Memorial Day

We went to our friends Grady and Anna's place for a Memorial Day cookout on Monday. We had a great time hanging out on their roof drinking beers and eating hot dogs and hamburgers. Even Keith managed to make it back from Michigan for the occasion!

Joel and Julie came in from Suburban Iowa for the cookout. Luckily Julie's sister now lives in the Bucktown area so they were able to come in the night before, thus eliminating the need for camping gear! (We tease, we know that you don't live that far out Joel and Julie. The most amazing thing happened while Joel was on the deck; we actually got a picture of him where he's not making a goofy face and is relatively sober!

The biggest news from our point of view though was that Anna invited Vince to come over for the party. This is a big deal because Anna and Grady have not one but two cats! Vince loves cats, he views them as playmates to chase around and have fun with. Cats however do not seem to view Vincent with the same adore. Most of the cats that we have come into contact with have hissed and quickly moved away. This however does little to discourage Vince he still says hello with that dopey grin and wagging tail of his.

We never did get Max or Dirk to interact with Vince. Dirk was in the living room when we left and he ran like hell when he saw Vince coming. I guess they just don't see Vince as being friendly!

Vince got all the attention he could handle at the cookout and by the end he was pretty worn out. He's been pretty much sleeping all day on Tuesday, isn't that the life?