This morning we woke up in the Crouch residence in Kingston,
IL. The Crouch family hosted an amazing party celebrating a graduation for one
daughter and baby shower for the other. Their backyard was the perfect venue
for steel drums, complete with a patio, a pool, a full bar and a set of
cornhole (or bags depending on your pretentiousness). We had an absolute blast seeing University of
Iowa acquaintances Caly, Connor and Becky, while meeting new friendly faces
between sets. It didn’t take long for the tournament style cornhole games to
start, in true Iowa Percussion fashion. Connor boasted a 3-0 run at the party
after claiming to have never won a game before, shark much? Aaron and I agree
that our favorite part of the whole visit was definitely Mrs. Crouch and fun
loving personality (plus she made us breakfast). We played pans until the sun
went down, closing with La Bamba for the overwhelming display of hula hoop
talent in the crowd.
It was difficult to leave the Crouch household this morning
because of their warm welcome and hospitality. Also, the next step of our
journey was the 8 hour drive to Cleveland, Ohio, something that just didn’t
seem as fun as sitting around doing nothing. With that in mind though, once we
get to Cleveland the party will continue with the Kosilesky family! Given that
today is Father’s Day, we are stopping in Toledo so that Aaron can see his dad
before we finish our journey later tonight. The soundtrack for this long
stretch has been stand-up comedy by Lewis Black, Dennis Leary and Dane Cook.
Aaron and I haven’t heard Dane Cooks “Dangerous if Swallowed” in years but we
could still remember the punch line to every joke. I know Cook isn’t popular
anymore but that doesn’t undo the amazing stuff he did originally.
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