Today we celebrate 11 years of marriage.  That’s kind of a long time.  We’re dropping the kids with our super awesome friend Nicole, and then we’re heading up to Chattanooga for the weekend.  It should be a blast.

This week also marks the 3 year anniversary of when I turned moreron.com into a blog.  I can’t believe it’s been 3 years already.  I enjoy going back and reading the old posts to see what was going through my mind back then.  Gotta love the archives…

Soccer season is over now, except for the awards ceremony next Saturday.  Mom and Dad will be in town for that, and while they won’t get to see me hobbling* all over the field, they will get to see the kids’ teams.

* Yeah, I said “hobbling.”  I pulled (maybe just strained) my hamstring last night running to first base.  Let it be known that I actually hit the ball to left field.  (They put the “Giambi shift” on me.)

We didn’t have any extra players last night, so when my turn came to bat again, it would be an automatic out if I came out of the game.  I switched to DH to stay off the field.  When it was my turn to bat again, there were 2 outs with a runner on 3rd.  I got up to the plate (feeling a little like Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series) and hit a line drive to right field.  They tried to throw me out at first as I was literally hopping on 1 foot down the base line.  I beat the throw by a half step (hop).  A 3-for-3 night with 4 RBIs and a run scored was a fun one, but I could have done without the injury.

School is out, (some of the) stress is gone, the weather is awesome, and I don’t have to work Monday.  Life is good.

My sister came to visit on Friday.  We went out to eat Friday night, and then went home.  We’ve been limiting red meat, so I was quite thrilled to have that steak.  I think cows may be my favorite animal.  My softball game was cancelled (again) because of weather.  That’s life, I suppose.

Saturday we found ourselves at the Apple store, which would have been fun if we were buying something new.  Instead I had the opportunity to replace my wife’s iPod.  And it was 2 months out of warranty…how convenient.  I really like their setup, with the whole “Genius Bar” appointment thing.  I made an appointment, and they got right to me - ahead of time.  The guy was really knowledgeable and very helpful.  A lot of other retailers could learn something about service from the guys at Apple.

Anyway, today after my sister went back home, I took my little girl out to ride bikes.  She logged 8 miles on the Silver Comet Trail, which is pretty impressive for a 7 year old.  (Last time we went, she did 5 miles, but that was about a month ago.)  I’m going to try to take her regularly this summer, and we should be able to get her up around 15 miles per ride by the end of the summer.

After we got home, I mowed the back yard and burned my finger really badly when I grabbed the mower’s engine after it had been running for a long time.  It’s already blistered and it hasn’t quit hurting since I did it 2 hours ago.  That was easily the dumbest thing I’ve done in a month.

Tomorrow I hit the bike trails with Aaron.  That’ll be about 10 miles or so (off road - the good kind of riding).  Then I’ll come home, eat lunch, and clean the garage.  Aaron and his wife are coming tomorrow night to celebrate freedom, grill chicken, and play Wii games with us.  It should be a fun night.

I hope you’re all having a great weekend.  Be thankful for the freedoms you have and for those people who helped make those freedoms yours to enjoy.

I got tickets for tonight’s Braves game against the Mets.  This is cool because the Braves fan in me and the Yankees fan in me both hate the Mets.  It’s also cool because I got the tickets for half price.   I’m meeting Travis at the stadium, and hopefully it’ll be a good game.

Then I’m meeting Shane, Chris, and Joel for a 12:01 a.m. showing of the new Indiana Jones movie.  Seeing it right away like that will be pretty cool, and I fully expect to see Indiana Jones nerds dressed up for the occasion.  (I don’t expect Chris to be one of those nerds, but he may show up with his Sean Connery accent…)

So it’s been a while since my last post. Life’s been busy…that’s the only excuse I’ve got. Here are some highlights of life since my last post:

• I had the chance to eat lunch with and to get to know J.R. Lee, the pastor of a new church near my office. He’s got a vision for reaching the area and the not-the-normal-way-of-doing-things approach that could really make a difference.
• The world’s greatest grandfather turned 81. It’d be a privilege just to know him, but I get to be related to him. That’s pretty special.
• I rode my bike to work (11 miles each way). I’m going to try to do it regularly, weather (and temperature) permitting. We’ll see how that goes.
• My office’s “Biggest Loser” competition kicked off. My team: Shane, Travis, and me (coached/encouraged/scolded by Sarah). There’s prize money to be won (and bragging rights to be had). Pass the salad.
• I ate spinach pizza. I did it for the “Biggest Loser” competition and will never do it again. It was pretty bad.
• I’m playing church softball again. Man, that feels good. I’ve spent some time on first, some behind the plate, and some as designated hitter. That’s the way it goes being the new guy, and it’s fine by me. I’m just glad for a chance to play again. (That’s something not even Barry Bonds has…)

The rest of the month is sure to be busy as well, but I hope to get some more regular posting going on here. I know you’re on the edge of your seats.

I saw Jill and Andy this weekend, once up at Acoustic Jeremiah in Canton, and once over at a church in Oxford (Conyers/Covington area).  My favorite snippet of conversation from the weekend came from Saturday night:

Jill: Do you know if any web folks will be here tonight?
Ron: I think Jeff will be here.
Jill: Really? Geof is here? Cool.
Ron: Yeah, he and his wife are coming.
Jill: (look of confusion)
Ron: He mentioned they were getting a sitter for the twins.
Jill: Geof has twins? I didn’t even know he was married!

At this point, I realized we were talking about different people.  Granted, this may only be funny if you know Jeff, Geof, or Jill.  The look on Jill’s face was almost as priceless as the thought of Geof having twins.