My past weekend.

This weekend was a busy but good one. On Saturday I got to go and see my daughter and watch her play soccer. Syd had a soccer tournament that she played in and if she won on Saturday she would play in the championship on Sunday. Sydney and her team played great. They ended up finishing 2nd place on Sunday. It was great watching her and her team play. They really played great "team" football. Fun to watch 7 year olds do that.

After her game on Saturday night I was able to watch the TIDE ROLL over Miss. St. It was awesome to see how this team is playing. This is our year folks!

My least favorite part of the week was time away from my wife who was not able to make the trip b/c of work. I missed her so much, and spending one night away from her was too long. It was so funny sleeping without her. Even without her being there I still sleeped on my side of he bed!

After spending a little time with Sydney after her tournament was over on Sunday I was able to get back home and spend the rest of the time with Dan and Tami before they left the states. It was a bitter sweet time to be with them knowing that they were leaving and taking those sweet kids with them. It was so good hanging out with them over the past few weeks. WE already miss you and wish you a safe trip back!


After this fun filled week of travel I headed home and passed out! Looking forward to next week when Syd is here with us to kick off the holidays!

To shake a hand, or not to shake a hand? That is the question.

Over the last few months I have seen the simple hand shake become something that is viewed nasty to do, and I can't get my head around it. Why has this changed so much? Over the years hand shaking was your signature. It sealed deal and joined nations. The way you shook a strangers hand meant something. It almost told a story about what type of person you were. Why the change? Are people more sickly now than they were 25 yrs ago?

This has been something that I think overall is silly. The fact that we won't shake a hand anymore, but will happily partake in some of the following baffles me.

open a heavily used door at the mall (with bare hands)
flush a toilet on a bathroom stall
drink after a friend
drink from a public water hole
allow a dog to lick you in the face when you know where his tongue has been and you don't care.

We have become way too over-protective in my view. Have you ever just spent a day watching a two year old and all that goes into him. I have had the privilege of being around my nephews and niece for a whole weekend and watching at the way that they play and how they enjoy their food. After watching them for a full weekend I have come to this conclusion: shaking hands is alright.

Thoughts?

Great weekend in Paris TN

This last weekend Liz and I got to spend some time with family in Paris TN. I can not begin to tell you how much of a good time we had in the woods at Paris Landing. Being in nature during this time of year, you just could not ask for anything more. The reason I wanted to make this post is to say how thankful I am for having some of the most kind-hearted in-laws a guy could ask for. Not having any immeadiate family here in Memphis, it is nice to have in-laws like mine that I feel right at home with.

There is not a day that goes by where I am not so thankful for the family that I married into. You guys have truley accetpted me, and everything that comes with me, with open arms. There is a greatness to that, that I will never be able to fully show. I love you all and I am so greatful for you. Thanks for this weekend again!

A lot going on and no post!

Gosh the last couple of weeks we have had alot going on! There has just not been alot of blogging time because I been so busy. Last Saturday I was able to attend the Ole Miss vs. Bama game. The weather was so so but the atmosphere was great!

I would have been okay with just the game that weekend, but I got to see my daughter as well on Sunday! Sydney was in town last weekend! We had a great time at the house playing house. For her birthday, my inlaws purchased Sydney a large cardboard house for her to build and color on. We spent most of her visit enjoying her new digs. Here are some pics of that.

Overall it was a great weekend. I

Sleeping on the wrong side of the bed.

Have you ever tried this before with you spouse? I never really realized how big of a deal it is to switch sides of the bed after you get comfortable with one side. At the start of last weekend Liz and I decided to change sides of the bed and see how it went. We switched sides, and it lasted all of two days! There we so many things I took for granted. Being closer to the bathroom, being furthest from the light switch (so I wouldn't have to turn it out of course) and over all being on my side of the bed! When I was younger I would always over hear married folk talking and making jokes about my side of the bed. Well, I guess I again have hit another notch in the marriage trail! What about you? Do you have a side? Have you ever considered changing? Wonder if you could do it!

Visit to see the little one.

Last Sunday Liz and I made the trip up to see Sydney. It's so fascinating to see how big she is each time I see her. On the way home Liz made the comment that calling her "little one" on my Facebook status update may no longer be fitting. I remember the first time I held this little one in my hands. I was so young, so immature, so fragile with her. There was one thing I was not and that is ungrateful. She has been a huge blessing in my life and even though she's only seven, has taught me more than some adults have. To me she will always be "my little one."

Here are a few shots from the weekend. This one is probably my favorite. Hmmmm, wonder why......

We visited a park that we had never been to before in Cape Girardeau. The park was set up around a lake with a paved walk that surrounded it. And all around there were several activities for kids to do so we did them.

We walked on the rocks....

We played hop scotch.....Liz and Syd were just plain silly!

We had such a great time.

At the end of this trip we got a chance to check out one of this kiddos soccer games where she scored 2 goals! Over all it was a great trip. Being around my "little one" and my wonderful wife makes me so happy. This past Sunday was all smiles. I love you guys!

I got a feelin'

Oprah had her 24th annual season of her show this week. The show was aired in downtown Chicago and she had the Black Eyed Peas in town to perform. Oprah was not aware that the crowd had a surprise for her. It was really cool check it out!