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Tailgaters of the Year and Stephen and Alyta

25 Jan
The guys who seat next to us at Texans games won tailgaters of the year. Their names ar Eric and Randall. They have won before and their team is the only team to have won it more than one time. The last game of the year we took Stephen and Alyta and went to cheer them on in Bud Plaza. It was neat being able to take our good friends and share in what we do evbery sunday. We have been on vacations with them and even live around the corner from them. We love spending time with them whether it be at a poker party , the deer lease or a Texans game. It was cool, I took Eric and Randall a bottle of wine that I had made that had a picture of the Texans defensive line on the front. We had some of their good food and drinks. We watched as they announced them winners then headed into the stadium. It was a terrible game because we had alreadywon the division and made the playoffs. But the day was fun and we were able to share it with Stephen and Alyta.

Ya’ll be safe out there!!
 
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Posted by on January 25, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

BWW

25 Jan
My favorite place to eat and hangout is Buffalo Wild Wings. I have been going there since it opened. It all started with my birthday. It always falls on wildcard weekend in the NFL. About 6-7 years ago I told Tressa I wanted to just go hang out all day there and watch the playoff games. We invited a group of people and headed up there about 30-40 minutes before the games started. It was cool because back then it was never packed and not very popular. We stayed there all day and it never really got too crowed. Nowadays you have to wait forever to get a seat for any event that comes on TV. Since that time we have had many great times at BWW. We even went there for John Holt’s birthday one time and, well I won’t get into what happened, but it was a big scene. What we used to do is go every wednesday. Mady had volleyball practice on that day at gameday and Tressa was coaching the team. Me and Brad would go up to BWW and I would give him about 5 dollars to play games while I ate an appetizer, had a cold one, watched whatever sporting event was on TV and waited for Tres and Mady to meet us when practice was over. They would come up and we would eat and have a few.
We also would go up there on a Friday or Saturday and just hang out just me and Tressa. Sometimes other people would meet us and sometimes it would just be us two. There is a trivia game there and we used to play it alot againest each other. I don’t know what it is , but I could go there every day or every other day. I love the wings there. I used to get the “wild” sauce, they are the second to the hottest. But I have grown into the hot or medium. I have been eating some “mango habenero” but I think that is just a phase for me. The wild has gotten too hot. I guess it is old age.
A perfect meal for me there and what I usually get , if I am not dieting, is, an appetizer of fried mushrooms with southwest ranch, 6 traditional hot, 6 traditional medium, and an order of fries with the salt and vineger spice on them. It is a great atmosphere and we have just hung out there numerous times. We have just sat in the bar area or sat at a table. Years ago all the young kids that were Jake’s age hung out there. They would call me at about 10-11 and say they were at bww and to come on up. I would go up there and hang out until 12-1. We also would have a big group of those kids meet us up there. That was before our kids were old enough to just hang out. Nowadays we bring the kids and they have their own table alot of time. I have a ton of memories there from different activities like all of Mady’s junior high games afterward going up there to eat. Even birthdays there for me. We have went up there when Texans players were there. I have met guys up there to watch games. It is just a great place that I feel at home and love the food. I am sure I will continue to like it. Mady, Tressa and Brad already make fun of me because I want to go there all the time. I even buy the sauce in bottles and take them home to use at the house on different things I cook at home. But I prefer to go there, it is my favorite and will continue to be for a long long time. BWW rocks!!
Ya’ll be safe out there!!
 
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Posted by on January 25, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Mady’s Robotics – 2nd Place Going to State!!!!!

25 Jan
I am soooooooo proud of Mady. She is still in Robotics and a couple of weekends ago she had the district Robotics tournament. It was at Bonnette junior high. She is on a team with two other boys and from what I hear from her teacher she does most of the work and tells these boys what to do. Their project or robot is an invention and it is called “Dentassist” it is to help handicapped veterans with one arm brush their teeth. They have a power point presentation and when judges come by they tell them what it is about and show them what it does. They didn’t place in the district warm-up tournament but got 2nd in the area tournament and are getting to go to state in April in Austin or Irving I don’t know which one. But it is soooo awesome to see her working on the robot and taking charge and presenting. She has alot of pride in it and does a tremendous job. The funny thing was the actual day of the area tournament she also had a basketball tournament. So here is how it went. She played at 10 in the morning at Pearland. Then after the game we hustled home and put on a dress and we went up to Fairmont junior high. She checked in and began setting her invention up. When it was time to judge the parents and coaches had to leave the gym and only the students would be in there presenting to the judges. A funny note is that Mady had on her basketball socks on the whole time she set up, then when the judges came in she slipped them off and put on her flats that were hidden behind the table. It was so funny watching this happen through the window. It was also nerve racking not knowing what was going on in there. Then we waited until they were finished and there was an awards ceremony. I sat in the stands as they annouced second place to Fairmont. I was so proud and excited. All her sports activities we have helped her, but this she did all on her own. I could not be more proud of her. She is the most awesome girl in the world. Great job Mady, Good Luck at state!!!!!!!
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Posted by on January 25, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Sea-Bass and the 8th Grade Girl Pose

20 Jan
Well Mady is an 8th grade now and 8th grade girls tend to take alot of pictures. They pose in the pictures as well and I don’t remeber ever doing that. Well I started making fun of the girls when they would pose for the camera. So while at BWW one night one of Mady’s friends and a top notch poser came up there and I proceeded to get a picture with her and tried to emulate their posing. Her name is Taylor Fleming and she is a friend of Mady’s and plays Basketball on Tressa’s team, I have nicknamed her “sea-bass” (long story). She is a good kid with a funny personality and a quick wit so I felt like she needed to make the blog posing with me and Tressa. SSOOOO here you go Sea-Bass, you have arrived and made the blog!!!!
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Posted by on January 20, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Wildcard Weekend Videos

20 Jan
Just wanted to post a view videos I took at the Texans first ever playoff game and victory.
GO TEXANS!!!!!
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Posted by on January 20, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Basketball Tournament, Wildcard Weekend, Victory Formation

18 Jan
The Texans made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Since we are season ticket holders we had to purchase our tickets back in December for whatever game they were to play. It ended up being on wildcard weekend. We had the home game at 3:30 on saturday. Just so happened that Mady and Tressa both had basketball tournaments that day as well. So the week of the game we didn’t know who was going to go. Mady played at 4:30 on friday if she won then she would not be able to go because she would have more games on saturday. The championship for Tressa’s team was at 2 on saturday so if she made that she would go late. Mady won so Brad got to invite a friend. He chose to bring Brandon Meza. Me and the boys would ride with Beau’s in laws and we would meet Tressa there later during the game. Well we left at about 1:30 and got to the parking lot. Normally there isn’t that much activity that early before a game but it was packed with people ready for the first playoff game. We were told to be in our seats at 3 so we hung out in the parking lot with Dale and Wade Grayson for a little bit then headed inside. There was all kinda stuff going on with a circus type atmoshphere. It made me miss coaching because when you coach you aren’t in the circus you are focused on the field and lockeroom and not worried about all the extra fan stuff. I bought a program and the boys got a couple hotdogs and we found our seats. Dave Herring and his wife were already there we could see the NFL network and all the other stations and media down there right by the field. Alot more than normal. As it got closer to game time the place was a buzz and even when the specialty players came out to warm up the place got loud. When it came time to introduce the players it started off with them announcing Bum Phillips the old Houston Oilers coach who everyone loved. He is Wade Phillips dad who is currently the defensive coordinator. The place roared when he walked out. Then the team was announced and it was rocking in that place. When the game started it was as loud as I have ever heard it. Tressa wasn’t there yet and the boys were standing below me and everyone was standing up during the entire game. Usually everyone sits down but everyone was excited and standing up cheering. Tressa got there about halfway into the 2nd quarter. She had two beers in her hand and a small “toro” tattoo on her cheek. I took a beer and Brad said they wanted tattoos. We told them where to go, gave them money and they headed up. Well low and behold when they got back Brandon had a small tattoo but Brad had his entire face painted red white and blue. It was hillarious. Well the game was close the entire first half until JJ Watt jumped up and intercepted a pass from his Defensive line position and ran it back for a touchdown. The place went wild and that sent us to halftime with all the momentum. The second have only got better for us, we started running the ball better and Arian Foster even had a spectacular run down the sideline for a touchdown to put the game out of reach. We played great in all aspects and we as fans had a tremendous time and did our part by cheering the whole game. It ended with TJ Yates kneeling in victory formation and then the players and fans went crazy. It was the first playoff game and first playoff victory ever for the Texans. I hope it is a memory that Brad will have for the rest of his life. He seemed to have sooooo much fun. Even leaving the stadium the fans continued to yell and cheer all the way to the parking lot. We hung out and threw the football around for a little while then headed toward the house. We stopped at BWW on the way home and had beers and wings with Dale and Wade and watched the second game of the day. It was a great feeling to watch another gamne knowing the Texans had already won and were moving on to the next round. It was my birthday as well so that was a great birthday present to have a playoff win. We are looking forward to the Texans continuing to win and us making more memories with the kids.
Yall be safe out there!!
 
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Posted by on January 18, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

New Years Eve, Last Game of Year, Waiting for Wildcard Weekend

17 Jan
We hung around the house for New Years Eve. It was the same as usual, kids played games and played out side most of the night. A handful of people came over and we played cards and got champagne out ready to serve. We fixed some finger foods and just sat and talked. It was pretty low key and I don’t recall anything major really going on except kids running in and out. The Texans played their last regular season game the next day so we didn’t get too rowdy. We didn’t tailgate though and just went to the game, It wasn’t very exciting because since we had already won the division and were slotted as the number 3 seed a bunch of backups played and we eneded up losing. The big fun would be the next week on wildcard weekend when we played the bengals in the opening round. More of that to come.
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Posted by on January 17, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Christmas, Basketball Goal, Cleaning House, and Wine Closet

17 Jan
Christmas was here and I think the kids and me and Tressa had a good Christmas. It is always such a busy time of year. We have to go different places and rush but finally get to relax back at our house in the end. This year we went to Tressa’s mom’s early on Christmas eve. We snacked and Greg and Amanda were there with the kids. We opened presents and the kids had a good time. We stayed for a little while then went home and got ready to go to Tressa’s dad’s. We ate turkey and dressing and he also had some steaks over there. Mady has a good time babysitting the young kids over there. It is really neat to see her carry them and take care of them feeding them and making sure they are ok. Brad loves running around with the boys as well. I am very proud of them, they are always so well behaved and get completes from Dada and Ebby and their behavior. Meme Billie is there also and we encourage them to visit with her. She is getting up there in age and I want them to spend as much time as they can with her on occasion. They all opened presents and Mady and Brad got some cool banners of their favorite teams. In fact Mady racked in on the LSU gear this year. We went home and got in comfortable clothes and hung out at our house with some wine and Meme and Greg and Amanda came over for awhile. Then it was off to sleep to get ready for Santa. On Christmas morning the kids ofcourse get us up early. They rummage through their stockings and go through all the presents from me and Tres. Mady got a basketball goal from Santa, which I put together, wow!! what a project. Brad got a psp game and he has been real responsible with it so far.
Well the basketball goal was in the garage, I got my tools ready and opened the box. It was about 40 degrees outside and kinda misty so I began my project and about noon and watched “Christmas Vacation ” three times before I finished. Mady adn Tressa would come out and help occasionally because I think they felt bad about me being out there all Christmas afternoon working on one project. Well I acvtually finished and was proud I did it myself. By the way I got some tools for Christmas and have already used them to fix the fence and will soon put together my table that I will put beer bottle tops on the top. I always have great intentions to build things and I think that will be one of my New Years resolutions. So Christmas was over and a success. We were heade for New Years. The kids were playing basketball and I was determined to get our room organized. I cleaned out the bottom of the bed. Went through all my clothes. I took 4 big bags to goodwill. So once I was done I had organized most everything I have and THAT is a huge resolution. I feel so much better when I know where everything is and it is in the right place. Oh we also bought the kids new TV’s for their rooms. They are 32 inch and flat. We cleaned the gameroom and both kids rooms. Now I only have the “hunting” room. I will explain later once I start.
I have continued making wine and decided to make the closet underneath the stairs me “wine cellar” I spent the day cleaning it all out and went and bought some furniture dollys. Now I can wheel the buckets and jugs to the kitchen. Mix what I need to mix then wheel them back to the closet. I need to make some wine racks but for right now everything is atleast neatly put away hidden in my wine closet.
Ya’ll be safe out there!!
 
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Posted by on January 17, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

2011 AFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!

14 Dec
When we got another NFL team here in Houston I was still coaching high school football. But I was very excited and decided to buy into the team and follow them. I coached with a guy who was a die hard raider fan so I thought it would be neat to jump on a team in our city like I did when I was young. Soon after the Texans came around I moved on to be a principal and purchased 2 season tickets. So as of right now I have missed 3 home games in the last 7 years. I have stuck by my Texans through thick and thin. As the season unfolded I was overwhelmed with excitement through the ups and downs. I can remember being in my seat and scanning the sideline looking for Mario Williams. Only to find out he was in the locker room. I remember the death like silence of reliant when Andre went down and the feeling of “here we go again” just like all the other years and the “maybe next years”. Well low and behold at the Pittsburgh game I felt something different. We played with confidence and it seemed like we played to win not played to lose like I had seen during the “sagecopter” game. We have guys that were young 1st or 2nd year players and they play with such passion and unbridled wildness. One of the sports radio guys Lance Zierlein referred to our defense as a bunch of zombies who could not be stopped, he likened them to the zombies in the movie “28 days” but I like to think of them in the movie “I am Legend”. But anyway he is exactly right, and I have bought in even more and drank the whole jug of Texans koolaid. Right now we are 10-3 and playing a Carolina team that has cam newton, BUT, we have the front 7 “I am Legend” or “Bulls on Parade ” is what they have been calling themselves. Named after a song from Rage against the Machine. But to get back on track I am just so proud to be a part of this and for this city to be enjoying this. It is like a movie, there are no more David Carr’s, there are no more white safeties named Stephen’s, or any running backs who changed their last names and we jumped for joy when they ran for 1000 yards. These guys don’t give a crap about anything except busting their ass and going crazy. They aren’t mature off the field, they take pics of each other and paste them on twitter and then the next day go out and demolish their opponent. I just love it, they are characters, but their leader Andre Johnson has character and keeps everything classy. He has been here 9 years now and has been through it all. But now he has a group on the other side of the ball who don’t understand that they shouldn’t be doing this right now, they are too young, they don’t have enough experience, its like the kid that makes the great catch in street football and just assumes everyone else can do that, it’s no big deal. They expect it!! and they prepare like warriors and play like zombies.
Growing up without a dad and watching my cousins go to oiler games with my uncle I always told myself I wanted to make lifetime memories with my kids that they would never forget. These Texans have helped me accomplish that. My 10 year old loves going to the games, when we beat Indy for the first time at home last year, we were hugging and jumping up and down in the stands. This year is no different he gets upset when we lost to raiders and shows pure elation when we win. After the bengals game he runs to me and hugs me saying we won! we won! Hopefully those are things I can give him and he can tell my grand kids that he got to experience things with me. I wanna thank the crazed zombies for helping me make those memories.
I don’t know how far we will go in the playoffs and I don’t know if we will keep winning next year. I would love to have a perennial winner here in Houston but my point is I am living and loving and taking all this in this year. I feel like I have waited so long. When I realized the titans lost and we were division champs I didn’t jump up and down, I had a calmness and just stood in my living room and Brad screamed we won, and said quietly to myself “we just won the damn divison“. I felt relief, I felt like Hakeem Olajuwon after we won the title. It pictured him sitting on the scorers table taking it all in and drinking in the entire moment. That is how I felt last Sunday.
BUT, back on my coaches speak, this thing isn’t over, we are all happy we won but I don’t want to clap at the end of a playoff game we lose saying how proud we are of this team this year. I expect victory, I expect the next man up to take charge and do what is expected and that is WIN!!!!. But the funny thing is , our front seven probably has no idea what I am talking about, all they know is it is dark, they are zombies, and they want out to attack whoever is in a different jersey, they don’t know any different and they can’t play any different. “I AM LEGEND”
Thank you zombie bulls on parade!!!
Ya’ll be safe out there!!
 
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Posted by on December 14, 2011 in Uncategorized

 

My Brush with Greatness.

07 Dec
We had a huge Basketball tournament here at Deer Park. I think there was about 60 plus teams entered. It was sponsored by Mcdonlads and it brought in a bunch of people and teams from a long way away. Well I was at one of the games and I see Roy Williams walk in the gym. THE Roy Williams head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels. I go in the mall and tell him hello. He introduces himself to me like I don’t know who he is. I introduce myself and he ask where the hospitality room is. I walk him down there as he ask a few questions about the school and how nice it is and when was it building. He goes and gets some snacks and all these folks are chatting him up and talking. He eats a bit then comes back in the mall and walks over to me and says “hey coach I am looking for a place to get some good Texas BBQ”. I tell him how to get to Cattle drive (which isn’t the best but the closest and thought he would like the atmosphere). He thanks me and tells me about a story when he was coaching for Dean Smith and they went to a hole in the wall place in Lubbock and it was just great. I told him this place is next to a Conoco gas station so you can’t get much more hole in the wall than that. He laughed and said great and thanks. I go on home and the next monday Louie Means comes to me and says Roy Williams was looking for you last night. He said he went to eat BBQ and loved the place and when he got back he ask where I was so he could thank me for sending him to the place.
How about that? Roy Williams was asking where I was to thank me. Now that’s classic.
Ya’ll be safe out there!!
 
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Posted by on December 7, 2011 in Uncategorized

 
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