Starved Rock State Park on Thursday was nice, as was the Matthiessen State Park on Friday. It was nice to get away, if for a little bit. Stayed in a hotel, played a little bit in the pool. Actually did some real hiking, well, as much hiking as you can do when you can see highways or farm houses or a golf course. But still, it was nice. I think we're adding hiking to our list of activities. On the way back in on Friday stopped off at the Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora. Saturday ventured out again to Oak Brook to check out the REI Garage Sale, which was a little pointless. I really wonder where my tent is. Stopped by the Argaos to pick up a bike rack for the car. Ended up having lunch at the Old Town Restaurant in Lemont. Nice old world eastern european. Good stuff. Met up with my parents and Ate Joy and finally took them to Crisp, which they enjoyed. Had some dessert back at their place from Ambrosia. Sunday did some house chores. Watched the last couple episodes of ER. Enjoyable. I have no idea if Jerry was around much, but I was wondering if he'd be one. Oh Kubiak. Also, Daytum is now open to the public, so if you're looking to track any sort of data in a nice relatively easy to use web site, it's pretty cool. The hard part is remember to record things, and what type of metrics to record.