Veteran's Day

I love this picture. I always have. It sits in a frame on my dresser. This is a picture of my grandparents at a football game 67 years ago. Almost to the day. This picture was taken in Atlanta, Georgia at a Georgia Tech game. It was Nov 6, 1943 and they would cheer their Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on to a win over LSU, the score GT 42 and LSU 7 . I never knew my grandfather, he died of cancer before either my sister or I were born. He is now buried alongside so many other Veterans in Arlington National Cemetery. He was a LT Col in the US Army. Growing up I remember my mother telling me so many stories of his time in the Army. Stories of his time spent in Europe during WW II. Stories of the cold nights he spent running along rooftops in the snow. He would go on to serve again in the Korean War. This time leaving not only his wife, but his two young daughters at home. I can't imagine how hard it must have been on all of them. He would answer the call to duty again in Vietnam, this time as an adviser. He dedicated his life to his family and to this country.


Today is a day to honor him and the service and dedication that he gave to this country . Today is a day to honor all Veterans. We honor those Veterans that have given their lives, those who continue to serve in our armed services. We honor those who serve us on the home front and those who serve us abroad .

Brisk Fall Football Weather

Emily and I from the seats, really high up! See all those new purple seats? Mom's company put all those in! They really look great.

Emily and Billy pregame and pre- rain!

Emily was sitting on the ground between Billy and I trying to block the wind

Billy and I

Go Pirates!

I love football in the fall. That cool autumn air, the smell of the leaves floating by you, warming up from the excitement of watching the game. I remember going to Cleveland Browns games growing up. Some of those games were downright cold. The wind rushing off the lake and ripping through the stands. I even remember going to a few games that it was snowing . We would sit through the game huddled under blankets. Maybe because I am getting older, maybe because I am used to the weather down here, but it was cold at the game on Sunday. The weather forecast was 53 at the start of the game and 43 by the third quarter. Not freezing, but when you factored in the high winds and the rain that started in the second quarter, it was just too darn cold. We chose to leave during halftime and were greeted by this beautiful double rainbow. Unfortunately the second one was really faint, and did not show up in the picture. Unfortunately for us, we didn't find a pot of gold as we neared the end of the rainbow. I think the rain was meant as a way to save us from witnessing the massacre that Navy left on the field!

A Galaxy Far Far Away

Our Little Green Yoda

Princess Leia

Our handsome One armed Luke Skywalker

Post trick or treat

Our Star Wars trio

Hope that you and yours had a happy and safe Halloween