Cedric back in the States.

Its been a few weeks since we were up in Ames for the Cyclones/Huskers game. Hope and I were invited to a great weekend of festivities planned by our amazing friend JenBun. For a girl she throws a mean tailgate. We had a great spread from food to drinks, next year we need a flat screen. We will put TDub in charge of that. Besides the big football game our good friend Cedric was back in the States. We had a great time Friday night with dinner & drinks at Legends, then more drinks followed. Hope and I are trying to save up for a trip across the pond to visit Cedric, but that will be years down the road. I didn't get too many pictures taken but wanted to post the ones I had.

I will be doing some posting this week with our long trip planned up to Estherville for Turkey Day. Stay tuned.

Wishing everyone safe travels this week.

Hope and Brad

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A hair style only a Husband could LOVE.

Sorry Hope but I had to post this beautiful photo of you from high school. Maybe we can get a lot of positive feedback and get her to bring it back some weekend.

Love you.

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The Beginning to a Hempstead/Stevens Tradition

Barbie handed me our season tickets to Iowa State Wrestling for 2010-2011. Looking forward to cheer on the Cyclones and enjoying a few pints of Guinness before and/or after each meet. Hope and I will be tagging up with Fuzz and Janelle. Really looking forward to the BIG12 Championship tournament in Ames this year. Our season tickets include a ticket to that as well.

The Jeep is loaded up and ready to hit HWY 30 east in a few hours. Looking forward to an epic weekend with our Cyclone Family.

CYCLONE NATION here we come.

BH

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1st Iowa State Tailgate this season.

Its been a busy Fall but Hope and I are finally getting over to Ames for a football game. We will be meeting up with a number of our Cyclone Family. This is just a pre-post to the event. I'm sure I will have plenty to talk about after we beat the Huskers. I was able to get a sign made at Auen Distributing this morning. Our tailgate spot is sponsored by our yearly golf outing "The Dane Odden Classic."

GO CYCLONES!!!!

BH

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The END of Wedding season.....The BEGINNING of Fall

Hello, hello from everyone at the Hempstead Homestead. Decided to post an older picture of Hope & I for a change. It was taken at Fado in Atlanta, one of the greatest pubs I have ever been to. Its been a busy last two weeks. I cant get enough of this weather. Fall is definately my favorite season, wish it could be 60 degrees year round. Love playing golf during the Fall as well, Hope has noticed that the past 2 years now, sorry babe. Only have a few more weeks to get as much golf in as I can then the clubs will be put away for the winter. Its always a sad day when that happens. Speaking of sad things lets just get this over with and mention that the ISU Cyclones football team is garbage. I know in my last post I was talking them up, but there is nothing positive going for this team. Im a die hard fan and will continue to watch & cheer for them, but I dont see another victory on our schedule. Sorry boys this guy is ready for Cyclone Wrestling to start. Already got my table reserved at Dublin Bay on Thursday Nov 11th for dinner and drinks after the 1st meet. I know its going to be a rebuilding year, but Hope and I are really looking forward to attending the meets with Barbie.

Big THANKS to Abby for sending us our "Emily" stickers. Love them. They would make a great tattoo, right?! We are still praying for all our family members esp. Greg, Josh, Rachel & Abby. There isnt a day I dont think about Em and Gayle. Hoping to get up North and see everyone soon.
Two weeks ago Marc's gf Ellie opened up her salon in Des Moines. Bombshell Hair Design had their doors open during Martinifest, so you know it was a great time. I made the trip down that Friday for a few hours. It was great to meet the girls Ellie works with and to hang out with Marc. A great buddy of mine, Chris Cullen, stopped out for a few drinks as well. For some reason my mom has always called Chris "Scott", now its an ongoing joke. The food and drink were outstanding and I knew it would be since Dawn (Ellie's mom) is one of the greatest cooks in all the land. Thanks again for the invite El!!! That next morning I got to take part in pouring concrete for Mr. Dentlinger. Jeff is working on remodeling his parents old hog barn into a shop where he can work on his car and store things. I have a good feeling we will be using it more for cards, drinking & story telling, but I could be wrong. The food at this event was just as good as the night before thanks to the lovely Lois Dentlinger. Dent your mom makes a mean ham sandwich & the homemade cinnamon rolls were delicious.

Making big decisions as a group, more like life altering decisions. A few of my friends and I have decided to jump back on the wagon - THE "X" WAGON. Johnny 'Drama' Larson, Dane Odden, Patrick Hall and I have all tried to accomplish P90X once around and failed. The other week we decided that if we all try to it again as a group we should be able to push eachother. So far we have been committing to Tony, but have been complaining about the pain & being sore everyday. I hope that I am still doing the P90X workouts next time I post a blog. Wish me luck.
This past weekend Hope and I attending the wedding of my great friend Cory Wiederin. I was privledged enough to be a groomsmen. It was a great time. The groomsmen all meshed well, the beer might have helped with that. Below are some great pics from the night. Starting with Terry 'Denard' Wurzer drinking a Joose. For those of you that dont know my good friend Terry hates beer, always has to drink mixed drinks. They only served beer at the dinner on Friday night, so Terry picked up a Joose at the local convenience store. Looks sweet TDub.
Picture of the groomsmen at The Clipper after the ceremony.
My Justin Beiber look alike - Keagan and I tore up the dance floor all night. The kid is fearless.
A quick photo of Mr & Mrs Wiederin during dinner.
End of the night picture with Mary Wiederin - one of the greatest moms in the world. Thanks for the great party Mary.

The morning after the wedding Terry and I had to get on the road early to make it back to Carroll for the 'Chili Open' at the Carroll Country Club. It was a 4man scramble event. Our team consisted of us 2 plus Nick Knute and Eric Buntenbach. We ended up shooting 57, but lost by 1 storke to the Franeys and Sinards. They supplied us chili and sandwiches for lunch and we came out $5 ahead for the day. Cant go wrong there. I am working on putting together a squad for one last tournament this year at Ames Golf & Country Club on Oct 31st.
The DOC5 is roughly 7 months away. Havent had any new ideas to research or anything. PHall secured the date and some tee times at the Harvester earlier this month, I have just forgot what day he picked.
The next 2 weeks Hope and I will be laying low. We cant wait for our first Halloween of handing out candy. Maybe I will have to pull out the NERDS costume again. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Ames for the ISU/Nebraska game in November.

BH

Greatest cafe in Western Iowa

Stopped in at Mac's Cafe for a coffee. Man that place has some great beverages. I recommend it to everyone. They also have amazing breakfast sandwiches (like the one pictured). Anytime you are passing through Carroll you need to stop in. Hey give me a call, I'm always up for hitting up the Cafe. Actually if anyone is around on Friday mornings, Barbie & I meet there at 7:30am - rain or shine.

I am testing out a new Droid app on my phone so I posted this whole thing from my Samsung Fascinate. Is there anything this phone can't do.

Big plans this weekend so I will have lots to blog about next.

See you all in time.

BH

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We're Back......

I know everyone has been wondering where Hope & I have been the past month. Let me tell you it has been one fun, crazy, busy, sad few weeks since we last updated the blog. Sorry it has taken so long, but our crazy celebrity life style should be slowing down soon, well we hope it starts to any ways. Wow I dont even know where to start since so much has went on since Hope's bday (our last post) but I think I will fill everyone in on how the married life is going because that is the first question most ppl ask when they see us. It is going great actually. Hope and I have lived together for a year now, so not much really changed with the living arrangements but we are both having a great time together. Lets see we have done some house remodeling, well Darrell (Hope's Dad) has done some remodeling. We are in the process of repainting the basement bathroom. Hope is deciding on the color then we should have it finished in a day or two. Darrell put up new shelves in the living room, I dont think he trusts me with power tools yet. Darrell & I pulled A LOT of cables down from our basement ceiling and now I am still working on putting a tv up in front of our treadmill, but Marc hasnt brought me the tv yet. Hope started pulling out the Fall decorations yesterday. Kerry brought over some pumpkins for the front of the house and we decided to tie some corn stalks around the light pole. Took a short trip over to Arcadia to see Mox & Norma. Man Mox has about 2 if not 3 of everything in his garage. We ended up leaving with 6 corn stalks (the thing we went out there for) and Mox gives me a tool to hook on the hose to clean my gutters, a hedge trimmer, and a hatchet. Cant wait to sharpen up my hatchet!! The other weekend Hope and I took a trip to Ames with Darrell and Kerry. The girls wanted to go shopping and I was getting us new cell phones. We had a great time. Took Darrell to Jimmy Johns for the 1st time and now he is hooked, but he has trouble remembering the name of the place, but he knows that the sandwiches are phenomenal. After our trip to Ames Hope has started to feel better. For ppl that didnt know, Hope was sick for a few weeks. She has had a few instances of rapid heart rate which then would make her dizzy. We took a few trips to the hospital to figure out what was going on and it all turned out to be nothing serious. Was a little funny when they hooked her up to a heart monitor for 24 hours because the monitor looked like a beeper. I really felt bad because our house is not beeper friendly. I had to get rid of mine because I could never get a sig on my beep. Any who....next on our agenda is ISU sporting events (football & wrestling). We havent made it to a football game yet, but are determined to get to a few. We did order season ISU Wrestling tickets, thank you brother Cory for paying for them (they are our wedding gift). Super pumped to be teaming up with the Stevens (Fuzz & Janelle) for all the home meets this year. Lots of Sunday FUNDAYs at Dublin Bay.
This past week the Hempstead Family & this world lost a great person. My Aunt Gayle lost her battle with cancer last Wednesday. Gayle was a character. She was my Dad's only sister and the best Aunt a kid could ask for. It was always difficult for the Waylanders and Hempsteads to get together due to the traveling distance, but when we did we sure made the most of it. Now I may not remember all the stories and great times we had but I will mostly definitely NEVER forget Gayle's laugh and her whistle. Man could she whistle loud. You knew when it was time to get home when you heard that. I want to say thank you to all the family members & friends that made the trip to Montevideo this past weekend. I know Greg, Josh, Rachel & Abby appreciated it.
Everyone is probably wondering why me of all ppl have not spoke on the Ryder Cup. I really dont have much to say. It is by far my favorite tournament to watch. It just edges out The Masters in my book. Nothing better than 3 days (4 this year) of intense golf fueled by the pride for one's country. The USA and European teams were both stacked with talent. Everyone had the Europeans as the favorite and were counting out the Americas early, but as you could tell from the finish today it came down the final singles match. The Ryder Cup was won by the Europeans 15-13. In 2 years the Ryder Cup will be played at Medinah in Illinois, if anyone wants to contribute to my Ryder Cup savings fund I accept cash, checks and all major credit cards. Photos are from final day of Ryder Cup & Ryder Cup website.
Now on to some football - How about those CYCLONES!?!?!? And yes I am only talking about the past 2 games hahaha. The defense played well against UNI with 2 pick 6's and not allow the Panthers to reach the endzone all game. Tiller played outstanding. I did not get to watch any of the ISU-Texas Tech game because my family wanted to watch Iowa-Penn State. Boy that game was about as exciting as watching paint dry. Great you are ranked and beat a ranked opponent, but at least make the game fun to watch. It was a shoot out at Jack Trice. I mean our football team scored as many points as our basketball team averaged last year. We had a kid run back an onside kick, I havent seen that since back in the day when I used to score like that when I played Super Techmo Bowl against Cory on Nintendo. Not really looking forward to the next 3 games on teh schedule of the Clones, but hey if there is a year to beat Texas it would probably be this year. (photo above is from Iowa State website http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=48323&SPID=4653&ATCLID=205005132&DB_OEM_ID=10700)
I know that I have had the emotion of this post go from happy to sad to happy to sad so lets end with something that makes me and all my friends smile - The Dane Odden Classic!! I wanted to be able to post how many days are left until the DOC5 but I havent received confirmation from PHall on when we reserved The Harvester. Either way the event will be played on a Saturday in May 2011. Its going to be a great event again this year. Hoping to top the amount of participates from 2010. I truely love to plan this outing, as much as it doesnt give me a headache it is all worth it in the end. Cant wait to show the guys what I have been working on and what I have up my sleeve. Also the polos for the DOC5 will be some combination of the follow 3 colors: royal blue, white & yellow. The reasoning behind that is I decided to use the team colors of whomever won the Ryder Cup and those are the European colors.

Last but not least we want to give a shout out to our friends that are getting ready to tie the knot in the next few weeks. One of my childhood buddies Kevin Milligan will be getting married to Erin Heim. Next week Cory Wiederin will be marrying Brit Klein and I get to be a part of that one. Im sure it is going to be one heck of a time. Good Luck and Congrats to the both of you.

This announcement was brought to you by the # 2 as in the # of times my name is on the DOC Trophy. #urwelcome.

BH

Hope's Birthday & The Roth Wedding Weekend

This past weekend Hope and I went shopping in Des Moines for her birthday then headed up to Ames for dinner/drinks with our great friend Jennie A. We started the night off with a few drinks at Jennie's dads house then proceeded to Fuji. We enjoyed great food/drinks and definitely conversation. Jennie was doing most of the talked because we were quizing her about her upcoming trip to France. Boy would I love to take a trip over seas some day. Jennie even purchased a new camera which took many great pictures the whole weekend. Here is a quick photo of the sushi that I ordered, there was more but I was hungry. After dinner we headed to Wallabys to meet up with Danny Petersen, one of my buddies, who was bartending. The girls dabbled with a few different drinks there thanks to Danny's cocktail skills. Martinis and Dirty Shirleys were ordered, plus a beer for this guy. Next stop was Capones to see one of Hope's favorites Fritz Stevens. Shortly after we decided to call it a night since we had a long day planned for Saturday. I met up with Danny, Nick Knute and Chase Steinkamp for a golf match at Honey Creek in Boone, IA. Nothing like being on the golf course at 8:30am on a Saturday morning. Teams were Nick & Danny vs Chase & I in 5pt. We ended up losing by 7pts, but here is a quick photo of the scorecard. Nick shot 83, Dany shot 82, I fired the 78 and Chase shot 87. Thanks again boys for a great time on the course and to Danny Pete for hooking me up with a new white ISU golf polo for tailgating this year. The main event of the night was the Roth Wedding. Tyler and Renee had a gorgeous wedding that day at the Gateway in Ames, IA. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding. The picture above includes McBride, Drama, Myself & PHall. We enjoyed great food, great music and great conversation. Once again the boys performed the Soulja Boy dance for all to see. We used to kill it at SIPS, then we performed it on Drama's boat (please check facebook), our wedding we tore up the dance floor & this time we even got Renee involved. It was great to reconnect with many friends that we havent seen in a long time. One of my favorite parts of the wedding were the M&Ms on the tables. And yes I did take a picture. I just wanted to thank Tyler & Renee again for allowing us to take part in their glorious day. I look forward to seeing you guys at some Iowa State football games this season. Here is a quick photo of me and Mr. Roth.
I will make sure to post pics and updates after the ISU football game this Thursday.

GO Cyclones!!

Brad

Boys/Bachelor Party/Briarwood

This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending one of my best friends bachelor party. Cory Wiederin is due to get married in October and I also have the pleasure of standing up for him then, but this wkend was all about one last go around as a single man. We planned a great wkend for all. It started off with Tdub and I driving down to Fuzz's Friday night to meet up with him, Cory and Fred. We ended up grilling out and have a few drinks there. Pretty sure Fuzz had 10 beers down before TDub and I arrived, the apple doesnt fall far from the tree. After dinner for some reason we decided to go to Tonic - a little bar on the north side of Ankeny. This is where the night jumps into over drive. It is only right to have a few shots with the bachelor, so each one of us (TDub, myself, Fuzz) bought a round of drinks & a round of shots. Not even thinking, we all looked at our phones at the same time. All 4 of us got a text message from the same person asking what bar we were at. We all knew what he had in mind. It was Pudy. Not that he was going to meet up with us or anything, the kid was probably sitting on his couch in Las Vegas playing Xbox, he wanted to participate in the night some how. Low and behold I finally told him what bar we were at and Pudy calls the bar, orders a round of drinks plus Patron shots, gives his credit card # over the phone, which would be great and all if he wouldnt have closed his tab. Pudy thanks for the shots/drink by the way!! After that happened we all jumped into the normal routine whenever we get together, telling the same stories, laughing like its the first time we have heard that story and talking college football. After a few more rounds of drinks, me trying to hussle a few pool games it was time to leave. Fuzz's sister was supposed to pick us up, but that wasnt happening. So we decided to hoof it home. This walk was brutal and TDub was the drunkest guy in America. I wont bore you too much with the walk home, but TDub was all over the place, dont know how many ppl he called on the way home, and Fuzz, Cory and I beat him home by atleast 10 minutes. The walk took us over 30 minutes, not the most fun thing to do at 1:30am. The next day which I thought was "the official Bachelor party" was full of even more fun. I lined us up to play 18 holes at Briarwood Golf Course in Ankeny. Everyone was hurting from the night before, especially TDub, but the rule was that you had to have your first drink of the day on the #1 tee. Fuzz, Cory and I were amazed at how good a cold beer actually tasted at 9am after a long night of drinking. Now to set the story up, Cory and TDub had been talking smack to eachother all week about this golf match. TDub thought he was going to wipe the floor with Cory and Cory thought he didnt have a chance, but I kept pushing him to get a few strokes a side and then he would have a chance. Well after a few drinks Friday night the 2 of them agreed on 7 strokes a side (14 total) which I thought was very generous on TDubs part, but he did say he was playing good. Corbo drained a 40 footer on the first hole for bogey, and TDubs jaw about hit the ground. Everyone had a blast playing golf even Fuzz, who was playing in flip flops (one actually broke cuz he was swinging out of his shoes). There was only 1 birdie of the day (I chipped in on the 4th hole). One hole I attempted to run over TDubs ball, but ended up hitting the side of it and knocking it under his cart that was parked next to him. Fuzz and I were laughing so hard and looking back at Terry that we almost ran into a tree. But the swing of the day had to be when Cory hit a big ol'slice and it smoked a house. Everyone lost it, and it was great seeing Cory tip toe into the homeowner's yard to retrieve his Top Flite XL. When the golf ended and the beer cans were empty the match of the millenium was TDub 105 and Cory 116. He had done the unthinkable and took down the Giant. There really isnt much to report on from Saturday night. I attempted to drink more but ended up back at the hotel before 10pm & the rest of the crew (including Cory's dad Bob bitch'n) were home before midnight. It was a great wkend, capped off with a great breakfast Sunday morning - thanks Embassy Suites. Thanks for Fuzz & Janelle for the rooms at the Embassy Suites. I am glad it was my last bachelor party of the year. Thanks again Cory for the invitation and I am looking forward to a few more tee times with you at Briarwood & the Carroll Country Club this Fall.

Time to switch gears quick and talk about our plans for the next few weeks. It will be Hope's birthday this Friday (Aug. 27). She is turning 21......hahaha....just kidding, but I am sure Jennie A & her will be partying pretty hard. After Hope's birthday we will be attending Tyler & Renee's wedding in Ames, IA on Saturday Aug. 28. I am trying to schedule some golf that morning at Ames Golf & CC with a few buddies, hopefully I can get 18 in before the ceremony starts. Since we will be in Ames for the whole weekend we are planning on picking up our ISU Cyclones season football tickets. We are both looking forward to attending all the home games this year. Stay tuned for pics and posts from the 1st game Thursday Sept. 2nd against Northern Illinois.

Remember the main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.

Brad

August is flying by...but has many more events to come

I cant believe that we have been married for 2 weeks now. Feels like it just happened. Time has just been flying by lately and I dont know if its good or bad. August has been low key so far. Hope and I spent a few days up at Boji, then we have hung around Carroll the past 2 weekends. Been trying to fill up the calendar with ISU sporting events plus all the weddings we still are attending. The next 2 1/2 months are going to be a wild time. Up next on the agenda for me is Cory Wiederin's bachelor party this coming weekend. Plans are to play golf at Briarwood in Ankeny Saturday morning, then ICubs baseball game that night, and then follow TDub around downtown Des Moines since he is such a socialite there. The party got moved from Kansas City to Des Moines due to a few of the guys not being able to make it, but it works out great cuz now I can attending the ISU Athletic Dept equipment sale in Ames on Sunday, Aug 22. Always need more Cyclones gear.

Next week includes one of the most important days of the year to my wife - her birthday (Aug 27). We have planned to leave Carroll on Friday and head to Des Moines or Ames to do some shopping and have lunch at some place fun. We will be meeting up with a bunch of our friends for dinner in Ames that night, then I am sure PHall will make sure we end the night at SIPS (which is fine by me of course). Also that wkend I will be playing golf with a long time friend Danny Petersen, which is always a great time. Then that night we will be attending Tyler & Renee's wedding in Ames - I have been looking forward to this for awhile, should be a great time.

Now for the event everyone is looking forward to - Sept 2nd, Jack Trice, Ames, ISU vs Northern Illinois - College football is almost here. Hope and I will be ordering our season tickets soon. I think its going to be a great season, and great to spend more time in Ames. I will make sure to post after each game.

This weekend an old friend, but a good friend of mine (Nate Ward) came to visit. We played golf at the Carroll Country Club on Saturday. Our group consist of Nate, myself, TDub, Mark Huegerich and Nick Knute. We had 2 different money matches going on. A skins match between Nick, Nate and I then a 5pt match putting Nick & Mark VS TDub & I. Nick cleaned house on the back 9 to take the skins match, but TDub and I held on to 22 pt victory. I should have took the individual honors with a 79, but Nick had 78 on the scorecard (he didnt count hitting a ball out of bounds), Nate shot 82, TDub fired a 98 and Mark had a 102. It was a great start to the weekend. There were many great shots between our group. TDub dialing in a PW from 100 yrds out on a par 5 and sticking it to 4 ft (yes he did make the birdie). Mark chipping in from 20 yrds off the green for his lone birdie of the day. I about jarred one from 120 out and did get a photo of it.
Once again we would like to thank everyone for all of their help the past few weeks. We are still waiting to get the professional pictures back, but I promise to upload them ASAP.

Looking forward to tailgating at Jack Trice in a few weeks, and getting back to Cyclone nation!!

Brad

Floods of 2010 - Ames, IA

Wow is all I have to say after looking at all the pics and video coverage of the floods going on in Ames, IA this morning. Hilton and Jack Trice are getting hit hard. The parking lot has turned into the 5th largest lake in the state of Iowa. The ISU football team showed up this morning with thousands of sandbags to fill while the ISU basketball team has been throwing bricks all day (atleast you know they are in mid-season form already). The football season is 3 weeks away from kick-off and as much as I would love to rent a pontoon and tailgate for a football game like its the 4th of July at Boji I dont think the Athletic Dept wants to put docks in by the Jacobsen Building and this guy is not walking into the stadium in hip-waders. On a serious note I really hope the best for both stadiums and the city of Ames. Hopefully the water will crest soon and get out of town. Too bad we cant dig a trench straight East of Ames about 137 miles.

All the pictures posted were taking by Danny Petersen.

PGA Championship Preview / Results from week 16 of League

The final Major of the year is upon us - The 92nd PGA Championship from Whistling Straits. Its the day before the first round, and my pre-first day of a Major routine is to make my picks. I have only had 1 great tournament and that was the US Open where I picked 4 of the top 10 (one being the winner Graeme McDowell). Had to take a mid-blog break to go over to Kum-n-go for a fountain soda, feeling super good now. Besides Philly-goat winning the Masters, this year has been a year of 1st Majors so I am going to make my picks based on that. Dont get my wrong here, I love watching Phil, Tiger, Zach Johnson, Big Ern and the normal favorites on Sunday afternoon, but I decided to switch it up this week. I still hope Zach Johnson wins or finishes in the top 5 (you always have to cheer for the fellow IOWAN).
Here are my 5 picks for the 2010 PGA Championship.
Dustin Johnson: I had him at the US Open and he pissed it down his leg. Bounced back with a top 20 at The Open though and he has the talent to be there on Sunday. I just hope his caddy helps him with his club selection if he is in the final groups.
Paul Casey: The only European in my picks. After some great play at St. Andrews, Paul is looking to bounce back after letting The Open slip away. He still isnt a lock for the Eurpoean Ryder Cup team, so he needs a strong showing here to bounce into an automatic qualifier spot.
Anthony Kim: He is back!! Word is that the hand is feeling good, so I had to put him back in my picks. Im not expecting a victory out of AK, just want to see him gear up for the Ryder Cup in October.
Matt Kuchar: This guy has been one of the hottest players on Tour this year without a W. He is very technical player and finished in the top 10 in 20 events this season. Only thing I am worried about is that he has never made the cut at a PGA Championship.
John Daly: Have to go with the 1 dark horse. Daly showed us some great golf at The Open this year, and I think Whistling Straits sets up kind of like a links course. Plus as you can tell from the photo below Im a follower of JD on twitter.
Update from week 16 for Men's League at the Carroll Country Club - Kasperbauer Cleaners is now out of last place!!! With a commanding victory over Elin's 9 irons last night we have jumped into a tie for 2nd to last. We won 58-14. The team played very well. We had a sub win 8 holes for us, TDub won 6 & lost 1, Knute shot 35 (2 under) but tied his match 3-3, and I won 8 & lost 0. We are playing some of our best golf as a team lately, on a 5 week winning streak now. Only 3 more weeks to improve our rank, and if we continue to play this way we should be able to catch the 3 teams in front of us.

Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.

Brad

AK is back!!!

This week at the PGA Championship I am ready for the return of one of my favorite golfers AK (Anthony Kim). This is the final Major of the year and it would be great to see him back to great form and finish well. I just want him to be gearing up for another great run during the Ryder Cup this October.

Go get'em AK!!

Brad

Our LOLA bug

My next post was going to be the professional photos taken before/during/after the wedding, but they have not been developed yet and Hope and I are trying to sell the rights to the photos to US Weekly. We decided to post some pics of Lola. We have had Lola for almost 2 years now, and we spoil her constantly, but so does everyone that meets her. I remember questioning Hope's decision on getting a new puppy, but now a day doesnt go by that I am glad she got Lola. As her parents we baby her all day, every day, but she has won over Hope's parents. Her dad carries treats with him all the time and has nicknamed her "Fancy Pants." Hope's mom saves food in a little bag for Lola when she comes to visit or stays the weekend. My mom always lets her have certain chew toys at her house, even though Hope and I dont really like her having them because sometimes they make her sick. Lola has adapted to our house very well. She thinks every room is her room. She loves the big fenced in backyard. Where she turns into a hunting dog and chases birds/rabbits/squirrels. She has yet to catch anything, but we are still waiting for the day when she drops a dead animal off at the backdoor.
Here is a picture of Lola back when we first got here. She was soo tiny.
Well not much has changed after the wedding, besides now I have a ring on my finger. And I know what everyone is thinking, yes it is a little different playing golf with a ring on. I played yesterday with Nick Knute, shot 35, so it didnt affect me too much, but it will be something to get used to.

Hope and I went up to Boji for a few days and stayed in my Grandpa & Grandma Zeigler's RV at the Cutty's Resort. We are still planning on going on a Honeymoon or possible a few smaller trips, but this was a great way to get out of town and just relax. We got to meet up with her aunt, uncle and cousin (Kelly, Wayne, Rachel) for drinks at the Barefoot Bar. We also met up with my uncle Randy and his girlfriend Abby at Maxwell's for sushi and drinks. Randy and I were loving the sake shots. When we arrived back to our home, the place was filled with presents from the wedding, we made out really well, THANKS to everyone for the great gifts. The best gift in my mind was our new Weber Grill. We did a lot of grilling this wkend with family. The grill is really battling Lola for the favorite child title.

I promise to put up great pics from the wedding and even get Hope to help me blog about the wedding day in detail. Last night while we sat around the fire with friends enjoying some cocktails we decided to make our shed in the backyard into more of a hangout/party bar area. The demo and construction will hopefully happen and be done around the beginning of College Football season. Leaves us 20 some days now. Also I do have my alphabet stamps to mark my golf clubs, I will post pictures later this week.

Keep it in the short grass,

Brad