The event is in memory of my cousin Samantha who passed away in March 2000 after a liver transplant made necessary by her cystic fibrosis. The money raised at the event is used to give children that might not otherwise be able to, the opportunity to participate in the area's childrens' programs (art, music, theater, swimming, Girl Scouts, Humane Society pet programs, etc... all things that Sammy loved!)
Our family really looks forward to this every year. This year, it was especially great because all of my relatives were able to make the trip back to Quincy. Like a big family reunion! : )
Friends of Chuck and June (fyi, these names may sound familiar... Chuck, June and Chris visited me earlier this year when I was in the Netherlands!) had a party at their house on Friday night. We headed over there after we dropped off our stuff at the hotel.
My mom (she enjoyed the margaritas!), aunt Jean and uncle Chuck at the party
Saturday morning, we got up bright and early and met up with everyone at the park for the 5k run / 2 mile walk. Erin, Ross and Brett did the run and Matt and I walked.
My uncle Chuck and my mom before the race/walk
Me and Matt
Erin, Ross and Brett (my dad and Matt are goofing off behind them)
After the race/walk (which is about 10am), we always head to Jed's Brewhouse for chili dogs and beer.
Matt enjoying in his first (of many) chili dogs of the weekend
A group pic at Jed's
My mom and me
After hanging out at Jed's for a bit, the girls went shopping... the guys went back to the hotel to watch some football. Erin and I met up with Ross and Matt after we were done shopping.
Hanging out at the hotel bar
On Saturday night, we went to another of Chuck and June's friends' house for dinner and to celebrate my uncle Dan's 50th birthday.
Me and my cousin Kelsey
Happy birthday to Dan!
Here he is with all his gag gifts!
After the party, we all headed back to the hotel to play board games. We played Loaded Questions and Would You Rather...? Both are really fun games!
Sunday morning, we were up bright and early again. We had the early tee time (8:30am). Matt, me, Ross and Erin were on a team together. My brother and cousins always play together and they dress up in costumes for fun. They've been superheroes and Elvises before and this year, they dressed as patriotic figures. My cousin's wife dressed as Betsy Ross and also dressed their son up. They are always a big hit! Their team is usually at the bottom of the rankings... they came in 2nd to last place this year. Our team came in the middle somewhere... which we would have been a lot worse off had it not been for Matt's ability, because the rest of us were not a ton of help to him. Sorry, man!
Here's my brother's team plus a few others before teeing off
Ross, Erin, Matt, me and Dad before teeing off
Erin and Ross
Me and Matt
After the golf tournament, there is pork chop dinner and silent auction at the K of C hall. The pork chops are seriously huge! Always tons of great food and drinks!
Banner on the wall with a pic of Sammy
My brother (aka Uncle Sam) and me at the dinner
The patriotic golfers milling about
Looks like we have a man down! Colin takes a much needed nap!
Matt and I were bidding on a few of the silent auction items, but we only ended up with one thing... a metal tub full of awesome stuff to grill out donated by the probation dept where my uncle works. It even included a nice cut-out of my uncle Chuck (and his signature picture look!)
Matt and I with our purchase and Chuck and "Chuck"
After the dinner, we drove back to Springfield and crashed for the night. We were all SOOOOOO tired! Matt, Brett and I drove back to Chi-town on Monday morning. We got back just in time for a nice lunch at Flat Top Grill... followed by an afternoon of pretending to "work from home" while really vegging out on the couch!
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