All this time

12 years ago today, Kevin and I met. Sometimes, I can’t believe it’s been that long, mostly because we knew each other for six years before we got married. Take your time.

Anyway, we met when Kevin came to the U-M Athletic Media Relations Department for a job interview. He already had met with his co-workers and was waiting to meet with our director, Bruce Madej. Of course, Bruce was BS-ing someone on the phone so Kevin was waiting outside his office. I was a senior and in my third year of work in media relations and was working in the office right next door (on football bios, what else) when Kevin came in to say “hello!” I thought he was so cute but didn’t think much more as this was just an interview and there was no guarantee he would get the job. About a month later, though, he joined the staff, leaving behind his gig at Southern Illinois University (the Saluki Stompwagon).

Over the next few months, my friends and I CONSTANTLY asked Kevin to do things with us but he always declined. Finally, he relented and decided to watch some Monday Night Football with us one night. I’m sure his decision had more to do with the Vikings playing than with me but … Anyway, that was one of the first nights we hung out and we had a great time. On Valentine’s Day, he got me flowers – the first time anyone ever sent me flowers – and things just kind of took off from there. For the next year or so, he worked at U-M and I moved home and attended grad school at UDM. We were together on weekends and it was amazing. In the summer of 1996, though, my perfect little world was shaken up a bit when Kevin took a job at Washington University in St. Louis. He would work there for the next four years and we would do the dreaded long-distance thing for three of those years.

In March of 2000, he finally moved back to Michigan and, in April, he proposed. We then spent the next eight months furiously planning our wedding. We were married in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Dec. 2 and the rest, as they say, is history. While it’s hard for me to digest that we’ve known each other 12 years, it’s even harder to believe we’ve been married almost six years. It seems like just yesterday, even after all this time!

OK, this is no fun without some old-school pictures.

This is the first picture I ever had of Kevin. He is sitting at the desk I was sitting at when we first met.

HOLY CRAP, look at all that damn hair! What was I thinking back then? ANYWAY, this is at my graduation from U-M in April of 1995. Me, Kevin and my best friend, Betsie (Simon) Feldman.

Taken on the photo deck at Michigan Stadium in November 1995. Check that scoreboard, U-M - 31, Ohio State - 23! We had to take a picture of it because beating Ohio State doesn't happen that much anymore. I miss John Cooper.

Outside the cathedral in St. Louis. When I would visit, we would go to mass here all the time - it was beautiful! We usually would follow this up with a trip to the Galleria and then dinner on "The Hill." God, I miss St. Louis SO much!

Here we're standing in the hallway outside the Michigan Union Ballroom just before entering our wedding reception. I'm so glad we met and I'm so glad you sent me flowers and I'm so glad we're married. As I always tell Kevin, he is my prince and I'm so lucky to have met him all those years ago.

Under that special dome

We play at Minnesota this weekend, in one of the greatest atmospheres in all of college football (according to a "publication" – I use that word loosely – that Kevin and I encountered a few years ago when we were in Minneapolis for a wedding). How one of the greatest atmospheres can be attained IN A DOME I don't know, but I digress.

Last year, the Gophers finally broke through and beat the maize and blue for the first time in 100 years (well, 18 years, really) and got a glimpse of what the Little Brown Jug, the nation's oldest football trophy, actually looks like. As Kevin said recently, they (the Minnesota players) stormed across the field to get that effer (the jug) like they just won the freakin' national championship! Since winning back the jug last year, they've had it in a glass display case for all Minnesotans to see which is in stark contrast to where we kept it – in some old equipment case somewhere in the bowels of Schembechler Hall. What can I say, when you've had it forever, there's really no excitement in getting your photo taken with it at fan day. So, needless to say, they've enjoyed their time with it but, as our good friend Schneids (who is the PR guy for "M" football) out it, if we win it back Saturday, they won't even have had it a full year (last year's game was Oct. 8).

The Minnesota cornbread is just a bit annoying, mostly because they always think they're better than they are and they think playing in a dome is such an advantage. But, really, how can you argue with these numbers ..

… this is the 95th meeting, with Michigan leading the all-time series 67-24-3 …

... the Wolverines have a 30-12-2 record against the Gophers in Minneapolis and a 10-0 record against them in the Metrodome …

… Michigan has won 24 of the last 27 games and 33 of the last 36 contests in the "Little Brown Jug" series …

… um, yeah, so …

I am cautiously optimistic about Saturday but we've been known to have a rough time in Big 10 road openers and in night games. At any rate, it would be nice to get the jug back where it belongs!

In related college football news, did you see this? After "M" removed ND from any and all relevant college football conversations with a 47-21 spanking, Charlie Weis (at left) HAD to come up with some way to keep ND "in the news" and get the media to feel bad for his poor (and overrated) Irish. This is crap and he's an ass – for this and for so many other things. I wish MSU could have held on to that damn game because the ONLY team worth a damn left on ND's schedule is USC. So, if they keep winning (beating powerhouses like the service academies and North Carolina), God help us all!

By the way, do you notice any similarities between good ole' Charlie and the creature in the photo below?

GD, Sparty!

Well, Sparty, thanks for nothing. You could have put a fork in GD Notre Dame last night but, as is typical for Michigan State, you blew it. You had them down 17 points at one point during last night's game and you looked unstoppable on offense. Drew Stanton, you were picking them apart, with your arm and with your feet. I had total faith that you could get the job done. Hell, you do almost every other year - you OWN ND. BUT, you couldn't finish. It was almost like watching the Michigan team from last season.

I had no selfish reason to cheer for you but I got burned anyway. It always comes back to bite you in the ass when you cheer for Sparty. You could have put an end to all this Notre Dame hype but you let them up off the mat. Now, we all have to hear about their heart and their guts and how they had the greatest comeback win in the history of college football - all in monsoon-like rains on the road in tough Spartan Stadium. Now, we have to hear all about how Brady Quinn ALLEGEDLY earned his way back into Heisman contention and all about how Charlie Weis ALLEGEDLY is a genius. All that crap that thankfully we didn't have to hear for a week after we (Michigan) gave ND the beating of their Irish lives is all back again this week after you let that game get away. Why, Sparty, why? Why can't you ever win the big game? Drew Stanton, you're a SENIOR, why can't you make the big play? I can't imagine what it must be like to be a Spartan fan!

Michigan won on Saturday, in much less dramatic fashion. We beat a decent Wisconsin team at home 27-13. The highlight of the day, for me, was seeing the Wisconsin fans that traveled to Michigan Stadium do "Jump Around" between the third and fourth quarters. Kevin and I were able to attend the game together yesterday, which was a first for this season. My parents came to our house and watched Harmon while we enjoyed a few hours of fun. And, we even sat in OUR OWN seats after trading them last year so the fat, pregnant lady could be near the exit and near the bathroom.

OK, I don't want to make a big deal about this because last time I wrote about them on this blog, they went into a MASSIVE slump but ... my Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth in 19 years today. There was some celebrating being done in the locker room in Kansas City but I was happy to hear each and every player interrviewed say that they still had a lot of work today. They are only 1 1/2 games up on those pesky Twins with six games to go so here's hoping the Motor City kitties will be doing some more celebrating this coming week. As an aside, it was so nice to see both Jim Leyland and Todd Jones damn near tears when talking about this team!

One more thing, just because Sparty couldn't get the job done doesn't mean our win over ND should be forgotten. We beat them butt good, 47-21!

Give me shell-ter

Earlier this week, a co-worker sent around an e-mail saying that he had found a turtle in his yard, but could not keep it and wondered if someone wanted to give it a home. Of course, I immediately jumped from my chair to find out more. He/she is an adorable baby snapping turtle, only slightly larger than a quarter. I started spewing a bunch of turtle-speak as a member of the TE (Turtle Elite), and found myself genuinely excited about the immediate future of this adorable creature.

I knew I could not take him/her, with a beautiful baby boy and adorable rabbit already on my watch at home. So, I was ecstatic when I found out my boss would take her, even if just for a while while she gets strong and, like an injured fawn, can be released back into the wild (like Old School). Well, "Paca" (its original name) has now become the Communications pet. He/she resides in my boss' office, and we all go in to check on him/her every few hours. This morning, he/she ate a small worm, so I was relieved to find out it still has a good appetite. That is the key.

So today, "Paca" was officially made the office mascot. I commented on the irony of having a turtle for a mascot, as they are slow by nature. My boss added that they also go into a shell and hide when approached. So, maybe, "Paca" is perfect, after all.

So, when can I put up my Halloween decorations?

The month of September is a little tough for me. It's back to school time and fall arrives but usually it's one million degrees. I feel like I should hold on to those last few summer nights but I'm also excited for the cool breeze and colored leaves of fall. Typically, here in Michigan, we'll have a few very hot days in September that will keep those longings for fall at bay. But, that hasn't happened this year. It's been pretty chilly and our nightly walks have that fall feel to them.

All of this has me ready to decorate for Halloween even though fall doesn't technically arrive until Saturday. We don't do a ton, like my Uncle Max or this guy (who lives in our neighborhood) but we do more than most people who live on our block. So, here's my plan. I have a string of orange lights to run along the top of our front porch and another string to run along the top of our garage. I also have pumpkin lights to decorate our sun porch. I have pumpkin stake lights to run the entire length of our front yard landscaping and I also have leaf and acorn cling on decals for my picture window. We still need to get some cornstalks for the three "pillars" on our front porch and possibly some orange or burgundy mums to either hang from our front porch or be placed at the entrance to our porch. I have a 10-foot spider web that Kevin has agreed to let me know hang on the garage door. Now, I just need to figure out how to affix it.

Since it's our first Halloween with Harmon, I'm hoping he likes it. If he does, it will give me an excuse to keep adding to my Halloween decoration collection each and every year. It's like an addiction.

Oh, in case I forgot to mention it, we kicked the crap out of Notre Dame last Saturday. This thrashing must be cherished and enjoyed each and every day! So, in order to do that, check out this and this! Too funny!

TDJ just can't look …



… at this …



… or this!



Can you blame him? TOO BAD, ND!

It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!

47-21

Like all good Michigan people, we try to be humble in victory (unlike our fellow Golden Domers)! And, we have to set a good example for Harmon so he knows how to behave when he grows up. Plus, all the talking was done on the field yesterday to the tune of a 47-21 ass kicking of mighty, mighty Notre Dame. Looks like, for now, the national championship victory parade and the Charlie Weiss coronation will have to wait. After all, they only dropped to #12 in the polls after allowing Big Blue to score the most points on them at home in 46 years, so it’s entirely possible they can work their way back up and play in the national championship game. Hell, THEY ARE ND so they can play in the national championship with FOUR LOSSES! Enough of all this talk, let’s let the photos tell the story.

The scoreboard!

This happened not once …

... not twice …

... but three times (ALL DAY LONG, BABY)!

Now for some Mike Hart …

… and some Chad Henne.

And, don’t forget that Michigan “D!”

This is not a good look for the pretty boy (maybe he needs to get back in front of the fan on the sidelines and let it blow his hair some more). And, sorry about the Heisman, Brady! If it makes you feel any better, though, Jimmy Clausen is supposed to win four (just like Ron Powlus did).

Can’t remember the last time Lloyd got the cooler!

Time to celebrate!

Hail to the victors valiant, hail to the conquering heroes, hail, hail, to Michigan, the leaders and best. Hail to the victors valiant, hail to the conquering heroes, hail, hail, to Michigan, the champions of the west.

Ah, that felt good! Sorry for the delay in the post as I just was enjoying this so much. It’s been a long time since we’ve had such a satisfying victory.

A funny side note about yesterday. It was the biggest recruiting weekend of the year for the Irish. I wonder how that went over with the youngins …

OK, one last funny thing about yesterday. Kevin mentioned how sad it is that NBC (or the Notre Dame Broadcasting Channel) didn’t get to share with us all its footage of Samardzija playing minor league baseball and Zbikowski boxing. Boo hoo!

I probably will regret this but GO GREEN, GO WHITE this weekend. ND has to go on the road and play Sparty in East Lansing in what looks to be a great night game (should be a good one). Sparty has their number and I'm sure Drew Stanton is salivating at the sight of the Notre Dame defense. Um, yeah, take the over!

OK, enough. Let’s Go Blue (and let’s TRY to keep it going – one game at a time)!

And, here's some stuff, just for fun. Super Mario and good stuff from the game.

Good night now!

This and that

Now that it's cooled down a bit, Harmon is able to wear some of his new fall clothes. My sister, Stacey, got him this cute sweat suit (at left) from Roots and he looks adorable in it.

When he wears it, though, he reminds me way too much of Ari and Uzi Tenenbaum (below) from that fantastic movie, the Royal Tenenbaums!

In addition to looking cute in his new get-up, he also has learned to wave. He's been working on the opening and closing of the hand and, just yesterday, when he was with my Mom, he got the hand motion and the arm motion going at the same time. It's so cute.

Another thing he has learned to do, maybe in the last month, is give hugs and kisses. If you ask for kisses, he leans in with his big, open mouth and kisses your cheek. It's usually all wet and slobbery but yet so sweet! And, the hugs, my God, the hugs! A hug from Harmon is the best thing in the whole world! He just wraps his little arms real tight around your neck and it's the most awesome feeling. I try to get hundreds of hugs each day but, when he gets tired of giving them, he just bites my shoulder so I'll lay off. We need to put a stop to that!

Since he's approaching his first birthday, we thought we better get moving on those obligatory one-year photos. So, we finally booked a date (Oct. 15) with one of our good friends, who also happens to be the top photographer at U-M. We're doing the photos a bit early in hopes of catching some beautiful fall colors before they're gone. We're going to do some individual shots and some family shots at some spots on campus so we're very excited. We're also going with a brown and orange theme so I hope they'll turn out nice.

In non-Harmon news, all the new fall shows are starting and Kevin and I really need to decide what we have time for. Of course, there will be the usual shows (Survivor, ER, Supernanny, Wife Swap, etc.) but there are several new shows that look very interesting. It's all about pacing ourselves! Last night, we finished up 15 weeks of Rock Star: Supernova, which was quite a commitment. Although it started out as just an excuse for me to drool over Tommy Lee, it ended up being a pretty good show.

This weekend is going to be a little odd as Kevin is traveling to South Bend on Saturday to attend the U-M @ ND game with his two best friends. I hope he brings some good luck to U-M as I have a feeling they're going to need it. The last time we went to South Bend, it wasn't pretty!

On Sunday, I think we're going to take Harmon shopping to get him some fall/winter clothes. He only has a few things so we need to change that – so spoiled!

Weeeeeeeeee!

Back in the Spring, I got Harmon this toy (also at left) from our local Once Upon a Child store. It looked similar to his beloved hammer and only cost $1 so I figured I couldn't go wrong. Um ... yeah!

Once I got it home and cleaned it all up, it started cracking out. It would go off with one of its crazy noises, like "weeeeeeeeee," without any prompting from Harmon or us. So, it didn't take long for this toy to get banished where it still would go off ALL THE TIME. Early this past Monday morning, I finally reached the end of my rope with this damn thing. At 2:45 a.m., I heard a chorus of "weeeeeeeeees" from the living room. After getting over my initial fright (what the hell was that?), I marched into the living room, retrieved the toy from its cold, dark corner and removed – with more precision that I thought I could muster in the wee (ha, ha) hours – the screws that held the battery compartment. I kept the batteries (Harmon has other more battery-worthy toys), threw the toy in the trash and then lumbered back down the hall and crawled under the covers. Kevin says I will hear ghost "weeeeeeeeees" forever since I sent the toy to an early death.

On a lighter note, Harmon is freakin' 10 MONTHS' OLD today. Can you believe it? I might have to get him a new toy to replace the one I killed. He REALLY liked this one yesterday when we saw it at Kohl's. I sat him on the floor and played it for him and he was grooving to it. It was so cute.

September 11: Where were you?

Today is September 11 and, five years ago, the meaning of this day changed forever. There have been books and movies and countless other forms of media recounting this day. And, no matter how you feel about the actual events of this day or the events that have followed, it's hard to deny how that bright, sunny morning changed so many things in this world. As with so many historical events, you remember exactly where you were when the attacks happened. Here is where Kevin and I were on that day:

Aimee: I was working at OnStar (yuck) and had an unusual 8 a.m. marketing meeting that day. When we all got back to our cubicles, word started to spread about what was happening. Immediately, I tried to contact the few friends I had in NYC without even thinking that everyone else in the world was doing the exact same thing. Later in the afternoon, I had been in touch with each of them via e-mail and they all were fine - thank God. Of course, no work was getting done as people either were e-mailing and calling loved ones or watching the carnage on TV in our cafeteria. After a few hours of this, we all were told we could go home, which I did. And, I stayed home the next day too. Not because anyone I love had been involved but just because everything was too hard to digest and it was nearly impossible to concentrate. When I did return to work on Thursday, I remember my bitch of a boss commenting that she had been able to get so much work done that last couple of days because no one was around. Maybe it was just the way I felt at the time but this comment still sticks with me as one of the coldest things I've ever heard. Anyway ...

Kevin: I was on my way up to Lansing for a meeting at a TV station to discuss a television commercial for my then-employer, the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan. I was listening to Drew and Mike on the radio, and just like most TV and radio outlets that a.m., they were reporting that a small plane had hit the World Trade Center. And, like many who heard that, I figured it was just a small aviation accident. Soon after I arrived at the station, I learned that a second plane had hit and it was no longer a coincidence. I don't really even remember what business I accomplished there that day in what was one of my final outreach duties at the foundation. But, I do remember one person in the newsroom saying over and over that he was sure the towers would fall. Sure enough, moments later, the first tower crumbled and we all stood there in silence. Our apartment in New Hudson was between Lansing and Ann Arbor, so I think I stopped there for an hour or so to watch the TV coverage. I really don't remember driving there, just stunned by the news that not only were the towers hit, but also the Pentagon (allegedly) and another plane down in Pa. I knew history was happening, but I don't recall an event like that in my life since the first space shuttle explosion when I was in high school. It was one of those events that you just sit and watch the footage over and over again in disbelief. Like Aimee, I had a feeling work would still be important, so I drove back to Ann Arbor for the second part of the day. What a mistake. A few people mentioned it, but like OnStar, it was just business as usual. I watched TV well into the night that night. Even though most of the TV stations have vowed to not show much of the footage anymore, a few of the documentaries aired this week have shown that first incredible video. CNN is documenting its first three hours or so of coverage on two links on its Web site. Blame who you want for this happening, but I agree with many that we (the U.S.) got caught with our pants down. Too bad thousands of people paid with their lives.

Halloween preview

Kevin told me the other day, "you can't wait until fall!" And, he's right, for the most part. It's no secret I love fall and winter SO MUCH MORE than spring and summer. But, now that we have Harmon, I don't look forward to the next season so much as that means he's getting older. Time goes fast enough now without me longing for falling leaves and fleece!

Anyway, there are some things I can't resist looking forward to and one is Harmon's last "first" holiday – Halloween. For the last month or so, we’ve been looking at different costumes and, yesterday, we finally made a decision and ordered one. I can't wait to see him as this little blue octopus!

Of course, he will be cute in any costume (I'm biased, OK) but, as most of you know (and can tell by his name), we like to be a bit different. Even our second choice was this cool shark! We just didn't want to go with a pumpkin or a black cat or anything basic like that, although we did consider a tiger and a mouse. We also thought about making him a pirate (since he has a pirate name – Harrrrrrrmon), but the baby pirate costume wasn't so cute.

Sooooo, expect some cute blue octopus pictures to be posted as Harmon ventures out for his first Halloween next month. We're looking forward not only to seeing him react to all this Halloween craziness but also to eating his candy! Hey, he can't have it, at least not yet!

Long weekend

Our holiday weekend ended up being a day longer than anticipated, mostly because Harmon came down with a bit of a cold Thursday morning. It freaked us out at first as he woke up at 3:30 a.m. with his little body on fire but, after some Tylenol, some fluids and some rest, he felt a bit better. The little guy handles colds so well! We didn't get much done on Thursday outside of naps and a walk so we technically started our holiday weekend on Friday, as Kevin used a vacation day that day. We went to lunch/dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant, El Taco Loco, and spent a lot of time at 12 Oaks Mall trying to put together a cute outfit for Harmon's one-year photos. I have some pieces but am not done with the whole ensemble just yet. We're hoping to get said photos taken in mid-to-late October.

On Saturday, I went to the first half of the Vanderbilt at Michigan football game, which was the same old thing, and we spent the rest of Saturday lounging in front of the TV and watching college football until we couldn't take it anymore. I LOVE those days!

Sunday was our day to celebrate the holiday and we went to my parents' house to do that. It was a Labor Day/Kevin's birthday celebration and we hung out and ate some good food. Of course, Harmon was the life of the party eating like a champ for my Mom all the while looking at Kevin and me like – ha, ha, if YOU TWO were feeding me, it would be all over me and the floor. He has trouble focusing on eating when he's in a different environment! We also may have figured out what all this "na-na" business is all about. My sisters and I were playing with Harmon back in the family room and, when my Mom walked in, he reached for her and said, "na, na!" Mystery solved? Who knows!

On Monday, we went to the Dexter Cider Mill for the first time. It was the first time I had even been to Dexter, which is such a cute, little town, and the cider mill did not disappoint. We got our cider and donuts to go and then settled in at Bandemer Park on the Huron River for a while and took even more pictures of Harmon. All in all, a very relaxing and restful weekend.

A theme of the weekend was "The Hunt for a New Rocker/Recliner." We cleaned and polished our hardwood floors recently and Kevin commented that he would be happy if he never had to move our current recliner back into the living room again. This chair is one that Kevin got when he was in college a thousand years ago. Although still functional (which is the ONLY reason it's still in the house), it's a god-awful green/blue color and has about 10 years' worth of Kevin's hair gel residue on the headrest. I bought a slip cover for it when we moved but gave up on it as it came off all the time and was a huge pain in the ass to get on in the first place. So, we finally figured it was about time to get something new. We looked at chairs at four or five places and saw a few we liked so we'll keep the process going. It ONLY took us SIX MONTHS to buy a video camera so I can't imagine how long the rocker/recliner purchase will take. UGH!

Lastly, my quote of the weekend. As we were driving to my parents' house, a neighborhood cat (a damn black one) sauntered halfway across the street right in front of our car before slowly doing an about face. As we encountered this, I matter-of-factly said, "Take your time, asshole" and Kevin died. Of course, the cat scurried back to the side of the road and then turned back to give me the usual bitchy cat look. I hate cats!

And, yes, I realize (as does Kevin) that our language will have to change soon lest Harmon pick up a choice word or two!

OK, on to some fun stuff. Another reason I love Jim Leyland. An unbelievable 9-1-1 phone call. This oldie but goodie. And, this new commercial for Monday Night Football (we ALWAYS do this)!

Back to school, back to school …

Tomorrow, fall classes begin at U-M. For the first time in 15 years (minus 1997, I think), my sisters and I are not involved in any back-to-school activities. I’m not sure if this is harder on us or on my parents. My Mom and Dad moved me into U-M for the first time in September of 1991 and did so again in 1992, 1993 and 1994. In 1995 and 1996, I attended the University of Detroit Mercy in pursuit of my MBA. In 1998, my sister, Stacey, started her time at U-M and, this past year, my sister, Erin, graduated from U-M.

So, after all this, it’s kind of weird not to be involved in back-to-school shopping this year. No moving stuff into dorms, apartments or campus houses. No trips to Target for TVs, bookshelves, etc. No trips to Meijer to stock up on food. No trips to Michigan Book and Supply or Ulrich’s to pay WAY TOO MUCH money for books (money that you NEVER get back when it comes time to sell them back at the end of the semester)! Ah, the memories!

Looks like there won’t be any back-to-school activities for this family until Harmon starts kindergarten in September 2011 – perish the thought!

Fooball!

No, I didn't misspell, it's fooball! This is the opening weekend of the college football season and, for the 16th year in a row, I was in the Big House to watch Meeechigan! While we didn't have a great showing like this, at least we didn't do this. It's been said that the biggest improvement comes between weeks one and two and, if you're a Michigan fan, you better hope this is true. If not, we're going to get smoked at ND (you know, because they're so great)!

Anyway, for the first time since the final game of the 1999 season, Kevin and I did not attend the game together today. You see, things get more complicated when you have a baby! Kevin had a great idea to ask our old friends at Sports Info for a press pass for this game so we could TRY to sell our tickets (turns out there wasn't much demand for Vandy @ U-M). So, I spent the first half of the game watching from the photo deck. It was just like old times - what a view! It just wasn't the same, however, without Kevin so I left at the half, we got good food and headed home to watch the rest of the game.

While I was at the game, Kevin and Harmon hung out on campus. They ran some errands and Harmon had his first lunch on the Diag. Kevin said he was getting a lot of looks from the college girls, Harmon I mean! He was a good boy being out for his first game day in Ann Arbor.

Normally, we'd be riveted by the ND @ Georgia Tech game right now but, for the first time in 13 years, baseball in Detroit in SEPTEMBER means something. Kevin keeps asking me if I had to choose between Michigan football and Tigers baseball this year, what would I do. Easy answer - go Tigers! And, just in case you think I'm jumping on the bandwagon, I just ordered this t-shirt!