The worst thing that could POSSIBLY happen, happened today.  OK, not really.  Will Pitts asked us (and by asked us, I mean told us) to go to the Kickoff Club Luncheon today.  Naturally, I have yet to turn down a free meal...which is becoming a health issue, quite frankly, and so we were happy to go.  Will, knowing that I am an avid Clemson fan, failed to mention that the speaker at the luncheon was Heisman Trophy Winner George Rogers...glorified University of South Carolina alum.  COME ON. I will admit, Mr. Rogers seemed like a charming man...( I know why he went to USC and not Clemson though- HA!).  Even though I could not really tell where he was going with what he was saying most of the time, he did have want to get 3 points across that I will never fault a man for preaching: 1. Education is important 2. Don't do drugs and 3. You can't get to heaven by getting a Heismen-you need Jesus (Amen).  That took up a large portion of the day.  Otherwise we were doing the typical day to day duties.  Social media, ticket renewals, etc...  

        On the way home from work, I had to stop by Blackfinn, a bar in Uptown where we will be hosting the College Football Night at the Epicentre viewing party to give them some media banners for Thursday night.  I parked in the  Valet lane(The valet boys know me now because we park there every week) because it is right outside of Blackfinn and I really only needed to go in for a second.  I had to give the guys the keys and so when I went to try and restart my car, to my utter horror, it would not start.  Yes.  I was in a VALET parking lane, in Uptown, with a broken down car.  When I tried to crank it a second time with no success, I went to reach for my phone and realized I had, for the first time, left my phone at home.  I wasn't ready to get out of my car and plead with the valet boys to help me out just yet, so all I could do was pray that God would start my car...which he kindly chose to do.  I'm hoping that this was his subtle reminder that I can't do anything without him, and not a warning that he is about to present me with a several hundred dollar car repair. 

        Feeling like a freshman today.  I think that in a small way, I'm loving this feeling of being new, not being expected to act like a seasoned veteran in the field, meeting LOTS of new people, and getting taken under several wings...many of the things I loved about my freshman year in college.  Tonight, Emily Brown who works in Raycom (and with whom I attended church on Sunday...which was the best, out of two, protestant church experiences I've had in Charlotte), took us to a...ok I don't know what to call it because it wasn't youth group because I'm no longer a youth, and it wasn't Young Life because I'm no longer in high school, and it wasn't campus minustry because I don't live on a campus anymore, anyways...it was a Christian gathering for adults, and I really enjoyed it.  I think I'm going to be doing the 20 something single women's bible study that starts in 2 weeks.  The topic tonight was relationships...another reason I felt like a freshman again.  We wont even go into it.  

        Lastly, I just want to apologize to anyone who spent a good portion of today at the Conrad house...so, sorry Aunt Ann.  Like I said, I left my phone here on accident and it was on the loud setting so that I could hear my alarm this weekend.  While it was probably the most free I've felt since I got the phone, I'm sure that the 42 emails/text messages I got, notified by a loud ring were SO annoying.