I’m all about doing things in life that lead to great stories. Here’s one worth telling because I’ll never hear the end of it from those who know me. On Saturday, Sept 19, my good friends Coop, McNew, Cupp, Plunkett, Daley and Blackburn attended our annual trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan to catch a Michigan football game. Needless to say, this has become quite an event we look forward to each year for some tailgating in the morning, lots of beer, football, great food and company. Well, being that all of us are Buckeye fans (with the exception of Coop, which is the reason we get to go to the game in the first place), it never feels quite right to cheer for Big Blue. Well, this year we decided to pull a fast one on Michigan soil. We decided it would be awesome to get a picture by spelling out O-H-I-O in front of the block M at the Stadium. Now, when you combine the risk of getting your butt kicked because of what we were about to do along with being hammered, a lot of confusion and fear sets in, which can cause a guy to lose sight of where and what to do…
This first photo was our first attempt and as you can see…I was supposed to be the “I”.
The Cincinnati Bengals are finally having a year that’s been a long time coming. First place in the division and a 7-2 record going into Week 11 of the 2009 season. Clearly I attribute the team’s success to the newly appointed cheer squad. They come out in full uniform every Sunday ready to root their team on! WHO-DEY!!!!!
We had a very good time this Halloween. 2009 marks the first time Taylor experienced Trick or Treating. I walked her around our street with our next door neighbor and his son and it was everything you can imagine for a father taking their kids out on beggar’s night. We hit probably 15 houses in about an hour and then Taylor’s little legs started to get tired of all the walking. It didn’t take long for her to catch on that she was getting free candy.
Here’s Ethan as of today. He’s on the verge of taking his first steps. He can pull himself up with ease and just has that look of wanting to take off. I give a couple weeks and we’re going to have a couple of mobile ones to run after now. Taylor has been successfully going to the bathroom on the toilet lately. We’re talking about the full size ones, not the training versions either. If we’re not careful holding her, she’d fall right in.
So it has been awhile since I last posted and here’s why. My job, my kids, my home. There is not enough time in the day anymore. I am excited that I can now blog through my iPhone!
Now the bad news. I had so many good pics on my SD card and was excited to post them. Well turns out the card is corrupt and I had no way of getting the images off the card now. Stay tuned for new pics!
Every year, I volunteer cooking chicken and grilling corn with some of my closest friends at a local high school fundraiser called AlterFest. This festival attracts thousands of people every year and the Chicken Dinner has become quite famous at the event. The event is held throughout Labor Day weekend. Quite ironically, the event raises money for a private Catholic school system by providing gambling and drinking (kinda funny – “Gambling for God” is what I’ve heard the locals call it). Below is a documentary I took this year on the chicken grilling experience. Nothing like a keg of beer, mass quantities of food, grease and fire to make a man happy!!!!!
Here’s a shoutout to Willie Bruns and Coop for always making it a great experience! Thanks guys!
The video was taken in 5 Parts, so you’ll need to start with Part I by clicking on the thumbnails inside the video player.
This past Saturday, we attended our day care provider’s wedding reception. This was Taylor’s first reception and well, she liked the dancing part the best. We knew she liked to dance to music, but when this happened, we were surprised….”So do you think you can dance?” here we come….
It’s the final week before Fantasy Football drafts begin. I’m in two this year. Draft positions 1 and 4 so it should be a good year.
Can’t wait for the season opener! This is always my favorite time of the year. Sunday and Monday nights are now times that I look forward to!
