This coming week is both of my parents’ birthdays. What is becoming tradition is taking my parents out to St. Ann’s for a birthday dinner. J and drove up Saturday night and took them out for some good eats. My brothers and their fams showed up too. I’d repeat the whole St. Ann’s experience for the 100^th time but it would be a broken record; fabulous porterhouse and delicious Old Fashioneds. On this trip to St. Ann’s I did run into Justin Richardson who was also enjoying the buttery steaks. When dinner was over I requested a cake for my mom and dad which was fun. After dropping off my parents we headed back to WFB.

Sunday was the annual chili cook off. We didn’t have the Wians’ with us this year but J and I went anyway. The weather was rainy as is always the case for the chili cook-off. The cook off was again a hit. They need to move it back to the Lakefront brewery because the downtown room is too hot and cramped. Either way you can’t go wrong eating ten samples of chili. Great way to end a weekend.