September 20, 1997: Wendy & Todd's Wedding

Kim, Marianne, Joy, and I got our hair done at JCPenneys.    Wendy's sister-in-law, Michelle, was working on Wendy, April, and Sarah's hair.    The wedding was at 2 p.m.   Michelle, April, Kim, Wendy, Joy, Sherry, and I were in the wedding party.  I walked down the aisle with Todd's brother, Ryan.      After the wedding, we went to Outwiggers bar in front of the hotel that the relatives were staying at.   

I got to see everyone at the reception.   Johnny Morrison from Brunswick was there.       It was nice to see Grandma and my mom there, too.   The Lawvers and Klees were there, too.     Got to do 2 slow dances with Jase Lawver.    He wasn't big on dancing, but danced with all of us.   

September 18, 1997: Carol, Eddy and Elsie's Visit to Chicago

Today, Carol, Eddy and Aunt Elsie were in Chicago.   They were staying at a Holiday Inn in Forest Park.   They came around 8 p.m. and we went to dinner at Benihanas Restaurant.   The cook did all of the cooking out on the table and some tricks.    They liked the warm, cool weather we had here.   Carol said she loved my laugh and said that she loved the area where I lived.   She agreed that living where I'm at was great for a young person.   She said I'm living like a person in a book or on TV in a big city.    I had them drive along Lakeshore Dr and Lincoln Park.    They were amazed at how nice it was in Chicago.  Carol said downtown LA was dead at night and not happening like Chicago.

September 6, 1997: Signing Princess Diana book at British Consolate

I went to the movies on Michigan Ave.   Then, I went to the British Consolate on Michigan Ave and signed the condolence book for Princess Diana.    There had been people in line all week to sign this book.   I watched the funeral on TV for Princess Diana.  The entire city of London was crowded and in mourning for their princess.   I liked the speech that Diana's brother gave at the funeral.   Queen Elizabeth seemed really heartless.  Poor Diana has had to live with these snobby people.     Diana's sons seem to have taken after her, which was wonderful.

September 4, 1997: Harold Washington Community College

After work, I went to my photography class at Harold Washington Community College. I met Adenike in that class.    The class was from 5:30-8:10.   Peter called me tonight and said he didn't get his army check, so couldn't do anything this weekend.    There was one excuse after another with him.     

September 3, 1997: IRI World

Today was IRI World.  Lilly and I took the tour of IRI's Wooddale, IL location.   It was the largest marketing research plant in Illinois.    I got to see all of the UNIX boxes out there.    At lunch, Lilly and I wandered around downtown.     We saw a bunch of people outside the Lyric Opera House and wondered what was going on.   Michael Jordan was outside filming a commercial.      Chris Blackwell and Tony Dragel walked down to the opera house to see Michael Jordan, but he was inside doing filming.   

August 31, 1997: Princess Diana's Death in Paris

Kara and Sarah Systema came over for a visit.      Earlier in the morning, I turned on the news and saw that Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dode Fiad, were killed in a car accident in Paris.   I was shocked.    She was 36 yrs old.   She was chased by the paparazzis in Paris.    The car crashed into a wall in this tunnel.   

I remember watching the wedding of Princess Diana as a kid and said I wanted to have a wedding just like that.  The train on the dress was 25 ft long.   

August 29, 1997: My Review at Work

My supervisor, Yolanda Thomas, gave me a great review.  She said I was a hard-worker, fast learner, and did a great job on the stat directions. I couldn't have done it without God in my life.     Then, I took the Amtrak to Holland for Labor Day weekend.