Weekend at McDreamy's

As most weekends go, this weekend was full of unexpected fun. Our plans for this weekend: go to Chicago and watch IPFW vs. Loyola men's volleyball. After that, we couldn't really tell you what we were going to do. But, after talking to the one and only Patrick McGarry, and getting his permission to have a sleepover with him, we at least knew we weren't going to spend the night on the L. On top of minor planning, we decided to change things up a little bit by leaving Hummer behind and bringing along his kid sister Katie, our token 'bout it for the weekend with the guys.

After a mandatory Chicago pizza binge and then watching Bulfin's friend CJ play volleyball, we ventured our way to the McGarry household for the night. Nothing really happened at McGarry's though. Except, one thing you may not understand is that when you are around Bulfin for an extended period of time, weird things begin to happen. And then when you mix Bulfin with someone like Hops, things get dangerous - such as Hops' game of Frommel. We don't speak of Frommel though.

Although Hops was only awake for a little over an hour, he spent plenty of time bonding with the little Bulfin. These two were unseparable. And as JJ and i both know...these two guys are much closer than anyone would ever believe. By the end of the weekend, Bulfin was pretty worn out.

Potts' big day in the big city was just that - big! At first, Bulfin and i were a little worried because she was the only girl on the trip, and she practically shit herself riding the L, but by the time we got to McGarry's, she was ready to go! After a few gifts courtesy of Mr. McGarry, Potts did typical Potts things. Even taking the liberty to shower after everyone else went to sleep. And the next day, while executing our flawless plan, Potts almost blew our cover by knocking over a post when we were trying not to make any distractions while sneaking into the aquarium. But, its okay Potts...aww grumpy little Potts! No problem though, Potts cheered right up at the sight of a free pink hat at the Cub's game. But then again, everytime i begin to think Potts isn't some lame girl, she does something like trying to take a nap at a Cub's game...classic girl move! But she did redeem herself by ordering her first CrunchWrap after the game..but shhh, don't tell Mrs. Potts!

But, since it was Katie's first trip to the big city, it was our job (Bulfin and I) to make sure Katie made good decisions. But with so much on our minds, like sea otters and penguins, how were we suppose to keep an eye on katie? And who are we to interfere with Katie's new love interest...you are assuming I mean McDreamy aren't you?..But, no your wrong...tryyyy Jingle-Berry!

Hops is an absolute beast! For those of you who don't know Mike Hopkinson, you may never fully understand, but he showed up to McGarry's after getting directions using a cab driver's cell phone with his book bag and party vest on (special note: party vest). And from that moment of this trip, all objectives changed to filling our schedule with anything that would delay our return the South Bend.

So, to begin, we woke up on Sunday bright and early to make sure the Black Pearl didn't get towed, and headed to Hops' guaranteed best pizza in Chicago. The pizza only Chicagoans know of! The best pizza in Chicago by far. The trump card of Chicago pizza. And after hearing all of this, i was pretty darn excited. But in a classic Hops' story, there's no way this could be true. And as we somehow expected it to be...it was shut down. But we settled for a great meal at PotBelly's instead. From there, we were headed back to The Bend. But instead we took a little detour at the site of the Shedd Aquarium. With it raining all weekend, and a little help from Nance Pant's closet, Hops put on his new party vest and somehow managed to get us into the aquarium and any exhibit without spending a single dollar. But seriously, when you tell the staff that we are a group from Notre Dame on a field trip, who wouldn't believe a guy like Hops. I'm surprise he didn't just feed them lines like this, "I'm Professor McGonagall, and these are my students. We're here by way of broomstick." Props to Hops.

After we finally got to see the dolphin show at the aquarium, we decided to head back to Wrigleyville in search of some more fun. We parked illegally, found 4 tickets to the Cub's game, and found ourselves sitting behind the Cub's dugout, out of the rain of course. Hops got yelled at by the usher, sported the rally cap the majority of the game, and kept most of the dip in his mouth until it covered the outsides of his lips...yumm.
Once, the game ended and the dip ran out, we knew it was time to get back to school. We had delayed long enough. So, after a good weekend in Chicago, we had to return. Darn.