Sunday, June 29, 2008
Whew, another busy weekend. We hit the Parade of Homes Friday night in Gahanna and then woke up early Saturday to drive to Cleveland to see a show on dinosaurs at the Q. It was a pretty good show, these dinos looked very real and we were in the Dominion suite so we were close. I thought Henry would be scared but he wasn't.
We then checked into the Ritz Carlton and walked around Tower City. Then we laid down for a nap before getting up and eating an early dinner so that Henry and I could go to the Reds v. Indians game. We had our first row seats and took Tom and Nick Ruebel. Henry got a ball from an Indians coach after the first inning so he was happy. The Reds won 5-0 so we were both very happy about that.
Sunday morning we woke up, checked out and went to breakfast. Then we drove to a Metropark then down to the National Park in Brecksville. By then it was time to head back to the stadium where the whole family went to the game. This time, I hosted some people in the suite and the Reds won again. Pretty good year against the Indians, we've seen them win three times and not lose.
I still need to catch up and post some photos. I'm in Ohio this whole week so I'm looking forward to catching up on a lot of things.
We then checked into the Ritz Carlton and walked around Tower City. Then we laid down for a nap before getting up and eating an early dinner so that Henry and I could go to the Reds v. Indians game. We had our first row seats and took Tom and Nick Ruebel. Henry got a ball from an Indians coach after the first inning so he was happy. The Reds won 5-0 so we were both very happy about that.
Sunday morning we woke up, checked out and went to breakfast. Then we drove to a Metropark then down to the National Park in Brecksville. By then it was time to head back to the stadium where the whole family went to the game. This time, I hosted some people in the suite and the Reds won again. Pretty good year against the Indians, we've seen them win three times and not lose.
I still need to catch up and post some photos. I'm in Ohio this whole week so I'm looking forward to catching up on a lot of things.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
It seems like every post I make is "I'm getting on a plane tomorrow". More of the same with this one, I'm flying into Midway and driving two hours for a wind conference in Bloomington, IL. Luckily, I'll be flying back Thursday night so its just a one nighter but its still causing Henry to miss Vacation Bible School tomorrow. He's really into it but Sarah can take him Thursday and I'll be volunteering again on Friday morning.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I'm getting on a plane again on Friday but this time I'm headed for fun, New York City. A friend of mine has never been to Yankee stadium and wanted to go, I suggested this weekend because the Reds are in town. So, we're going. I used Priceline.com to get a 4-star room near Times Square for under $200 a night, I'll be curious to see if it all goes well since I've never used them. I saved at least $150 a night according to their website.
So, no more posts until at least Sunday. Read the below though, there's some new stuff there.
So, no more posts until at least Sunday. Read the below though, there's some new stuff there.
Three posts in a 12-hour period.
I drove through East St. Louis yesterday on my way to the airport. CNN was there last night reporting on the flooding. On the bridge over the Mississippi, I did see a lot of water, higher than I've ever seen it before. The Mississippi River is always an impressive sight but its certainly moreso when its high.
On my drive to the airport, I stopped by the Cozy Drive In. They invented the corndog but my god, don't ask for one of those. It's called a Cozy Dog there and they remind you. You see all kinds of strange things when you travel but yesterday was up there. Three guys pulled up in the parking lot, got out and put on superhero costumes. Older guys, maybe early 40s. Okay, I think Smallville was in Illinois but I have no idea why Robin and Captain America were at the Cozy Drive In and I didn't stick around to find out. For all I knew, they were going to rob the joint of all the corndogs they could carry.
The Cozy is a neat place, one of many on Route 66. Someday I'd like to drive the entire Route 66 but it won't be the same...
I drove through East St. Louis yesterday on my way to the airport. CNN was there last night reporting on the flooding. On the bridge over the Mississippi, I did see a lot of water, higher than I've ever seen it before. The Mississippi River is always an impressive sight but its certainly moreso when its high.
On my drive to the airport, I stopped by the Cozy Drive In. They invented the corndog but my god, don't ask for one of those. It's called a Cozy Dog there and they remind you. You see all kinds of strange things when you travel but yesterday was up there. Three guys pulled up in the parking lot, got out and put on superhero costumes. Older guys, maybe early 40s. Okay, I think Smallville was in Illinois but I have no idea why Robin and Captain America were at the Cozy Drive In and I didn't stick around to find out. For all I knew, they were going to rob the joint of all the corndogs they could carry.
The Cozy is a neat place, one of many on Route 66. Someday I'd like to drive the entire Route 66 but it won't be the same...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
I have a little time to write, Sarah is asleep and I'm on Illinois time. I should go all the way back to Henry's graduation since I didn't write anything about it. I posted some photos and I have a lot more to put up.
Henry graduated on June 6th from his preschool class. As you probably know, he has moved to another preschool and will start a kindergarten class this fall instead of going to "real" kindergarten. Children First put on a great graduation, all the preschoolers sang songs and the graduates had a couple that they sang themselves. The best thing, and the thing that brought a tear to my eyes, was when they went up to the microphone and said what they wanted to be when they grew up. Henry followed a girl who wanted to be a princess and he made a great statement: "My name is Henry William John Briggs and I want to be an astronaut when I grow up".
Now, Henry knows a lot about space. He knows most of the planets, maybe all of them, and even knows something about each because I ask him questions like "which is the red planet". But he has always told me that he didn't want to be an astronaut because its dark in space and scary so I was surprised at what he said. Sure, it'll be a fireman next year but I'm still hopeful for the astronaut thing.
After the recital, everyone went back to his room for a potluck. I know Brooke Buzzard, his teacher, cried when Henry left. We'll still see her though, she's a great babysitter.
Photos to come tomorrow. I promise.
Henry graduated on June 6th from his preschool class. As you probably know, he has moved to another preschool and will start a kindergarten class this fall instead of going to "real" kindergarten. Children First put on a great graduation, all the preschoolers sang songs and the graduates had a couple that they sang themselves. The best thing, and the thing that brought a tear to my eyes, was when they went up to the microphone and said what they wanted to be when they grew up. Henry followed a girl who wanted to be a princess and he made a great statement: "My name is Henry William John Briggs and I want to be an astronaut when I grow up".
Now, Henry knows a lot about space. He knows most of the planets, maybe all of them, and even knows something about each because I ask him questions like "which is the red planet". But he has always told me that he didn't want to be an astronaut because its dark in space and scary so I was surprised at what he said. Sure, it'll be a fireman next year but I'm still hopeful for the astronaut thing.
After the recital, everyone went back to his room for a potluck. I know Brooke Buzzard, his teacher, cried when Henry left. We'll still see her though, she's a great babysitter.
Photos to come tomorrow. I promise.
I've been terrible about blogging. I just got back from another trip to Illinois and this past weekend was very busy with the baptism and everything. I have a lot of catching up to do. But I wanted to post this photo from my wind farm tour I was on. The turbines are huge, almost 400 feet high to the tip of the blade. I'm not sure whether this gives you a good idea of the size but it should give you an idea of what a wind farm looks like.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Looks like my computer needed a simple startup. Unfortunately, its late already and I need to pack and get some other things done. Thursday is our anniversary and Sarah and I are going someplace. Not sure where, she was in charge of that, but I assume its south at least toward Cincinnati where we are going to the Reds v. Red Sox game. The Democrat Governor's Association is having a meeting there this weekend so we are mixing a little work with pleasure. We'll be back on Saturday (Jack gets baptized on Sunday) so we're having some family and neighbors over Saturday night to celebrate.
I'll load a few quick pics of Henry's graduation. Much more to come.
Having some temporary problems with the blog at home. Seems to be working at work so I need to figure out what is going on. I have a bunch of photos to post from this past weekend and Henry's graduation.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Wish I had time to post some fascinating stuff but I don't. I just got back from an overnighter in Illinois and leave tomorrow with the family for "Farm Party". It's a get together of Sarah's college friends at a farm in Kentucky. Henry and I were going to camp out there but may not if its as hot as they say it will be.
We stopped by the kids new school today to meet the teachers. Everything seems nice. Henry will be with one of the neighbor kids for the summer so that will make his transition easier.
I'm sure I'll have some photos to post Sunday night.
We stopped by the kids new school today to meet the teachers. Everything seems nice. Henry will be with one of the neighbor kids for the summer so that will make his transition easier.
I'm sure I'll have some photos to post Sunday night.
Monday, June 02, 2008
We had a nice weekend. Friday, Sarah and I went out to the Memorial PGA event. We didn't watch a lot of golf but did have a few beers and do a lot of work socializing. A friend works for a guy who has a $6+ million house on the 6th hole so we started there. They always have a first class party as you can imagine. The guy went out and bought a new Ferrari that morning. Can't imagine doing that. Then we walked over to the President of Columbia Gas; he has a house on the 14th green and 15th fairway. It's one of the best lots on Muirfield. That evening, I took some stuff down to a neighbor's garage sale and put some price tags on it.
Saturday was supposed to be stormy but it ended up being nice. I was at the garage sale some but mostly stayed away. I made $44 but more importantly got rid of some junk that would have set around for years.
We went to the HighBanks park on Sunday. We played some baseball, Jack swung on the swings and we had a picnic. Henry is still hitting off a tee but is starting to hit regular baseballs that I pitch. He's doing great, its a new thing to hit a hard ball with an aluminum bat but he is a natural. Even when I change up speeds he adjusts well.
Sarah worked hard all weekend digging some beds, I worked hard all day smoking a brisket. It came out pretty good for my first attempt, it was a little overdone but I blame that on the thermometer. Here are some photos from the park.
