The Weekend
This weekend was pretty awesome! Emily and I made our way down to Brown County on Friday. We had lunch at the Irish Lion with our friends Timm and Susan. After a delightful lunch, we tooled around downtown Bloomington. Eventually, we made our way to Brown County, checked into our room, went for a hike and then headed into Nashville for some wine tasting and shopping. After our Nashville trek, it was back to the hotel for swimming and dinner.
Saturday morning, we had breakfast at the Inn, another hike, and some down time in our room. We headed into Bloomington before lunch, found a place to park, and hiked all over the place. We had lunch at an amazing little Mediterranean restaurant called the Casablanca Cafe on 4th street. We shopped and shopped and shopped. We visited a Latin Cultures festival in the park. We had some amazing cake, chocolate, and coffee at Blu Boy Chocolate Cafe and Cakery.
After dessert, we made our way to the football stadium for an incredible football game.
The Cards ripped up on the Hoosiers, 42-20. There’s a lot I could say about the game. However, it’s all over-shadowed by the injury to Dante Love. It appears that he will be okay after a 5-hour surgery. It was a moment, for everyone in the stadium (and many viewers at home), where the realities of life met us in a moment of sports entertainment. From the reports, I would be surprised if Love ever takes the field again…but, I’d never rule it out. It would take a special person to once again put on the pads and head out on the field. This is sad for him in many ways (the guy was leading the nation in receiving yards per game…that definitely gets the attention of NFL scouts). But, all accounts say this kid is an outstanding young man. I’m sure, after his recovery, his future will remain bright. As a parent, my heart was broken for his family. Being a parent, seeing an injury like this took on a new light as I saw his mother running onto the field. I can’t imagine the feelings and emotions one would experience watching their child endure such an injury. The whole way home, and throughout the day today, all I could think about was getting an update on Love’s condition. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.
Today, after church, I headed to North Webster for the Fall Youth Rally with some youth from our church. It was nice to see some of my friends, listen to some live music and hear a pretty decent comedian.
Now, I’m watching re-runs of Arrested Development and drinking a glass of the white zinfandel Emily purchased the other day.