My family and I went back to Illinois in late May to pick up the rest of my things and to help Mike move to the east coast to find a job here. It was also an opportune time for my parents to meet Mike's parents.

Here is Jim, one of my very good friends from Illinois. I've known him since we both lived in Allen Hall, a dorm at the University of Illinois. He's a very cool guy and pretty cute too (IMHO). Sometimes he gets these wacky ideas of how he's going to take over the world... and he keeps asking Mike if the plan would work.

Here's Mike and Jim at Perkins.

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