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.

WEDDING WEEKEND

This weekend I spent time in Kentucky doing wedding stuff. Here are some pictures:








Chattin' with the groom.










This is me with my beautiful bride.

REWIND AND RECAP

I just realized that I gave my readers nothing through the holidays. I had a great Christmas and I am going to recap it quickly before I have to return to school. Erin has an awesome job when it comes to time off. Because of this we were gone the entire week of Christmas. Sunday (Festivus) felt a lot like Christmas eve because on Monday morning we had breakfast with some of our best friends-Rusty and Rachel, then Erin and I exchanged gifts. I scored some great gifts but I was more pleased to see Erin enjoy all the gifts I got for her (even the clothes, go me). After that it was fourish days in Kentucky between Paducah and Murray. After good visits with each of our families we took a mini-vacation with Erin's brother and his fiancee.
We went to Chattanooga for the weekend and had a great time. We returned to Memphis for New Year stuff. Now, back to reality.

IS THERE ROOM ON THE WAGON?

I am wondering what the rules of bandwagoning are. I never really grew up watching college football. It has not been much of an interest of mine until the past two or three years. Even now I am just more than a casual fan.
The University of Kentucky has a good football team this year. This is much unlike years past-which is probably why I have never kept up with them. They have sort of emerged out of nowhere this year unless you live in Lexington, in that case you knew they were going to take down UofL for months. The 'Cats are 4-0 and have moved up in the top 25.
I figure everyone has a reason to be a fan of the team you root for, it could be proximity, or a favorite player. I have some good reasons to be allowed on the UK football bandwagon. First, I am from Kentucky. I root for the UK basketball team. My brother attends UK. I figure those are good enough reasons to start following the team. Until they start losing again.

HEARTBREAK IN CINCI

This weekend in Cincinattai I caught a game between the Reds and San Diego Padres. Former Cub great and one of my favorite pitchers plays for the Padres. Greg Maddux (Pictured above). We were at the game early so we went to the outfield seats to wait for some possible batting practice homers. Incidentally, my cousin grabbed one that landed in the seat Erin had been sitting in before she left moments before to go to the bathroom. But before that, Maddux was taking infield and shagging balls. I was really excited to see him and I was bragging about his work ethic and the non-existent ego of such a legendary pitcher. I may have been off a tad.

I stood directly behind where he was in the outfield; I was starstruck. A ball came to the wall directly below where I was standing. I was feet away. I was toungetied, I had nothing to say. A kid beside me asked "Mr.Maddux can I have a ball?" Maddux's reply (which is what broke my heart) was "nope". Nope? That's all he had for a 9-10ish year old boy who called him Mr. Maddux. Granted, visiting players are not supposed to throw balls in the stands like home players often do during batting practice, as none of the other players did that day. He could have handled it without being rude, though.

On a positive note, Mike Cameron's son was in uniform (he is roughly 12) and he was showing off some leather in centerfield during BP. Seriously. He had at least three web-gems. I should have taken a picture of him, I wouldn't be suprised to see him in "the show" someday.

Get on Your Bike and Ride...

My brother-in-law is currently resting before finishing his bikeride from Murray, KY to Memphis. He is amazingly riding 180 miles in two days. He rides his bike alot, but never a trip like this. I am impressed, you should be too.