Productive Sundays

After we got home from church and breakfast at Sweet & Savory (prompted by a gift card my brother, Adam, gave us before he moved out of town), Amanda discussed moving some things around in the house. “There goes my traditional Sunday nap,” I thought. Later, after we had moved the office around a bit […]

A Great Night of Basketball

Duke blew out the Colgate Raiders to the tune of 110-58.  (Yeah, it was Colgate, but it was still good to see.)  While that was going on, Carolina lost 72-67 to the Minnesota Gophers.  To top it off, Harrison Barnes, the “best freshman ever” according to Sports Illustrated, an unheard of freshman on the pre-season […]

Pajama-less Milly

When I went to get Milly out of her crib this morning, I thought to myself, “Wait, we didn’t put pajamas on her last night?  Would Amanda have let her go to bed for the night without pajamas?”  Then Milly, as she usually does, handed me one of her blankets.  Then she handed me her […]

Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami (Ohio) RedHawks

Duke whooped up on Miami (Ohio) tonight.  We were at small group when it started, so I watched it on the DVR when I got home.  The final score was 79-45.  Duke’s defense was on, though the offense didn’t seem as crisp as it should have.  The overall feeling, I think, is that we’re looking […]

Duke vs. Princeton Starts the Season

Happy second birthday to my niece, Addison Sawyer! The highlight of my day was watching Duke’s first game of the season against Princeton.  The final score was 97-60.  The three players everyone talks about are Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith and Kyrie Irving, who all did great.  Irving, making his debut in this game, didn’t show […]