Browns Cincinnati, Johnny Manziel, Jim Florida - 348/365

Jim and Greg were up and at em early today! 

They wanted to make sure they were at the course by 8:30 to catch Jack teeing off at 8:42. They got over to the course with no problems and made it to watch him start. They ended up following Jack for his first nine holes. Jim was in his glory. They were able to get super close to him, since it was so early and the crowds were thin. 

Over the two days they became familiar with Jack's wife Barbara, so much so, that she actually wandered over to them and struck up a conversation this afternoon. They talked about Jack, Jim Tressel and all kinds of Ohio sports. They loved it. Greg even got his picture taken with her!

After Jack's first nine, they decided to sit on 13 tee and watch all the rest of the groups come through. After that, they went up to 18 to watch everyone finish. 

Greg had entered a contest earlier in the day, to guess who was going to win the tournament. You got a wristband for the specific player you picked. He picked Bernhard Langer to win, and as it turns out, he WON! Greg and Jim were able to go on the 18th green and get a group shot with everyone who picked him to win, along with Bernhard himself. They were so stoked! What a way to end the tournament. 

After the tournament, they went and had dinner at a nearby pizza place. 

After that, they went back to the room, Greg was a little petered out and was just going to lounge around the room. Jim decided to go check out Epcot for an hour since it was open to an odd 9:30 time. He went and caught the end of the Holiday Candlelight Processional and the American Adventure show! He was thrilled! After that, he took a spin around the Boardwalk Lagoon on the way back to the car. They had a successful day!

Meanwhile, I was home watching the Browns have the ultimate UNSUCCESSFUL day!

Nana and I headed up to the game alone. Papa was sitting this one out and obviously Jim was in Florida. We were meeting Pam, and Denny and Joyce. 

We were dropping off a ticket for Pam at will call, out front by the will call window, people were getting their pictures with Swagger! I decided to jump in and have my picture taken! It was so fun! He is HUGE, too!

We had a fun little tailgate, but NOT a fun game! Johnny Manziel was getting his first full start of the season after Brian Hoyer got benched. He was absolutely dreadful! At halftime the browns had literally four first downs and eight passing yards. The most exciting thing to happen was the hovercraft races at halftime. We had fun though because people just kept yelling random one liners, so we laughed the whole time!

When we got home, we picked up Papa and Reagan and went to Stonebridge for dinner. YUM!

It turned out to be an OK day, despite the outcome of the game. 

Jim florida, Dominic Party, Painting, Tippy Dinner - 347/365

Jim and Greg were ready to spend their first full day in Florida. Jim woke up and put jeans on, took two steps outside and turned around and went back for shorts. It was going to be a gorgeous day!

They drove to the course and were so happy to find out you could park right there. Most tournaments they attend, you have to take a bus from a far away parking lot. The course itself was gorgeous. The course was the Grand Lakes Orlando on the Ritz Carlton property. 

This tournament was great for them, because even though they went specifically to see Jack Nicolaus,  Jim's favorite golfer of all time, they got to see some other big name players as well. They saw Vijay Singh, Lee Travino, Raymond Floyd, and many others.

Jim said they spent time watching groups come through on various tee boxes and the driving range. One highlight, was Greg got to talk with Raymond Floyd for a few minutes and even got his signature on his hat. He was thrilled!

After the tournament, they went back to the hotel for a rest before they hit the Boardwalk for some dinner. They decided to eat at the ESPN Club. After they took a quick spin around the lagoon, before turning in for the night. 

Jim was tempted to hit the Magic Kingdom for a bit tonight, since it was open till 1AM, but he knew he had to be at the course by 8:30 to see Jack tee off. 

Meanwhile at home, Reagan and I had a birthday party to go to. Her little friend Dominic from school was turning, four. The party was down at the clubhouse at Firestone Farms. All the little ones from her class were there, so she had a good time. They had a little bounce around, decorated gingerbread men and hit a pinata. What a fun little party! We had a great time.

This evening, Reagan and I went to Tippy with Nana and Papa. 

Reagan got her cheese bowl and colored lots of pictures. She even wanted to sign for the bill. It was a hoot!

The first pic was them walking into the tournament.

Jim's first glimpse at Jack!

The course...

Jim and Greg at dinner!

Reagan at her Spiderman friend party!

 Helping to blow out the candles.

Pinata time!

Cheese Bowl!

 Paying for Tippy dinner!

Jim Florida, Cat Friends & Sip and Paint - 346/365

Today, Jim and Greg were off to Florida to see Jack Nicolaus play in the Father/Son Challenge in Orlando. They were flying out of Akron around noon and got to Florida at two.

The weather was nice and in the mid 60's which felt awesome after the cold here. 

The got checked into the Marriott. They loved it because it was five minutes from the course and five minutes from Disney. It had two rooms, so they each had their privacy. 

After they got settled in, they made their way over to downtown Disney for dinner. They decided to eat at the Rainforest Cafe. They said it was great! After dinner, they spent some time walking around Downtown Disney to do a little shopping. 

They had a great first day in Florida. 

Meanwhile back at home, Reagan and I headed off to Gymnastics, then did a little shopping. 

We stopped at PetsMart to get some necessities and some presents for the furry friends in our life. Reagan loves stopping in the "cat room" to play with the kitties. Today they had four young ones, so they were into playing with her. She had a ball! I couldn't get her out of there!

This evening, Jim's mom was coming over to spend some time with Reagan while a group of us girls went to a sip and paint class. We had 14 people going! How fun! 

Jenny, her four sisters and mom came. Along, JoAnn, Rachel, Laura, Sharon, Wanetta, Nana and I!

We had such a blast! We were doing a painting of a snowman at night. It was an adorable little scene. JoAnn had never painted before, so she was a little nervous, but she ended up doing great! Nana on the other hand, did great at painting, but got paint everywhere....on Jen's sister's glasses, wine glasses, her phone and even down the whole arm of her coat! It was hysterical!

After class, we decided to go over to Davidson's to have some snacks and a night cap. 

Fun night!

Jim and Greg at the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney

 Their room!

 Jim's bed was the pullout green couch.

Nana and her painted coat at sip and paint.

 Our whole crew and our finished masterpieces.

Nana and I

Finally, Reagan and her little cat friends...