Been a while...

So it's been really long since the last time I posted on here. I've been really busy with work. Summer at the YMCA is our busiest time. We have summer camps all summer, and we hold at least 1 event per month. There are two events in particular that I wanted to mention because I got to meet a couple celebrities.

The first was Healthy Kids' Day that I helped with at the Steele Creek YMCA. One of the staff there was able to get Jonathan Stewart from the Carolina Panthers to come over and spend some time taking pictures and signing autographs. I got my picture taken with him too.

Then, a couple weeks ago we had our 10th Annual Golf Tournament at the YMCA, and it was arranged to have Freddie Couples come out and be there during the tournament. He stayed at one of the Par 3's, and he hit a ball or two for each of the teams that they had the option to play if they wanted to. They got their pictures taken with him while they were on the hole, and I rode out to have my picture taken with him too.

I also get to see other celebrities every once in a while at my YMCA. Josh McCown (NFL Quarterback), Dan Morgan (former NFL Linebacker), Ty Lawson (NBA Point Guard), and one day I was about to walk into my office when Brad Hoover (former Carolina Panthers Fullback) walked by. As most of the people who read this know, we went to school with Brad and his brother Joey. It was cool to see Brad that day, and to get the chance to talk to him for a few minutes. His 10 years in the NFL haven't changed the type of person he is. He's still the good old boy from Davidson County.

Besides work, I need to update everyone on my nieces and nephew. That's the real reason why I set up this blog. Well, Rylee and Brayden are both 1 year old now. We had a little party for them in Greensboro a couple weeks ago, and it was great! Both of them developing their personalities, moving all over the place, and trying to talk. Ainsley is as cute as ever. Her second birthday is coming up next month. She has moved from calling me "Bob" to calling me "Cursis." Every once in a while I still get a "Bob" out of her, but it's too cute to correct her. And CJ is just awesome! I went with Allen and the girls to a baseball game last weekend while I was in Raleigh, and it was so cute to see CJ watching the game, playing with Rylee, and trying to remember the words to "The Old Ballgame" when the 7th Inning Stretch came around. I love my nieces and nephew so much! I'm so glad I get to be their uncle!

My first blog post...

Almost 3 years ago, I made a blog post on my MySpace account. I went on there today just to see if I had any email or anything, and I saw this post:

"Saturday, May 05, 2007

Saying goodbye... Saying goodbye has got to be one of the hardest things to do. It was really tough the other night, because I had to say goodbye to my Rottweiler, McKayla. I had her since the day she was born in 2000. I watched her grow, raised her the best I could, and enjoyed every day that she was with me. A few years ago, it was determined that she had hip displacia in both of her back hips...which means that her hip joints basically didn't exist. Her hips were being held together by muscle, and nothing else. It was tough on her, especially standing up after laying down for a while. But she would never hesitate to run around the back yard and play with me, even if she would hurt. She wouldn't stop until I did. So, Wednesday night, I made the decision to ease her pain. I'm going to miss her, but she's not hurting now, and that's what gives me comfort. R.I.P. McKayla 11/13/00-05/03/07" The pictures are the only pics of her that I have at my apartment, and I had to take pictures of pictures with my phone to get the top 2. The first one is of her at 6 weeks old. The second one is of me and her at the top of Hanging Rock...even with her bad hips. The bottom picture is the last picture I ever took of her.