GETTING CLOSE

Only a few more days until what I expect to be one of the best summers ever. I will provide details as it happens, of course. First up, Memphis in May music festival with some friends. Rockin' out with Ben Folds Friday night!

BUSY WEEKEND

Very busy and eventful weekend for the Lewis crew.
Parents came to visit. We had a good time. We hit up the Dixon, Putt Putt, the Peabody, Rendezvous, and Mud Island.
Today Erin has a wedding shower and we have Life Group.
Also, we named our new preacher at Sycamore View.

CUBS VS. CARDS

The St. Louis Cardinals are the main rivals for my Cubbies. They play in the same division and the "friendly rivalry" has heated up in recent years as the Cubs have been more of a threat in the division. Much is made of the length of time it has been since the last Cubs World Series. So, we have to find positives. This is one that helps with Cardinal fans who are friends and family:

SILVER LINING

After last night's defeat a dark cloud hangs over Memphis. It's not as bad for me, though. My wife and I were in the same ESPN bracket competition. The determining factor was last nights game, so I had dual interests in the game. If Kansas won, then I won the competition, but my current hometown team would lose. A team I have watched live this year (my advance scouting was lacking since I thought they would lose to Texas). I decided I would sacrifice the competition and root for Memphis, even though it would mean Erin would beat me in a sports related activity. All my hours of watching ESPN would be for naught.
I had all but conceded defeat and began to face what would be humiliation for an indefinite amount of time. Then it all changed and the universe has rightfully restored itself (how self-centric is that?) Now, I have scored higher than Erin and won all my facebook brackets. So, although the hometown team lost, I still gained. She is taking me out for smoothies tonight. The dark cloud that hangs over Memphis has a silver lining for me.