(**Pictures to come!!) It's been an exciting last couple of weeks. I was lucky enough to catch up with two of my sorority sisters: Becky and Emily Rose. Becky was in town with her husband, brother, and two nephews. I met them at the Reds game and I think I was the only one who was disappointed by the outcome. The Reds lost to the Padres 4 to 7 - ugh it was ugly! Emily Rose surprised me with a trip to the area. Her family decided at the last minute to make a trip to see a Reds/Cubs game. Again, the Reds made sure they left happy. The Cubs beat the Reds 4-2. I didn't attend that game, but I did get to visit with Emily and her family for awhile. I'm looking forward to visiting Chicago in the next month or so. Unfortunately, I didn't make it to Indy for the baby shower as I had hoped. It was just too much/dangerous trying to drive after working a Saturday morning shift.
Sunday I went to the Bengals training camp with Drew and his sisters. All three of them are big Bengals fans, with season tickets. It was interesting to watch the players practice, especially the kicker. I graduated HS with him. It's one thing to recognize someone on the field, but another to actually know him - to be able to say I had homeroom with you, etc. It'll be fun to follow his progress throughout the season and how he interacts/gets along with the players. It's pretty cool that he's played HS, college and now pro ball all in his hometown. This Wednesday is the premiere of the HBO special "Hard Knocks". A crew has been following the team for so many days/hours and will produce 5 specials, featuring the team.
And finally, on Thursday I went to the Jimmy Buffet concert. It was my first Buffet concert and probably won't be my last :) We didn't do the all-day tailgate thing like so many people do, but we did take a ferry ride to the venue so we wouldn't have to deal with traffic. That was an experience in itself. It's amazing the range of people who show up for the concert and the outfits they wear. We were in the lawn and it was a sea (no pun intended) of Hawaiian shirts and lei's. I didn't go crazy with my outfit, but I did get a lot of compliments on my mom's parrot earrings - she too wore them to a Buffet concert at least 15 years ago. Thankfully, the weather held out. It had been raining all week, but by Thursday it dried up and the sun was shining. It was a great night that seemed to go by way too fast, but I guess that's what happens when you're having fun. I'm lucky that my schedule is "flexible" or so weird that it lets me go to baseball games, training camps and concerts.
This week I am looking forward to enjoying the hot weather, watching the Bengals on HBO and playing in a golf scramble. Oh, I should have some good stories about that! I've only played 9 holes once and desperately need to get to the driving range!!
Until then, please keep another one of my sorority sister's in your prayers. She was in a terrible car accident over a week ago. She was driving to work when she lost control of her car and hit a telephone pole. She's still in a coma, but continues to fight and improve everyday. This is a link to an article the IDS did soon after it happened. http://idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=69154
(The Herald Times did a story, but you have to have a subscription to get to the articles.)
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