping, turning in mid air and throwing to first on a fly to get the runner by half a step. even the other team was calling me ozzie guillen. i considered walking off the field at that point and retiring b/c i will never make a play like that again.

234-'snorts rained out

i'm sure everyone is wondering how the 'snorts did tonight, but it was a rainout. so i had to watch a re-run of myth busters. man! it really screws me up when softball doesn't go off as planned.

235-vote for joe

c'mon people--vote for joe mauer. usually, i could care less who starts the all-star game (especially for the AL) but when you got a guy hitting around .390 and the fans are voting in all boston and ny players it is just insane. please get out the vote. he plays in minnesota for crying out loud, he needs help.

btw, it couldn't hurt to vote for hafner either (but he ain't gonna win being at the same position as ortiz and thome)

236-chicago is chance's kind of town

chance stayed at grandma's while we were away this weekend. i'm sure he likes it there with all the grass and stuff, but from the looks of this photo i think he prefers it with us here in chicago.

237-another day in the car