UT baseball

UT won the longest college baseball game ever played last night, against Boston College, to advance in the NCAA tournament. The 25-inning game lasted 7 hours and 3 minutes! Andrew and I listened to most of the game online, but finally went to bed in the bottom of the 20th inning. UT won the college baseball championship the first summer that Kevin attended UT, in 2005. He and Rachel went to Friday night's game. For anyone really interested in baseball, skip down to the bottom of this post for an excerpt from TexasSports.com. Danny got a part-time summer job at RPM Cycle, in Carrollton, and is so excited! He starts tomorrow. I met Missy and Shannon yesterday for a fun lunch at Cheesecake Factory (the lemon-raspberry cheesecake was unbelievable). I reluctantly returned the zoom lens I had borrowed from Shannon (she had to pry it out of my hands). So, today, is "paint the back of the house day" (ugh!) If you're wondering why this post is so long, it's because I'm stalling! Andrew is off riding his bike, so he is stalling, too! From Texassports.com: "The evening was highlighted by the relief performance of Austin Wood. The Longhorns left-hander entered the game with one out and a runner on second base in the seventh inning and proceeded to pitch 12.1 innings before yielding a hit. For the game, Wood pitched 13.0 scoreless innings, scattering two hits and four walks while striking out a career-high 14. He logged 169 pitches on the evening."

Graduation!!!

We had so much fun celebrating with Kevin as he graduated on Friday from the University of Texas at Austin! Wow, those 4 years seemed to fly by! We're so proud of his hard work and determination. Thank you to everyone in the family who made it down to Round Rock to help celebrate, and to all who sent well wishes. Love you all.

Happy Mother's Day Two

Today we spent a late Mother's Day with Murr C and Papa C, and had a nice, relaxing day together. Shannon lent me her zoom lens (for graduation in Austin next weekend), and my boss lent me one of his tripods, so I took photos of everything in their yard with the new toys. Andrew cooked stuffed jalapenos as an appetizer, filled with bits of steak and cream cheese, and we grilled lunch for Murr C. Danny raced his first pro class race today, in Davis, Oklahoma, and got a 4th place finish, even after getting stuck in the mud a couple times.

Rainy Day... Finally Updating...

Barbara and I are cursed! This is about the 4th time that a visit has been postponed, this time because of pouring rain all the way between here and East TX (will try again June 5th, for a crop at her church and overnight stay at their new house in Gilmer). Kevin and Danny finished their college finals.. even 25 years later, I can remember that feeling of relief! I remember studying with Andrew and Mike for a political science final we all had. That was the only course that the three of us had together. Most of their courses had titles like "Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines"! Kevin is officially graduating from UT next weekend!!!!! Hook 'em Horns! Can't wait to see the fireworks under the UT tower. Just read that the UT Co-op on Guadelupe is opening a store in Dallas, across from North Park mall, this summer. Danny is headed to Oklahoma this weekend to race. He's driving the van, pulling the trailer and going with a friend. I'm sure it feels like a very exciting road trip, now that school's out. Okay, off to Photoshop a little...and maybe take a rainy day nap.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to Gong Gong & Murr C! We all love you very much!

Kevin found a job!

Congrats, Kevin, for accepting a great job offer today. We know you'll knock their socks off! Just a couple more weeks of studying, then your nights will be free to enjoy some "leisure time" - do you remember what that is??? We're so proud of your hard work! OOXX

Miscellaneous, Random Stuff

Enough already with the rain, and the upper respiratory crud going around (highly recommend Mucinex-D)... Kevin picked all 8 first-round NBA playoff teams correctly, including a couple of upsets (see link to his Lone Star Sports blog). Can the Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets? ... I saw a clip somewhere of Kevin James' hilarious 2003 comedy DVD, "Sweat the Small Stuff" so thought I'd order the DVD, but it's over $100! Maybe I'm out of touch, but over $100... REALLY?! ...Danny is racing this weekend at a new track, in Archer City. Years ago, Mom and I went there to check out Larry McMurty's bookstores (Lonesome Dove is one of my favorite books), and as we exited a store, I saw Larry McMurty walking across the street, and ran after him like a teenager chasing down the Jonas Brothers, to get his autograph on a book I'd brought on the slim chance that we would see him... Looking forward to spending the weekend with Mom in Granbury for Mother's Day!