Indiana, Our Indiana

Since this is a long weekend, Wyatt and I decided to meet for the day in Bloomington.  We decided we should try to avoid Indianapolis due to the race and immediately decided on Bloomington as the alternative.  We ended up meeting on Saturday evening and had a nice dinner at Uptown Cafe and a drink at the Tap after a few hours in the office Saturday morning and a visit with my Papaw Saturday afternoon.  I do recommend the Louisiana Hot Pepper Chicken from Uptown if you are ever in the area.  It rained in the evening and the short little walk across the square had me freezing and wet.  What a time to realize that I had taken my umbrella out of my bag while packing.  Luckily, we had parked right by the Tap so the walk to the car when headed in for the night was even shorter.  We spent today wandering around campus after breakfast at the Village Deli (can you believe it was his first time at the Village Deli?!).  I absolutely love campus.  I could wander around and be content on the regular there.  It is one of my favorite places ever.  It never disappoints in beauty and somehow we managed to find a spot I had never seen right in the middle of campus.  It's nice to get home and still have one more day off from work while already having a productive and fun weekend.  Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend and staying safe so far!  Here are some of my favorite shots from today.

Clockwise: Simon Hall | Jordan Hall | Sample Gates looking on Kirkwood | Herman B statue-someone gave him a rose!

Herman B. Well Statue

Chemistry Building

Chemistry Building >>New Discovery of the Day

Enjoying a sitting area in Dunn Woods

Always, always, always have to stop by the Sample Gates | Close up was better than pic with Sample Gates in it

And we're not going away.

Happy March Madness to all!  That beloved time of year has finally arrived again.  For now, I'm only going to post this video.  I'll be back with more thoughts later but when my friend posted this video he posted it with the caption "No matter what your team does this March, it will not matter as much as what the Indiana Hoosiers have already done this year."  Those words really struck me.  It is so true. What our program has transformed into this season has surprised everyone.  I'm so happy for the progress shown and the promise and hope of even more brighter days ahead.


 

Go Hoosiers, Go!

Watching the team this year has definitely given me new hope.  I know the games have just been exhibition and non-conference games and there has not been a tremendous challenge just yet, but there is still hope.  This is the start of a definite turn around for the program.  We've weathered some difficult years amid scandal, coaching changes, and injuries but future is looking brighter and brighter.  One thing is for sure...the fans are getting their enthusiasm for the team and program back! Living (and growing up in) Southern Indiana, we need no excuse to cheer on our Hoosiers, but this year marks the start of a special season for us.  Thank goodness for Cody Zeller, bless you for choosing IU.  Now not only do I get to watch a local boy help bring the team back to greatness, all of my college friends that only knew about Washington because of the Zeller boys can finally leave me alone.  One of them finally chose the Cream and Crimson!  Cody is having a great start his freshman season so far! The first real test should be the upcoming Butler, NC State, and Kentucky games....and then its Big Ten conference play! Here we go!

I've placed a link on my sidebar that leads you to the IUBB homepage...just in case you want to keep tabs on the boys like me.