O! Pioneers!

Well, it's been awhile. I just got back from a two day work/vacation in the lovely city of..........Omaha, Nebraska! One of the biggest companies I work with is located in Omaha and they invited me to come down. Even cooler, I got to go to three games of the College World Series. And how cool was that! It's just a huge Nebraska block party were people from all over the country come together to watch college baseball. It was so much fun and I can totally see why people flock there every year. And the people that live around the ballpark make out like gangbusters allowing people to park on their lawn.

Even better, this turned out to be a two state trip: Nebraska and Iowa! Two places I have never been too (or ever thought I would). Our hotel was in Iowa and I am proud to say I contributed to their economy. We went to the Horseshoe Casino of Iowa and I lost $20 at the nickle slot machines. I actually had my total all the way up to $30, but I was convinced that if I kept playing, I would hit the big time. Alas, I was mistaken.

Omaha is..well..Omaha, but they did have a nice little district called the Old Market. We ate at an outdoor resturant where they had Omaha steaks. I had fish and chips, and they were good!

I was only in Omaha on Monday and Tuesday, so going back to the weekend, it has been a good couple of days :) On Saturday I played in a golf tournament and even though our team didn't place, I won a new putter (Which is good. The one I have is lame). And on Sunday, my birthday/father's day, I drove down with my parents to Fulton to visit my sisters. It was good family day and we all went and saw the movie "The Happening." And, it wasn't happening. The best part of the whole movie was the great stage actress Betty Buckly (Cats) trying to smash her face and head in on the house and window.