Chicago Style Cookout

After church on Sunday Marlana had us over to her house to celebrate Father's Day and my birthday. Her birthday is the day after mine but she was playing that down this year. She had just picked up a nice grill at a neighbor's moving sale and a patio set for her yard. Unfortunatly it started to rain just as we were getting started, so we opened up the garage and had a nice Chicago style cookout. Here we are sitting in her garage, enjoying the great meal of roasted corn and shish-ka-bob. It was really good food and I got to show her how to fire up the coals and make a backyard meal. The food was real good and I enjoyed the family time, showing how to work her new grill. And I had to explain to Marlana that a Chicagoan's idea of a vacation in paradise is a case of Old Style and grilling meat in the garage.

Later; when the son came out and we moved out the garage; Jon, Amanda and Jeremy came by and we eat cake for dessert and exchanged cards and gifts (see below). All in all it was a great day. The cards and gifts and love brought a tear to my eye.