(God-Wrestler)

This weekend is the 2nd anniversary of a major turning point in my life. It was a major turning point because it was the first of a sequence of events that just really threw me for a loop. It spun me off in directions I never thought I would have gone. Two years ago this weekend I broke my ankle playing a pick up game of baseball.

I never intended on playing that day but they were short players so I said why not. The game was fun even though we were losing. Then in the eighth inning I made the mistake of trying to slide, and here is the result of that.

 

Here is some of what you missed if you didn't make it to Chicago with us last weekend.

Kyle leap frogging everything.



Snapshots.

I have a really bad headache right now and it just will not go away. I think its because I have worked so many days straight. Even though my job consists of me sitting here doing nothing its still very draining. Only two more nights and I will be done here at the Forest Park Suites.

I ordered new shoes. They are being delivered today. I am very excited because its been since October of 2007 that I got new shoes.

My dog, Marty, had a seizure last night and my Dad and I got really freaked out. Marty is our long haired chihuahua and he's not the brightest dog but hes the cutest lil thing ever. He is so sweet and loving. I just love it when he lays in my lap and that he tries to play with the big dogs. We tried to take him to our animal clinic which is supposed to be a 24 hour place. When we got there around 10pm there was no one there and Marty was still breathing really hard and shaking really bad. I guess they aren't 24 hour when the next day is Easter. By the time we got back home Marty was doing better but we're still worried bout him. The interweb says that chihuahua's are prone to seizures. So I guess I have an epileptic dog.  

On Sunday, September 14, the remnants of Hurricane Ike mixed with another storm front and hit Cincinnati with the force of a hurricane. I watched with amazement as tree branches, shingles, and siding were being blown all around my street. The violent wind left the area as fast as it came in. However it left, at the peak, 900,000 or more homes with out power. This is the worst power outage in Cincinnati history.

Needless to say, I saw this as a great opportunity to go out and get into some SHENANIGANS.
Here are some pictures I took.

 

Friday, September 5th, four young men set out to experience the best cheese steaks known to man. It was believed that these cheese steaks could be found in the city of Philadelphia. The city where our great nation built its core basis for the government. The city where our fore fathers argued, debated, and decided upon the great documents that hold this nation and its values together. Apparently our fore fathers liked to this while eating steak sandwiches covered in cheese.

Our first stop was at Jim's Steaks. All the locals said it was the best and I will say it was very, very good.
Stop two was at Grand Ole Cheese Steak in the Bourse near Independence Hall. This place was alright but not my favorite.
Next we had a cheese steak with pizza sauce from a pizza place that i totally forget right now. I will update that later when i figure it out. Again it was alright, i didn't like the bun all that much.
The fourth cheese steak stop was at Sonny's and it was amazing. It was my first with whiz instead of provolone and it was sooooo good.
The fifth stop was a return trip to Sonny's. Yeah it was that good.
Our last stop was at Lorenzo's Pizza and it was my favorite of all the cheese steaks I had. I think overall i just liked the place and the fact that i could get pizza by the slice and a cheese steak and a fountain coke all at the same time. Plus it was the absolute cheesiest cheese steak around.

All man I have got to quit talking about cheese steaks i'm craving one real bad.

I would say our adventure was successful and we returned home just fine.

So Cincinnati has put together a coffee table book of photos that represent the city taken by the people of city. They did this last year and they are doing it again this year. I have submitted some photos for the book and I need you to help me out. The photos with the most votes get to be in the book. So go check out my photos and vote for me.

Either click on the photo badge to the right or go to http://www.capturecincinnati.com/people/crandall

I was prepared to write a rant about how I am finished loaning things out to people. I mean I have lost a lot to people who are irresponsible with the things that belong to me. Just to mention a few items that I have lost; 1 car top carrier, a tent that came back with out the tent poles, and a projector screen.

Anyways I have decided to post something from my more creative side. Here are some pictures from my night out last week.

Camp this week was awesome! This picture should tell you how it was for the guys and I. We were "That Cabin." We won the VolleyBall Tourney and got in trouble for putting goldbond on the beds of a few cabins. In the end we all came home closer to God, knowing that we can have a personal and eternal relationship with Christ. Thanks for those who prayed for our trip.