I love my wife.

She started us a blog that will be updated frequently. (PS...this is Kristin)

http://twoeldridges.blogspot.com/

Hi

Here is an update on what’s been going on:

Work has been stressful and crazy lately. Sometimes my job gets stressful and that is normal. The last couple of weeks it has seemed to be that way. Stressful that is. That was all before this week. Sunday night while I was at youth I go a call for a guy I work with asking if I could come into work as early as possible Monday. I told him that I could and then he explained why. You can read about it here. I work in an office of six people. Two of those people were shot over the Saturday night. Maria was shot in the arm twice, but was in stabile condition. Jasmine, Maria’s daughter, was not is stabile condition. She was killed.

Life kind of sucks sometimes.

There will be more post in the coming days. All of which will be a lighter topic than this, but in the mean time I would ask that you say a little prayer for the family.

Thanks

wait for it, wait for it...

I have not blogged in awhile…sorry. I have not had a lot of time but I have had a lot to say. Right now is no different; I WILL be blogging a few times this week don't worry.

Here are some of the topics to be covered:
*Gas Prices
*Opening Days
*Kristin Being Awesome
*I Am Legend...again
*My Life as a Christian
*Baseball, Hope, and Life

stay tuned...

Stop It…You’re Annoying

I would like to dedicate this post to all the annoying people who fill up comment sections of a post with grammatical corrections.

I'm a terrible speller. Is that what you wanted me to say?

I don’t care if it was a type-o or I am not smart enough spell it correctly. And neither should you.

As the matter of fact right now I am typing this in MS Word, which is where I type all of my posts, because I am such a bad speller.

Breathe easy all of you bad spellers, it is your blog not a grammar test!

As for all of the annoying commenters;

YUO SUKC!

I am NOT engaged

For those of you that have heard some rumor about me being engaged it is not true. I don’t know who you’ve been talking to but stop it.

Just kidding! I do happen to be engaged and lucky for me it is to the most beautiful girl in the world. I consider myself lucky just to know her, much less marry her. Kristin and I got engaged on Good Friday which will now forever be known as Awesome Friday.

Frequently asked questions:

Do you have a date?
No

Do you have a place?
No

Do I need to bring a gift?
Yes

P.S.
If this is the first you have heard of this you might need to get a life.

Or at least facebook.

Big 12 at its best

This afternoon I was able to go to the Big Twelve Championship Tournament in Kansas City. It was a blast. I will have to admit I am not the biggest basketball fan. Actually 11 months a year I don’t like it at all. 12 months a year I pretty much can’t stand the NBA, but because of my wrestling days I have a soft spot for anything with a bracket.

I had so much fun watching the two games that I was able to see. First I saw Texas take out Oklahoma State. Then I got to see Oklahoma beat Colorado.

Here are the coolest things about the day:

1. The “Fan of the Day” award goes to the 10 months old kid sitting next to me. I didn’t see anyone else puke 6 times during the course of the first game and not even get up out of their seat. Dedication! It might also be noted that he was a Sooners fan so he might not of even known he puked on himself.

2. I don’t really know why but there was something cool about seeing red, blue, orange, black, and purple clad fans erupt cheering for OK State to knock off Texas. You don’t get someone decked out in all purple pulling with everything they have for a black and orange team anywhere else.

3. The tournament was at the Sprint Center. This facility has to be the best arena in the country. It is brand new so of course it gets cool points just for being new. BUT beyond being new it still is a get place to visit.

4. The Colorado Buffs fan that was sitting next to me was AWESOME. He was 45ish and probably a doctor. A couple times he yelled something like “Lets Go Buffs.” For a minute I thought he yelled “Let Go Buff” right when I started to take my cloths off I realized my mistake. For real though he had the scream of a 6th grade boy before gravity hit.

5. I got to talk to my beautiful girlfriend!!

Questions About College Basketball:

**Are they called “Sooners” because they leave tournaments sooner rather than later?
(I’ve been waiting all day to say that to someone!)

** How do you fall down playing basketball? And how is THAT a foul? I think they should bring fist fighting into basketball much like the NHL.

**Why are there so many rules? Put the ball in the basket and you get two points. Put it in from back here and you get three points. Simple…right? There are too many “violations” for this sport to be cool.

** Speaking being cool. How come basketball is the only sport where you try to look cool during the game? I’m not talking about wristbands and towels that supposedly make football and basketball player look cool and hip. I’m talking about dribbling between your legs or wearing your already huge shorts below your butt. Did you sprain an ankle and if not why are you limping?

It was a good day and I had a lot of fun.

Here's another shot at it

Here are my revised opening day Predictions

Rotaion
Opening Day:
1. Wainwright
2. Looper
3. Lohse
4. Clement
5. Pineiro

Keep your fingers crossed and by August we might see:
1. Carpenter
2. Wainwright
3. Mulder
4. Looper or Clement
5. Loshe


Lineup
1. Schumaker RF
2. Ankiel CF
3. Pujols 1B
4. Glaus 3B
5. Duncan LF
6. Kennedy 2B
7. Molina C
8. Pitcher
9. Ryan SS

By the deadline look for AL teams to be after Juan Gonzalez. He also could be part of a BIG multi-player deal that will help the Cards make a Playoff run.

Cardinals 2008 Goals
ERA 3.99
Hits 1500
HR174
BB 540
RBI 760
Average .270
Strike Outs 1000
Errors 105
Wins 90

Katie Notes:
*I don't get leave for St. Louis until about 2am on Saturday.
*I am fixing your brakes this weekend.
*I wear the same pair of jeans all week at work.