quick post!

I promise I'll update about the tourney when I get time. For now, here's a picture of the house we're moving into this July!!! Wait until you see the inside, it's adorable.

HPBNC Time!

These are just a few shots taken from the Byron Nelson today. It's the only day where cameras are allowed so this may be all we get from it.

This is Adam Scott, the defending champion.



And Brittany got to stand with a few buddies beside him.



We'll keep you updated if anything else exciting happens.

Help Me, Rhonda

Well I just watched The Preakness. And I just lost money on our bets again. Rachel Alexandra won as expected, becoming the first filly to win in 80 some years. Mine That Bird closed the gap at the end but was just a little too far off to win. Unfortunately, Papa Clem and Big Drama (below) didn't do as well as I had hoped. Ever since I picked Big Brown last year I thought I knew what I was doing, but I guess not! It's still a lot of fun though. Belmont is up next!



Meanwhile, Brittany has been consumed with some extreme work schedules due to the Byron Nelson coming up this week. They are all working pretty hard to get everything set, and it looks like they will. I can only hope all goes as smoothly as possible, and that some young gun wins the tournament and makes the job a little easier for next year. I got a little tour of the TPC Four Seasons last night. Thinking of playing that course makes me salivate.



That's ok though. Poppy is coming to Texas on Friday to experience the big event. We plan on playing Friday and Monday, and going to the tournament over the weekend. I can't wait to take him to all the good bbq, country cookin, and Mexican restaurants around town. Of course, I am most excited about playing The Tribute.



Let's hope it doesn't rain!

We've been on a mad search for a new place to live come July. Our goal is to find a nice house/duplex near lower Greenville Avenue so that we can feel a little more of ourselves on a day to day basis. Also, Chief needs a little run around room to exert some crazed energy. He's up to 28 pounds now. Anyway, it still seems to be a bit early for the lessors to free up their space for us, so we will see!

Hilton Head in three weeks.

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.

we're not in Kansas anymore

I'm finally updating. Did you miss me??

There are two things I want to update about -- the first is a concert that we went to in February. Starlight Mints played for the first time in a few years at a little place in Denton called Hailey's. I was so excited!

Random trivia: I first learned about Starlight Mints on the way to a record store in Lancaster, PA. I think it was 2002. I wrote the band name in lipstick on a piece of paper in my purse.

First opening band was boring, so I won't discuss them. The second opening band was completely ridiculous as you can see by this video:



Yes, that is a girl dressed as a robot singing in a robot voice and dancing like a robot. Novelty bands piss me off, but it was pretty funny. She also had a zipper dangling from a hilarious location!

Starlight Mints were super fun. I'm definitely also going back to Hailey's when Calvin Johnson plays there. I couldn't get any good pictures, but here's a video of them playing Submarine #3. They played it very last, and I think they knew everyone was waiting for it!



Okay, now to the second topic. Last weekend we decided to take a road trip to Kansas City to see Maryland play Memphis in the NCAA tourney. Random! It was so fun and I loved visiting KC.

Jen should move there. She recommended a delicious BBQ place called Jack Stack, and I abandoned all food inhibitions at the door. It was soo good. Maryland ended up losing horribly to Memphis, but we had a great time and driving through Kansas was quite an experience.

We also ended up sitting next to a couple that was from Maryland but lived in Omaha, Nebraska. I scolded them when they said they thought Saddle Creek was just a neighborhood. But they did know what Sokol Undergound was.

Enough text, here's the good stuff!


How many dirty jokes popped into your head after reading this gas station sign? I think this was in Okmulgee, OK. Or something like that.




Downtown Kansas City!!


The "line" to get into the Sprint Center. March Madness, baby!!






A view of the Sprint Center!


A so-2003 mirror picture.


Kansas City at night, a little blurry.


















Kansas made me want to ride around in a Conestoga wagon. For sure.