Sept 2009 Update

Hey,
Been a while, eh? Yeah, well I BEEN BUSY!!!!
Haha
Last update was… April 2009. wow! Ok, so now it’s September 22, 2009, 5 months later. And I know you’re asking; “Hey Jay! What’s happened in the past 5 months?

You are SO curious!!!

Keep your panty hose on… I’ll tell ya what’s happened – in chronological order (sortof).

1. I won the lottery – got $3 million!!! (oh wait, that wasn’t in the past, that’s in the future - sorry)

1. Pool News
-We finished the Spring pool session – didn’t make playoffs.
-CapOne had another round of layoffs – my group was hit hard – I got a LOT more work to do – it’s ok cause I like staying busy but it was hard keeping up at first there.
-Hao found a job in NC – works from home in Richmond mostly now though – saw him rarely over the summer
-Summer session was my last session – taking the fall session off – probably taking next spring off as well
-I haven’t picked up a cue in weeks
-Been thinking I might hook up w/ whoever else is interested and entering that weekly 8-ball tournament on southside at Diamond Billards. Let me know if you’re interested.
-ALSO – it’s about time to have a bottle of scotch w/ my buddy Vince in the guyrage – been too long! Anyone else interested let me know. Fri or Sat 10/2, 10/3 looks good

2. Softball
-I finished up playing my men’s league softball on Monday nights through the end of July. It was fun. Not sure I’ll do it again but it was a lot of fun. One thing I’m proud of is that I went the whole season (~3 months) and didn’t get injured. Imagine that, an old guy like me! I was about 10 years older than most of the guys out there btw.
-My daughters team continues to keep me busy w/ practices 2 nights a week and tournaments every couple of weeks or so. One thing that bothers me about softball is there are 3 or 4 girls on our team that are disrespectful to me and seem to dislike me a great deal. Not sure what I ever did to them but whatever. The team did win a tournament a couple weeks ago in Cville though. THAT was fun.

3. August Happenings
-Had the typical week of lots of family, lots of fun, and lots of food at Emerald Isle in August.
-Sarah and Clayton got married in August – it was a huge wedding – big event – tons of fun.
-We dropped off my oldest at Emory and Henry College. Ouch! Actually, everyone keeps asking me how sad I am about it. I’m not sad, honestly, I’m extremely happy! Happy for her!

4. Now
I love this time of year. Kids go back to school. Weather gets cooler here and there. Leaves. Everything feels sorta new to me. It’s funny cause on Jan 1 every year I don’t get a “new year” type feeling. I get that in Sept. Yeah, we all know I’m a little off. Heh heh – I like it that way!


Here’s hoping it won’t be another 5 months till my next update. Have a good one. Drop me a note at jay.firebaugh@capitalone.com