The end of May is an exciting time. This is the time of the year the days are consistently warmer, you notice the sun is staying up longer and the blossoms of spring fade to the warm shades of green that signal summer is beginning. Nature isnt the only cue that I get that summer has begun. Driving home from the lakehouse today, I was cruising along Lake Shore Drive and noticed the beach houses are open, lifeguard stands are up and the harbors are crowded with a parade of boats ranging from the dingy to the yachts signal summer has arrived in Chicago.
Soon hot humid days will allow us the convenient excuse to drop everything and cool off at the beach. Ice cream at 1 in the afternoon will be a relief to the sweltering sun and we will be wishing for the cooler days of fall. Under the relief of old trees in the various neighborhoods, neighbors will be assembling to enjoy a block party or a backyard bbq filling the air with that wonderful smell of raw flesh meeting hot coals. Summer is a great time of the year (well every time of the year in Chicago is good, they all have their bad parts too). This summer I would like to make sure I enjoy the outdoors on the weekends I am here (the other weekends will be spent at the lakehouse...). I want to hit a couple of block parties too, enjoy bands outside the way God intended and I would like to attend something at the Pritzker Pavillion this summer too.
Whew! summer is going to be busy, but fun, so come join in the festivities, only a few more months before fall and then winter set in and we are all dreaming of the sweaty days of august!
Thank you to those that serve to protect my freedom and this country, Happy Memorial Day! My respect for the armed services is always high, today especially!
With you ,
Craig
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