Hey girl-did you go read in events about the IL get together? It's a 4 hour drive for you, how's bouts you come and we'll do one night-we can share a hotel room-Paul said he'd pay for it (He's trying to get me out of the house!) I'll even bring the cooler of siet beahs.
OR......I also was thinking that you and Trip might want to take a itty bitty wittle weekender in IL, we have lots of space and you'd even get your own bedroom. We even have a 2nd fridge in the basement just for beer

We could tip cows and everything
If you come in the warm weather I'll take you to Brookfield Zoo. They serve beer there too.

They have a beer garden by the bear grotto-so you watch bears and drink beers..now that's some fun

Nuttin like gettin Blotto at the Grotto