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Boyfriend Visits: NIU Victory

This weekend was a particularly awesome one, because (drumroll please)...

ERIC VISITED!

I am somewhat less happy now because he started driving back to Michigan about 10 minutes ago, but before I get back to reality and start working on things that I need to accomplish in the immediate future, I am going to recap the weekend's festivities.

First, I dragged my boyfriend all over DeKalb and Sycamore running errands, including grocery shopping at HyVee

We then went to Blockbuster, where we rented Girl with a Dragon Tattoo
It was very good, but I recommend watching with a hall light or kitchen light on.

Saturday was dedicated almost entirely to NIU football. We started off with a tailgate in a parking lot close to the Husky Stadium with a few friends from the cognitive program at NIU. We were fully equip with a small portable grill, a package of hot dogs, buns, various condiments, coal, lighter fluid, paper to get the fire started, and a few classic football-fan beverages.

What we were NOT prepared for was the wind!!

You can't quite make out the ferocity to which my hair is blowing around my face in this picture, but I can tell you that by the end of that afternoon I became acutely aware of what it means to be wind-burned. It took a couple of tries and about 15 minutes to get the fire going in order to heat up the coals, but once the grill was hot we were able to make some pretty delicious hot dogs with toasted buns.

The best part? The Huskies took the victory in the 4th quarter!!

It was an all-around exciting day that ended for Eric and I curled up on the couch with some homemade  New Orleans style Jambalaya (it's starting to get really cold outside).

In the next installment of boyfriend visits, I will hopefully be headed back to Grand Rapids to catch up with a few of my favorite Michiganians...
Until then...