First, I want to pass on my thanks to everyone who attended CurtStock 2002. I enjoyed seeing everyone and glad you were able to take the time to come out and visit with everyone. Also, I didn't realize there were so many good cooks out there. I mean Molly Thomson baked a cake! Who would have thought that was possible. :) For those who didn't make it, you suck! Just kidding...I hope you can make it next year, though!

So, I wanted to mention a little about my final major travel destination this summer. In the early part of June, I traveled to Chicago for the weekend. Tau Beta Pi had its annual June Meeting of National Officers in Chicago, so I got a free trip as the newest District Seven Director. The meeting started with dinner on Friday night and concluded with dinner on Saturday night. So I figured I'd do a little sight-seeing beforehand and get into Chicago early on Friday.

I left Detroit on a 7:15 AM Northwest flight to Chicago O'Hare. I had a chance to see the new terminal in Detroit which is VERY cool. I arrived in Chicago a little after 7:00 AM...always a cool feat in my opinion. I only packed by backpack, so that's all I had with me as I boarded the "L" for downtown. It took a little over 45 minutes to get downtown. I had some time to wander around and relax in the park.

After relaxing for a while, I walked over the Field Museum which is right along Lake Michigan. It is a very cool museum, but I only got to see a small portion of it, even with four hours to look around. The coolest thing at the Field Museum would have to be Sue, the world's largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex. "She" was quite impressive. They also had a number of impressive exhibits to see on plants and animals, changes to the Earth over the years, dinosaurs, Egypt, and Africa. There was so much more to see, but I was able to see the major exhibits. You definitely need a day to see everything.

After the Field Museum, I stopped by Hard Rock Chicago for lunch. It was getting close to the time I needed to leave, so I grabbed the L for the airport and headed back to the airport to grab the shuttle to the hotel. The supposed "free" shuttle to the hotel actually cost $21 one-way. Geez! We had dinner that evening and had meetings most of the day on Saturday. The meetings were very informative and I got to learn a little more about the functioning of Tau Beta Pi. We had a fabulous dinner that evening, and I went to bed fairly early since there wasn't much to do where we stayed in "Chicago".

I caught a ride back to the airport with one of the other DDs on Sunday morning to catch my plane. I got back to Detroit around 11:30 on Sunday morning. The trip was brief, but I enjoyed the opportunity for a brief stop in Chicago and the opportunity to meet and interact with more of the national officers. I'm looking forward to next year's June meeting...I wonder where it will be!

Well, it's been awhile since I last posted, so here goes.

The last fun thing I did in May was visting one of my favorite places in Ohio...wait, it's my ONLY favorite place in Ohio. :) So over Memorial Day weekend, I along with a bunch of others spent some time at "America's Rockin' Roller Coast" This had to be one of the best Cedar Point trips I've had. We left Sunday morning and didn't return until Tuesday evening. To boot, we stayed at one of the Cedar Point resorts which makes the whole experience about ten times better!

Craig, Goran, Kristine, Mike, Mike's girlfriend, Nick, my parents, and I all went this time around. Everyone except Craig, Nick, and I only stayed only Monday evening, their loss. :) Craig, Mike, Mike's girlfriend, and I all got season passes since we planned on heading back later in the season. We stayed at the Sandcastle Suites Hotel which was way better than the crappy travelodge we stayed at last year...

So thats the boring crap. The Point ROCKS near Memorial Day. The crowds were light and lessened each day we were at the park. We got to ride everything multiple times including the MOST EXCELLENT MILLENIUM FORCE as well as the newest addition, Wicked Twister. We rode in the front, back, and middle of Wicked, and each offers a unique experience. I'm hard pressed to pick if the front or the back was better, they both were intense! The Millenium Force ruled as always and I went in the front for the second time which is jsut an experience in of itself. We also shot up and down a few times on the Power Tower...still the only ride in the park that makes my stomach drop to my toes. We also managed to hit everything else major at least once. Craig had never been on the Force, Twister, or Power Tower, so he had an especially good time. Nick also went on the rip-cord with Mike's girlfriend and Craig.

We're planning on heading back in the middle of October for one of the Hallo-Weekends...Interested" Leave a comment and I'll make sure to let you know more as October approaches.