Our old friend Walter (a.k.a. ‘Wally’) came into town last weekend. We met up with him and several other college buddies in the Glen, an outdoor mall in Glenview. It’s funny whenever these guys get together. The same old college stories get told, but they all laugh as hard as if it was the first time they’ve heard it. It gives me the warm fuzzies to know that even though our lives have changed so much, we can always get together and things are the same again. Except for the times when we have to chase after our kids.

Not his kid!

It was so weird, hanging out, eating at a noodle joint and having ice cream afterwards. We were done by 8:30, though it felt like 11:30. It didn’t seem like too long ago that we’d be eating at steakhouses, going out drinking and dancing and finishing the night off by going out for greek food and coming home when when the sun was rising. Now we have to worry about putting our tikes to bed and hoping that they don’t wake up too early so we can get as much sleep as we can.

Ben and Jayden definitely had a ball, running around the animal sculptures, dancing and being sugar crazy - thanks to Uncle Wally buying everyone ice cream. Jerry really got a kick out of their inability to make the “l” sound when pointing and yelling “Clock!”. After Manny had Jayden run a couple laps to tire him out, it was time to call it a night. It’s so rare that we get together anymore that I really cherish these times together!

Here’s some pics:

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