Life of Landry: July 2013

Landry had a blast with Parker! Tim took Parker to the airport on a Friday and spent the night at the camp. Landry moped around here all weekend - I mean MOPED, just the saddest thing you have ever seen! For 5 days that dog slept in his kennel, would just sit off by himself, look out the window, and sit in the driveway- waiting for Parker to come back. Sad, Sad, Sad. But then one day he snapped out of it and was his crazy energetic loving self again. He still really wants me to play super rough with him when I get home, but I just can't! I physically can not keep up- I have bruises all up and down my arms and legs and big ole scratches! It gets rough, no matter how hard I try to keep it easy - the dog is just too big and crazy for all that!

Here's a few pictures of them playing in the yard.

While Parker was home we went to the Braves game - and not just any ole game, but it was

CHIPPER JONES Jersey Retirement night!!!!

I still can't believe I got to be there. What a thrill- and we had awesome seats!(thank you Tim) It really was amazing to me. Chipper is the only player that I actually ever followed. I remember his very first game with the Braves. I also remember that night, sitting on the floor with my 2 boys running around the house playing baseball- (They were so cute! They would watch the batters on TV and mimic their every move -if the batter tapped his bat, then they would tap the bat- if the batter would spit, then they would "spit", etc. When the batter hit the ball and ran the bases, that is exactly what Parker and Luke would do.) But I sat there that night realizing that this new "kid" that just signed a MAJOR contract making MAJOR money was MY AGE!!! It was such a strange realization. I don't know a realization of what - but a realization for sure.

I had the same type realization years later at the "Dawg Walk" (UGA) when Parker and Luke were either seniors or just graduated and I realized that those big ole football players were just kids- just like Parker and Luke- alot of them smaller than Parker and Luke - that was such a strange realization too!!

Anywho, the game was AWESOME - Chipper was a fun player to watch and follow and that was made even better because he was a Bravo the whole time- that is really cool. He also had the best walk-up song too- Crazy Train! ALL ABOOOOOAAAARRD HAHAHAHAHAHA...AY AY AY AY AY... We also got to stay for the firework show!! This was not Parker or Tim's idea of FUN! but they were nice enough to suffer thru and let me enjoy the show. Only problem was, the bottom fell out the minute it was over and we were drenched by the time we got back to the truck - and then got to drive 2 hrs wet and cold.

Good times, good times, and great memories!! Y'all can not rain on my parade :)

The only thing that would have made this day more special is if Luke could have been with us!!!!