Even Poorer, More Neglected Blog
Part of our network is down at work, thus giving me a few minutes to actually write a blog post! Can’t believe how long it has been since my last post, and even longer since I’ve written a meaningful post. I’m actually not sure what to write about now, so I guess I’ll just do a recap on the last…two months.
I’ll start with the yucky part of this time. Both Kristy and I were sick mid to late September, though with different things. Kristy was off work almost a week and I missed two days. My sickness started off with flu-like symptoms then turned into a sharp, stabbing pain in the back of my head that led to another medical first for me this year – an MRI. Thankfully, the MRI was negative, and though I never got a diagnosis of what caused it, the pain went away on its own after 3 or 4 days. It was not a pleasant experience, and it was frustrating to have to free time yet not be able to tackle my to-do list. Being sick definitely makes it difficult to manage diabetes, too…
Once again this year, I attended the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta early October. I was really looking forward to it since I was introduced to so many great speakers last year, many that I’ve continued to follow via books, podcasts and Twitter since. This year’s line-up was at least on par with last year’s…but I’ll write more about that in a separate post.
I was blessed enough to be offered a ticket to UK’s Big Blue Madness by my friend Robin. To say I’m extremely pumped about this upcoming college basketball season is an understatement! After a dismal few years, it’s hard to believe how much the program has come so far – and the season hasn’t even started yet! The anticipation is running high for all of Big Blue Nation. BBM was my first “madness” and quite an event. It was obvious from the scrimmage that the team needs a lot of work, but there is more than enough raw talent to take us far this year. I just hope all the egos can be managed, but if anyone can do it, Calipari can. Looking forward to the season!
Apart from being sick and Catalyst, Kristy has been keeping me plenty busy. 
There’s never a struggle to find things to do when we’re together, and we often have to make an effort to just have some down time. usually we have trouble finding the time to do everything we want to! Over the past two months, we’ve…
…played paintball
…eaten at Montgomery Inn (Kristy’s first experience there)
…gone to a Reds game
…attended Lincoln Days in Hodgenville
…witnessed a wedding of Kristy’s friend in Indianapolis
…watched a high school band contest
…gone to the Ohio Renaissance Festival
…cheered on the UK football team to a win over ULM
…and so much more. We have a lot more in store in the coming months as well, including going to UK’s first exhibition basketball game against Campbellsville, which I’m quite pumped about!
The unveiling of our Halloween costumes happens tonight at the annual McFarland Halloween party. It took us a while to figure out what to dress as, mainly because we put so much pressure on ourselves to find something that would beat the Harmons, the perennial winners. We actually had a pretty great idea, but the implementation of it was complicated and not everyone would “get” it, so we opted for something else. We’re happy with the costumes (Kristy put in a lot of work making my shirt) and they’re much more fun and enjoyable than trying to come up with a winning idea. Pictures will come later… Your hint for now is: Bobalu!
Well, that’s about all I have for now. Hopefully the next post won’t be months away…
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You are welcome. Thanks for joining me. The first Big Blue Madness experience was quite worth it and I have to say I am excited for Dec 12 and the IU vs UK game. Tickets are in hand. Now the challenge of who gets to join me in the second seat.
I’m curious to hear about Catalyst.