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This weekend was a culmination of a few things. I was put into three situations with three very different groups of people. I was tested. My will, strength, stamina and ability to feel out a crowd.

Day One – Jeff and I were in a magazine thats produced by a very cool lady named Marissa Amoni. Its called the Downtown Auroran. Its very well put together and is full of other very cool people. You can get one pretty much all over downtown. A photo of mine and a digital painting of Jeffs were included. This is the first time we have ever been in any kind of print. :) I only got a couple shots at the party because I, like an amateur, forgot to charge my battery. UGH.

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Day Two – Consisted of going into the dirty depths of Chicago. We visited a good friend of ours and a great DJ, Sisco. He had many unique fun friends and I made a couple new friends that night.

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This next one is actually a different view of the same building that I snapped that made it in the magizine. We happened past it in search of a McDonald’s.
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Day Three – A trek from beer pong directly under the L to a bonfire off the Fox in Yorkville. Chicago and Yorkville could not be more different. Jungle juice to Miller Lite. New friends and old friends. I honestly am not at all impressed with Bonfires. But its good for shutter speed experimentation. And its always good to see Steve.

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Day Four – Today it was lunch with a couple that we are comfortable with. And continued with Jeff’s never ending homework and my obsessive wedding planning. (no we aren’t engaged…I just really like to plan things).

The weekend was spent with alot of people that I have never met before and many I may never see again. New friends and old friends. But I’m ending it with Jeff. Between Chicago, Aurora, and Yorkville there is nowhere I’d rather be than grocery shopping with my boy.