Monday, June 25, 2007
Want Free Pizza?
We need help moving on Saturday, June 30. We'll be serving pizza. If you are willing to help, please let us know that you'll be coming. Be at our place at 4:30pm. See you there!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Cincinnati or Cincinatti... Either Way We Had a Good Time
You would have thought we could spell the name of that town, but simply visiting Cinncinnatty doesn't help with spelling questions. Helen and I visited that city last week. Here are some pics...
The first thing we did was go to the Reds vs. Angels game. We parked in a parking garage across the Ohio river in Kentucky, and rode a ferry across the river which dropped us off right outside the park. Our tickets were $5 seats, way up high along the third base line. We actually moved higher so we could be under the overhang for shade. It was stinkin' hot! The game was a pretty good game, until about the seventh or eighth inning when the Angels blew it open. Cinci "fans" began to boo their team... at which, as Aggies, Helen and I were appalled.
The first thing we did was go to the Reds vs. Angels game. We parked in a parking garage across the Ohio river in Kentucky, and rode a ferry across the river which dropped us off right outside the park. Our tickets were $5 seats, way up high along the third base line. We actually moved higher so we could be under the overhang for shade. It was stinkin' hot! The game was a pretty good game, until about the seventh or eighth inning when the Angels blew it open. Cinci "fans" began to boo their team... at which, as Aggies, Helen and I were appalled.Ken Griffey, Jr was playing and we got to see him hit a homerun... with the exact same bat we saw being made in the Louisville Slugger Museum... well, probably... well, maybe (see post below).
Here is a ZOOMED IN picture of Ken Griffey, Jr waiting on a pitch... yes, our seats were closer to the sun than they were to home plate.
But all in all, we enjoyed our afternoon at the ballpark. It's definitely worth the visit for those of you who are still living in Louisville.
And here is a picture of me exiting the bridge as soon as possible. (Still being very brave.)
That night we watched the Spurs seal up game 4 of the NBA finals. We celebrated...
And celebrated...
The next day we woke up, parked downtown and viewed all things worth viewing. For example, we walked the perimeter of Paul Brown Stadium (where the Bengals play). There wasn't much to see, and there wasn't even that great of an entrance. This is the best picture we could take...
But we did learn that to everyone in Cinci, it's pronounced BANGls, not BINGls. So here I am making the distinction...
We also stumbled upon the University of Cincinnati. It was a really pretty campus. The funniest thing was that the football stadium was right in the middle of the campus, and there was no fence around it. You could just go on the field without anyone stopping you. So we did...
And I am the closest anyone on this field will ever come to winning the Heisman trophy.
Here is a ZOOMED IN picture of Ken Griffey, Jr waiting on a pitch... yes, our seats were closer to the sun than they were to home plate.
But all in all, we enjoyed our afternoon at the ballpark. It's definitely worth the visit for those of you who are still living in Louisville.
After the game, we checked into our hotel and then went walking around the area. There were various bridges that crossed the Ohio River between Kentucky and Ohio. This bridge was high, and it was a long way to the other side. To top it off, there were cars ZOOMING BY at dangerous speeds. Seriously, do people not consider others while driving across these bridges? Needless to say, I was terrified. It didn't help that Helen heard a noise and screamed, latching onto my hip. It creeped me out even further. Above is a picture of me being very brave. Very, very brave.
And here is a picture of me exiting the bridge as soon as possible. (Still being very brave.)
That night we watched the Spurs seal up game 4 of the NBA finals. We celebrated...
And celebrated...
But we did learn that to everyone in Cinci, it's pronounced BANGls, not BINGls. So here I am making the distinction...
We also stumbled upon the University of Cincinnati. It was a really pretty campus. The funniest thing was that the football stadium was right in the middle of the campus, and there was no fence around it. You could just go on the field without anyone stopping you. So we did...
This is the first time anyone has struck the Heisman pose on this field.
And I am the closest anyone on this field will ever come to winning the Heisman trophy.
All in all, we had a pretty good time. We still can't spell the stinkin' name of the city, but we did enjoy its fine dining, the ballgame, and its beautiful scenery. If you are ever in the area, Cinci is worth going to.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Visit from Mom and Dad
My parents came and visited a couple weeks ago, and we had some technical difficulties getting the pictures. But Helen worked hard to get them from my parents so we can now post them.
First, we went to the Louisville Slugger Museum in downtown Louisville. This is where they make bats for the Major and Minor Leagues. This is the largest bat in the world.
We took a tour of the Louisville Slugger Factory, but we weren't allowed to take pictures inside. We watched them make bats from pieces of wood called Billets. It was really interesting. As we walked through, we saw some bats that had just been completed. They had tags on them with the names of players they were going to. One of them was for Ken Griffey, Jr.
There was a batting cage at the Museum, so I took a crack at it.
Helen did too...
I had a conversation with Micky Mantle. We just couldn't believe the ump made that call. I mean come on! If he had one more eye, he'd be a cyclops.
After the Slugger Museum, we drove out to Churchill Downs to catch a race or two.
We had no clue what was going on. There were numbers and colors and everyone around us seemed to know what going on. It was like a whole new language. The only thing we were sure about was the horse that crossed the finish line first won the race.
The next day we went to Huber's Farm in Indiana to pick some strawberries. It's this huge farm out in the middle of nowhere. There were so many twists and turns, it's a wonder we got there, and it's even crazier that we made it out. Once we got to the farm, we got on a tractor with this guy who drove us out to this field with strawberries in it. He let us loose and we could pick as many strawberries as we could eat and/or pay for.
Of course, as soon as we got away from the shelter, it started to rain on us. But here is what we managed to pick before we got soaked. I think my mom was excited about the strawberry shortcake and smoothies we were going to have later that day....
After we paid for our strawberries, we headed over to the ice cream shop where we bought some homemade ice cream. It was great. Here I am enjoying my delicious homemade chocolate ice cream while riding a cow.
After that, we went on a cruise down the Ohio River on the Star of Louisville. The cruise included a meal and a two hour cruise up and down the river.
We had a great time with my parents, and we got to do some things in Louisville that we hadn't had a chance to do yet. We were glad that they got to come, and we're even more glad that we are getting to go back to Texas here in a few weeks.
Goodbye Louisville...
First, we went to the Louisville Slugger Museum in downtown Louisville. This is where they make bats for the Major and Minor Leagues. This is the largest bat in the world.
We took a tour of the Louisville Slugger Factory, but we weren't allowed to take pictures inside. We watched them make bats from pieces of wood called Billets. It was really interesting. As we walked through, we saw some bats that had just been completed. They had tags on them with the names of players they were going to. One of them was for Ken Griffey, Jr.There was a batting cage at the Museum, so I took a crack at it.
Helen did too...
I had a conversation with Micky Mantle. We just couldn't believe the ump made that call. I mean come on! If he had one more eye, he'd be a cyclops.
After the Slugger Museum, we drove out to Churchill Downs to catch a race or two.
We had no clue what was going on. There were numbers and colors and everyone around us seemed to know what going on. It was like a whole new language. The only thing we were sure about was the horse that crossed the finish line first won the race.
The next day we went to Huber's Farm in Indiana to pick some strawberries. It's this huge farm out in the middle of nowhere. There were so many twists and turns, it's a wonder we got there, and it's even crazier that we made it out. Once we got to the farm, we got on a tractor with this guy who drove us out to this field with strawberries in it. He let us loose and we could pick as many strawberries as we could eat and/or pay for.
Of course, as soon as we got away from the shelter, it started to rain on us. But here is what we managed to pick before we got soaked. I think my mom was excited about the strawberry shortcake and smoothies we were going to have later that day....
After we paid for our strawberries, we headed over to the ice cream shop where we bought some homemade ice cream. It was great. Here I am enjoying my delicious homemade chocolate ice cream while riding a cow.
After that, we went on a cruise down the Ohio River on the Star of Louisville. The cruise included a meal and a two hour cruise up and down the river.
We had a great time with my parents, and we got to do some things in Louisville that we hadn't had a chance to do yet. We were glad that they got to come, and we're even more glad that we are getting to go back to Texas here in a few weeks.
Goodbye Louisville...
Saturday, June 09, 2007
THE COOKIE MONSTER and the BETHANCOURTS
C is for cookie that's good enough for me. C is for cookie that's good enough for me. C is for cookie that's good enough for me. Cookie cookie cookie starts with C.
We had dinner with the Bethancourts the other day, and after dinner, we decided to experiment with something. Cheddars serves this dessert, a cookie in an iron skillet, topped with ice cream and some other goodies. Who needs Cheddars though, when you have 4 aggies and a gift card to bed, bath and beyond?
Here is the result:
That's two rolls of cookie dough and a gallon of Blue Bell Ice Cream.
And here's the damage we did (especially garbage disposal Phillip):
Phillip swears up and down that he could have eaten more, but we were pretty stuffed afterward. Just a hint, one roll of cookies is plenty for four people.
We had dinner with the Bethancourts the other day, and after dinner, we decided to experiment with something. Cheddars serves this dessert, a cookie in an iron skillet, topped with ice cream and some other goodies. Who needs Cheddars though, when you have 4 aggies and a gift card to bed, bath and beyond?
Here is the result:
That's two rolls of cookie dough and a gallon of Blue Bell Ice Cream.
And here's the damage we did (especially garbage disposal Phillip):
Phillip swears up and down that he could have eaten more, but we were pretty stuffed afterward. Just a hint, one roll of cookies is plenty for four people.
Friday, June 08, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Those Clever Aggies...
Coach Fran will be speaking at the Capital City A&M Club (Austin, TX) Coach's Night on Tuesday July 24th. He'll be speaking at 6:48pm. "Why 6:48?" you ask. Well, if someone asked you for the time, and if you wanted to give the time in reference to 7 o'clock, you might say that it's 12 to 7. Hmmmm.....
BLAM!
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