Glenn Close and Close Calls

More updates before we hit the road to see the “nicest bitch you’ll ever know, JENILEE JUBILEE!”.

Ann Arbor, MI…..home to the University of Michigan which is apparently a major plot point of the movie, “The Big Chill”. How do I know this?…..well once again I called my father to tell him of my whereabouts and figured that he would be excited since I was going to see the massive football stadium at U of M. My father is a huge college sports fan and apparently all things Glenn Close related. Right after I revealed my morning was to take place in the location of Ann Arbor, my father excitedly interjected his love for “The Big Chill”. Confused, I asked him what made him bring up such a random movie to which he conveyed his huge disappointment that I was unaware of the plot points of such a great film. You lose some, you lose some.

We met up with some of Jeff’s old college buddies who were incredibly welcoming and some of the greatest characters I’ve ever met. I could watch these gentlemen debate anything and everything…just be on the lookout for their “laugh a second” movie. Dominics, the law quad, Ashley’s, big 10 burrito…..everything thing a college town has to offer…plus the nostalgia of Glenn Close artifacts. A huge thank you to all of the Michigan peeps for their hospitality!

We wake up in Ann Arbor and apparently Jeff and his friends are really healthy and decide to go for a run…I was of course invited but remembered when I jogged a ½ mile in 2006 and couldn’t walk for days so I decided to go to a coffee shop and lay on a lawn pretending I was a hipster law student….much healthier than this running craze.

Off to Chicago…..saw jeff’s friend perform at an improv show at Second City…stuffed my face with deep dish pizza like an unfortunate tourist and proceeded to vomit in the bathroom of a Geno’s pizzeria like a bad Lifetime movie starring Tracy Gold. Remember the final episode of Growing Pains when she just pushed around the pizza in an empty Seaver household….we all knew her secret. I actually had to wipe my tear-filled eyes after my incident with the porcelain throne so that jeff and eric would not know my shameful secret. How did Tracy Gold do it all those years?

Late night arrival to the thriving metropolis of Mt. Prospect, IL….home of Lee Dewyze and the BLIM boys! Just woke up from an amazing night’s sleep in a beautiful suburban household bedroom…adorned with trophies, Cubs paraphernalia, and a cute little pup. More to come soon as I am getting ready for my day with Ms. Jen Houghton!