Bridgestone Invitational - 220/365

Today, Jim and I were off to the Bridgestone Invitational. 

We love our golf day and it has been a tradition for us since we started dating. 

It was going to be a perfect day. Not too hot and lots of sunshine and blue skies. We got there around 10 and went and caught Padraig Harrington on hole 9. We watched him play for awhile, then went and caught up with Phil Mickelson.

Finally, it was time for Sergio to tee off. We went over to hole one to catch him. He seemed like he was in an awesome mood today, so we were happy. That mood soon turned sour after he got a double bogey on three. The rest of the afternoon he was quite crabby. He hit into a tree right by us on one of the holes. We could have touched him we were so close. The marshall asked him if he could do anything for him and Sergio replied "I want to go home." It was a hoot. 

Then a spectator on a another hole said "Your gonna like that one Sergio" Sergio replied "I'm not going to like anything about it" Then muttered something in Spanish. It was quite funny. He's always good for some antics whether good or bad. 

They really spruced up some of the vending areas around the course. They added air conditioned wine and voda booths with awesome leather couches and tables. We hung out in there for a bit, to cool off just a bit. 

We always have such a great time there. 

We ended up leaving around 5:30, so we had a full day!

Reagan was spending the day with Nana and Papa. They played and did a visit to the farm. 

Brinkley even went over for a visit, too. He was such a good boy he got some doggie ice cream as well. 

Everyone had a nice day!

Us at the golf

New wine booth. Fancy

Reagan giving Brinkley some dog ice cream!

Akron Golf & Menchies - 218/365

Jim and Greg were heading up to the Akron golf tournament today. 

It was the first round of thr Bridgestone Invitational. They brought stadium chairs and spent a lot of time sitting and watching the players go through two at a time. They got close to all the famous players and enjoyed a great day in the sun. 

While they were doing that, Reagan and I were off to gymnastics! She was doing her make-up session today since she missed Tuesday for Myrtle Beach. She still loved it even though she didn't know too many kids in this class. She was happy because she got to see Miss Mandy for a few minutes!

After that, we went to run a few errands around town and made a pitstop at Menchies for Reagan! She loved it!

It was a great day for all!

Jim and Greg at the tournament!

Firestone & Tippy - 214/365



Jim and I were heading up to Akron today for the golf tournament.

It was pouring down rain when we left, but the "blob" looked like it would be through, by the time we got up there. We didn't bring any ponchos or an umbrella, which was a BIG mistake.

When we got off the bus, it was like a monsoon! We had to run to the gate, which is undercover, thankfully. Then, we decided to run to the gift shop to wait out the rain. My hair was done for, with the rain, so I decided to buy a hat. Since it was the last day of the tournament, some things were on sale. I happened to walk by and one of the employees was trying to get rid of the "youth" hats. She said they sometimes fit adults. I ended up trying one on and it fit!!! I got it for three dollars! Woohoo!

Eventually the rain slowed down, so we headed back to our military tent. It was really nice! They had free pops and waters and snacks. YUM! We hung out there while the officials cleared the course and the golfers could get out there.

Sergio came out and bogeyed the first hole, so he was pretty much done after that. We watched him for most of his round. He always chokes on Sunday.

We were standing on one hole when we saw his girlfriend nearby. I decided to just go up and say "hi". What the heck, right!? She was so sweet and just chatted away. She even gave me the biggest hug. It was so sweet!

We had a fun day, even with our soggy start!

Meanwhile, Reagan hung out with Nana and Papa today. They went for a walk and played around the house. They were going to dinner and Reagan even helped papa get dressed up with a flower in his hair. He looked fab!

This evening they went to Tippy and she even paid the bill! They were thrilled! LOL!

She also took a couple selfies with Nana's phone!

At the tournament!



 My $3, youth hat!

 Military tent

 Sad for Sergio

 Reagan paying the bill at Tippy

 Selfie

 Papa all dressed up with his flower!

 

Walk, Flood and a Boat - 213/365

Today we were just going be around the house.

It was actually supposed to get pretty rainy in the afternoon, so we wanted to go and try to get a walk early afternoon. We went up and did the Kirk to Herbert trail. It was pretty hot, but we got it done. Soon enough, it started to POUR down rain. One of the hardest rains I had ever seen. Jim actually, had taken our car up to get it washed, since we were going to Akron tomorrow. Even though it was supposed to rain today, it was so dirty that it still needed a trip through the car wash.

When Jim was on his way home, he said that the main road by the house was flooded out. It was crazy! In all the years we've lived here, it has NEVER done that. It was something to see. When the rain stopped, it retreated quickly which was good.

This evening, Nana and Papa offered to take Reagan over night. With the weather rolling in, it was rumored that the golfers would be going off both nines tomorrow, which would start the tournament super early. Sergio was actually doing really well in the tournament, so we wanted to make sure we saw him. Especially if he won it all! Anyway, Nana and Papa said, instead of waking Reagan up early to go over their house, she could just stay tonight. That was fine with us! She loves her PJ parties! They had a good time. They watched Frozen and Reagan made papa push her in a plastic bin and play "boat!" They love their special time with her!

Us on our walk

 Flood

 Good news for Sergio

 Papa and Reagan playing boat

 

Garden, Golf and a Concert - 212/365

It was going to be a busy day today!

Reagan and I started at Family Garden day. This week we were tasting hummus, harvesting vegetables and investigating insects.

Reagan was so excited when she was able to pull a carrot right out of the ground! She was shocked that's how they come out, all dirty. She wanted to go in the bathroom right away and clean it all off. She was amazed when it was a perfect orange carrot! I love that she's learning all this stuff.

After that, we went to the insect table to investigate some bugs. Her favorite was the monarch butterfly.

To end the morning, we did her butterfly craft. She loved decorating it with the puffy cotton balls.

This afternoon, Jim called from work with some exciting news. He was listening to the radio on the way to lunch when he heard about a contest for free tickets to the Firestone Golf Tournament this weekend. He called in and was the lucky caller! He had to answer three questions and he got all three right! We now have free tickets to the tournament, which include passes to the military tent with free food! Yay! Way to go, Jimmy!

This evening, Nana and I were heading to Blossom to see Rascal Flatts for the umpteenth time! We just love them and they always put on a good show. They opened with an acapella version of "Happy" by Pharell Williams. It was great!

Sheryl Crow opened up and then came out for a couple songs later. She did a pretty good job.

It was a great show overall!

My little harvester

Carrot

Checking out her butterfly

 Butterfly project

 Golf tickets

 Nana and I at Rascal Flatts

The boys!

 

Firestone - 211/365

Jim and Greg headed up to Firestone today to check out the tournament.

They left at the crack of dawn, so they could be up there nice and early. They headed out to number two to sit to watch some groups come through for awhile. Greg loves to see just about everyone and that's the best way to see.

After awhile, once Sergio came through, they decided to follow him for a couple holes.

They ended their day just hanging out at the Biergarten lounge right next to a hole, to watch some of the final groups come through. They lounges this year are spectacular! They have these awesome couches and tables to be able to relax in. It's great!

They had a great day. The weather was perfect which made it even better!

Today, Jim's mom had Reagan for the afternoon. I was going to get some yard work done. Adrienne happened to come down with the kids, so they decided to go up to Austintown Park so they could play. They kids had a great time!

At the golf!

 Hanging out on the comfy couches at the biergarten

Cousins

 

Practice Round & a Party - 210/365

Reagan, Nana and I headed up to Firestone today to take in the Bridgestone practice round.

I was hoping we would get there early enough to catch someone super famous and get some pictures.

It wasn't in my wildest dreams, that I thought we would actually catch Sergio just finishing up. If we would have been five minutes later we would have missed him. It was amazing!

He was SO SWEET to us. I asked him if he could take a picture with Reagan and he walked over and said "of course!" He grabbed her, puppy and Mr. Fuzzy right up and smiled away! It was such a special moment. I absolutely LOVE Sergio. He's hilarious and has so much spunk. It was fun to get that close to him! What a way to spend the day.

After awhile, we went down and sat on a par three. Reagan was loving watching them tee off and then putt. Plus, they walked right by and did autographs after putting. Reagan pretty much got everyone's autograph in our program and got lots of pictures with people. Not many as famous as Sergio, but some. It was so fun. She was loving it!

We wandered over to a food booth and next to it, they had these huge sticks you could take pictures with. Of course we had to pose Reagan with Nana's old favorite, Tiger! LOL!

We really had a great day! We want to go again next year!

This evening, Nana, Papa, Jim, Reagan and I were heading over to Andy's parents for a little picnic. Andy and Tiffany were home because Andy was doing a 100 mile race in Cuyahoga Falls. We were looking forward to seeing him. They always have wonderful picnics!
Everyone contributed a food item for the party to lighten the load on Linda and Allen. It worked out great.
We finally got to meet Andy's friend, Tony. We all became friends with Tony of Facebook. He's a celebrity pretty much in the running world, but we never got the chance to meet him. He's as sweet in person as he is on line. He's such a great guy and it was so fun to get to know him a little better.

Of course the Ewings ended the party with Fireworks! We had a great evening at the party.

 

 

Golf, Planes and a Little Friend - 213/365

August first, oh my!! Where did the summer go!? 

Today, Jim, Greg and Frank were off to Akron to check out the Bridgestone Invitational. They left around 7:30 and didn't get home until 7:00. Full day! 

The weather report for today, was making them a little nervous the past couple days, because it called for storms. Turns out, they didn't have a drop of rain. Actually, it was blue sky and sun all day. Jim even got a little red! They got to see all their favorites "reach out and touch them close", so they were happy. They traveled around the course checking out groups, but spent a lot of time on hole four, just watching different groups come through. They ended up having a great time! 

While they were doing that, Nana and I hit the trail. We were walking along when I looked down and saw the tiniest salamander. He was smaller than a finger! I scooped him up and we were just checking him out. I had never seen one like him before. He was so cool! 

 After the trail, we worked up an appetite, so we had lunch at Bob Evans. At lunch, Reagan wanted to play with her "Airplane Toob" that Uncle Ed brought her last week. We were sitting at lunch, when Reagan started saying that certain family members were taking different planes to Alaska. I think she's starting to get pretty excited! LOL! 

Raymond and Jennifer got to ride together in the fighter jet. Nana and Papa also got to ride together in the orange commercial jet. Aunt Pam rode in the chopper. Uncle Ed was brave and took the parachute. Jim shuttled off in the shuttle and I got to take the concord. I suppose I beat everyone there! LOL! It was too funny! 

After lunch, I went up to get my hair done at Casals. It was MUCH NEEDED! Whew! 

While I was there, Reagan hung out at Nana's and played games. She was going to stay for dinner, too. Nana and Papa wanted to take her over to Tippy. 

Great day for everyone! 

The first photo is Jim, Greg and Frank at the golf tournament. 

The next is our family airport...

And finally, our little salamander friend....