Ken's Bachelor Party
This past weekend, the guys went out to celebrate for Ken's bachelor party. It was organized by Ken's brother-in-law, Tom, and we all had a great time! The only part that was a little tough was the travel to and from all our destinations. We spent time in Downers Grove, Addison, St. Charles, Elgin, and West Chicago! Fortunately, we had a couple guys volunteer to do most of the driving.
The first activity was by far the best. Tom had organized racing for us at Chicago Indoor Racing in Addison. This place was fantastic. It was like a huge man-cave! Aside from the race tracks, they had multiple bars, tables, games, leather couches, tvs, and even whirlyball! If they had one of these in the city, I have a feeling we'd be spending a little more time there.
The racing itself was great. We raced on track seven in what were basically high-performance go-karts. We got up to about 30-40 mph around the track and raced four times total. The first three races earned us points, and we took turns starting toward the beginning of the pack. The driver with the most points from the three heats started in the poll position for the final, championship race. Jen's brother, Steve, ended up winning the whole thing, which we pretty much all attributed to him being the lightest.
After the racing, we drove out to St. Charles and ate dinner at Al Capone's Hideaway and Steakhouse. Aside from the several wrong turns, and a reservation mix-up by the restaurant, this was also a great time. The meal came with a LOT of food. I ordered a ribeye steak, which was great, and it came with cream of potatoe soup with bacon and cheese, a chef's salad, bread and garlic mashed potatoes. Had we known, we probably wouldn't have also ordered the appetizer platter!
The restaurant was completely decked out with '20s style decor. Large photographs of Al Capone and family were everywhere. It also seemed as if the restaurant couldn't have actually been in operation in the days of Capone. After dinner, we ended up bar hopping a bit, at the end of which we took at $100 cab ride from Elgin back to Downers Grove. Only a few more weeks, and Jen & Ken will be married!
