May You Stay...Forever Young

First off, I am sure anyone reading this has known/heard about Nick Adenhart. I would just like to keep it brief and say that he was an extremely good friend and made every moment with him about ten times happier. Many laughs will be remembered and many laughs will be missed, but his life should certainly be taken as inspiration for a lot of people. He deserves all the respect in the world, and he definitely has mine.



Unfortunately, we've been extremely distracted lately so we were unable to update. However, we have plenty to update about so bare with the long post and many pictures.

Recently the Orioles came to town to play the Rangers. We couldn't miss that so we went with a couple of friends of ours. Good thing they won, because now Tommy has to drop in on a skateboard ramp. Just so you know, chances are he won't be able to do it, meaning he will be up close and personal to the concrete.

Our seats were really nice!



Don't waste your time Tommy, they're going to lose.



The number one Rangers fan



Rangers Stadium



Brittany and Amanda



Brittany and I made it on the big screen at the stadium onto the kiss cam. This was a first for both of us and Brittany describes the moment as being able to live out one of her lifelong dreams. Let's just say it was intense and I scraped up my knee in the process, complete with a hole in my jeans. It was great though!

This is how pathetic and sad Chief looks when we tell him he has to go in his house. He knows how to make it hard.



During our time home, we tried to take a few pictures of the area for those who have never seen it. Maybe this will help explain that Hagerstown is a little different than Baltimore.

This is Frederick



A new car parked on the street



Some guy dressed up in some weirdo clothes



This is Brittany's high school, she was a Boonsboro Warrior



Some Washington County countryside



The fields of Antietam Battlefield from the tower



Sassin' it up.



A view of the sunken road, aka Bloody Lane



My artistic attempts.



Bet you can't guess which airport this was in.



This is for you Mom, tell me if you need it full size.



Last weekend, Brittany went back home again for a "surprise" bridal shower for her sister. By all accounts, it went well and she had a great time organizing the entire thing. Only a few more weeks until the wedding in Hilton Head, and boy will it be good to get some vacation!

This is a shot of the bride to be.



In other news, Brittany has been offered a job for Exhibitgroup/Giltspur as a marketing coordinator in Grapevine, TX. She will begin after the Byron Nelson is over and when we return from Hilton Head. We are all proud of her and commend her for being overwhelmingly ambitious and determined in her job search. She deserves nothing less.

Everyone get ready for the Kentucky Derby this weekend! We will report back later with the results of our bets. Good luck and have a mint julep.

The Best Time of Year

Let me first say that this week is the best time of the year with respect to sports. It starts with the final four, plays out with the first week of the baseball season (aka the Orioles don't suck yet), and it ends with the best sporting event of all...The Masters. I'm looking for Ernie to finally break through after all those years of irrelevance due to injury and other things. There is just something about that tournament that gets me all revved up.

With that said, recently not much has been going on. I did get to go to a Stars game with Tommy Boy the other weekend. We had 5th row seats (well, they were at least in that vicinity). The Stars stunk but that didn't really matter to me, as long as there are fights! Below are a few shots from the event.

The face off!



Some action!



A little kid at halftime



Besides that, we have just been hanging out. As a substitute for nothing to report, I took a few pictures of Chief recently to show his growth. Kink in his tail has a thing for attempting to carry all of his toys at once. Sometimes he gets pretty close.





Also I have been doing a little bit of research on the horses projected to be in the Kentucky Derby, the second best sporting event of the year. So far, my tentative pick for the literal dark horse is Win Willy. He's flying a little under the radar and we will see how he does in the Arkansas Derby this weekend, but I think he may be a contender! Hopefully the odds are not in his favor so I can win some real money, but if he does win this weekend, I am sure everyone will jump on the bandwagon.