what did YOU do this weekend?

lumberjim · 09-20-2009, 08:40 PM

I went and watched Ripley cheer for the Twin Valley Raiders. They played the Hamburg Hawks. In this, the third game of the season, The Hawks earned the distinction of not only being the first team to gain a first down on the Raiders, but they actually put points on the board. Raiders 25, Hawks 6. I got gobs of video and pics. I'll post the edited version at some point. Oh...and I'm giving off 6,000 BTUs from the sun burn I got today.....it was absolutely gorgeous out.

dar512 · 09-21-2009, 09:26 AM

We had our annual block party this weekend. They're common in Chicagoland. The city brings you barriers to block off both ends of the street. Everyone brings food and drinks to share and parties in the street. We always have ours in the fall, so we end up the night drinking and talking around a firepit.

Our block has a tradition of having a food contest each year. We've had contests for the best salsa, best ribs, best chili, etc. This year it was pie. Mrs. Dar and her Mom made four pies - apple with a streusel topping, cherry with the lattice crust, pumpkin chiffon on a graham cracker crust, and a lemon pudding pie.

I couldn't have the fruit pies because of the Crohn's disease, but they looked and smelled delicious. The lemon pie was quite tasty.

glatt · 09-21-2009, 09:42 AM

block parties are awesome. We had ours last weekend.

09-20-2009, 08:40 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I went and watched Ripley cheer for the Twin Valley Raiders. They played the Hamburg Hawks. In this, the third game of the season, The Hawks earned the distinction of not only being the first team to gain a first down on the Raiders, but they actually put points on the board. Raiders 25, Hawks 6. I got gobs of video and pics. I'll post the edited version at some point. Oh...and I'm giving off 6,000 BTUs from the sun burn I got today.....it was absolutely gorgeous out. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-21-2009, 09:26 AM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	We had our annual block party this weekend. They're common in Chicagoland. The city brings you barriers to block off both ends of the street. Everyone brings food and drinks to share and parties in the street. We always have ours in the fall, so we end up the night drinking and talking around a firepit. Our block has a tradition of having a food contest each year. We've had contests for the best salsa, best ribs, best chili, etc. This year it was pie. Mrs. Dar and her Mom made four pies - apple with a streusel topping, cherry with the lattice crust, pumpkin chiffon on a graham cracker crust, and a lemon pudding pie. I couldn't have the fruit pies because of the Crohn's disease, but they looked and smelled delicious. The lemon pie was quite tasty. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-21-2009, 09:42 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	block parties are awesome. We had ours last weekend.

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