Declan's Blog

Elaine threw a surprise birthday party for Declan!

TJ being friendly while Declan talks to his buddy Greg:

TJ being friendly just cuz:

Gabe macks down on Declan’s favorite birthday meal, Beef Stroganoff:

After the Notarus wedding, Declan drove down to Champaign for a couple of days to see old friends.

Declan played tourist on the Univeristy of Illinois Campus – here’s the Alma Matter:

And the Union, which is also a decent hotel:

Declan was told to find out what was now in the space that used to be a (crappy) bar called O’Malley’s. Looks like a soon-to-be coffee bar. Wonder if they will serve American Pie:

Some old friends – Penny Wolf:

Hector Mandel:

Tim Flynn and Bart Lytel (they are at ISU in Bloomington now):

Here’s our old house in Savoy, scene of some fun Halloween parties:

While in Bloomington, Declan had dinner with the Cornwells:

Kochs:

and Hardys:

I also stopped by the old family homestead:

Our old public housing unit is now a processing office for homeless people. I was able to walk around insides and see all the old rooms. VERY creepy.

To see all of the pictures from this trip, click here.

Declan took a trip back to Chicago to be in the Notarus Wedding:

Julie Boskey was my date:

Declan got to see a lot of old friends, and their offspring. Here’s Debbie Fligor’s son, Pierce (I think I got the name right):

Lemson and Lemson II:

Heather, sporting a new short doo:

See the rest of the pictures here.