Good-bye Five Cedars, Hello Shining Rock

This post is 10 days late - life has been crazy so you will have to excuse my tardiness.

On Friday, August 31st, Cammie and I did some real estate swapping - selling our old house on Five Cedars and purchasing our new house on Shining Rock Court. An exciting day for both of us - including Jersey and Tillman.

Five Cedars will be missed as we had many great memories. It was a great starter home, but after 4.5 years it was time for something new.

Our new house is one that Cammie has loved since she first laid eyes on it. It has great curb appeal, a big yard, an ideal floor plan, and is the perfect place to start the next chapter in our lives. We couldn't be happier. Located in Ballantyne, we are directly across the street from Uncle Berny and Aunt Wendy (for now). We are close to all our favorite stores and restaurants - especially Qdoba. I foresee a lot of burritos being consumed.

A big thank you to all that helped with the move: Jim, Kathryn, Berny and Wendy for their help in the actual move and cleaning; Mom for her fantastic low country boil, Mike for being a great brother and spending his vacation helping us move, Becky for unpacking and dealing with Mike and I, and Uncle Larry and Barry for the laughs and free meals. The move and weekend wouldn't have been the same without you - Cammie and I truly appreciate your help and we love you.

If the move wasn't enough for one weekend, we capped it off with a trip down to Clemson on Labor Day to cheer on the Tigers as they put a whoopin' on the Seminoles. All was right in the world! It will surely be a weekend that will always be remembered.

Viva Las Vegas

For the second straight year I made the trip to Las Vegas to help my brother, Mike, with the Michael Jordan Sr Flight School. The camp is for men who think they can play basketball. As you can imagine, 90% of them can't. But I guess if you have $17.5k laying around - why not?

It was a great trip - spending time with Mike and Mom (making her first Vegas visit); seeing a couple shows - George Carlin and Danny Gans; eating countless meals at the Caribe Cafe with Mike, E, Ben, Frieder, and others; watching Jordan throw down $25k - $50k per blackjack hand; having the opportunity to meet Jordan; meeting the Packman; and everything else that went along with the weekend.

I always enjoy meeting and interacting with the college and NBA coaches. This year's staff included Dean Smith, John Thompson Jr and III, Hubie Brown, Mike Fratello, Billy Donovan, Roy Williams, Gary Williams, Lenny Wilkins, Doc Rivers, Bill Walton, Chuck Daly, Flip Saunders, Rick Pitino, PJ Carlisimo, Pat Riley - to name a few. It is great to see them in an environment like this as everyone is approachable and in good spirits.

But the best moment of the weekend and one of the coolest moments of my life was meeting Bob Knight. Coach Knight was there as a speaker - telling a number of basketball stories about Jordan and the Olympics, Coach K and the Army, Indiana Basketball, and life in general - a truly entertaining and insightful 60 minutes. But the best part of meeting him is when Mike and I, referred to by Coach Knight as "these boys", went to deliver Coach his gear for the weekend. We knocked on the door and could hear him whistling as he approached. When he opened the door, all he was wearing was a pair of red boxer shorts - CLASSIC. Not only was it surreal that we were meeting Coach Knight in a rare one on one moment, but he was only in his boxers! Mike and I couldn't stop talking about - a memory that will stay with my the rest of my life. He is a great guy and the perception of him is totally wrong. Thanks for the memories Coach Knight - I will be cheering for Texas Tech a little harder this year.

Check out the photos and video from the trip.

Joey's 28th Birthday

We spent my 28th birthday in Charleston, SC with my Mom, Ma Bell, J-Diddy, and our two beloved dogs - Jersey and Tillman. We had a great time eating fantastic food, visiting the sites of Charleston, melting in the scorching heat (115 heat index) and spending a lot of time with family. It was a great way to celebrate my birthday.

Here are some photos from the weekend.

Five Cedars - the end is near

I have hesitated to make this post for a few days now, but I think I can safely say that we have FINALLY come to an agreement to sell our house. The VA tried to stick it to us, but in the end the buyer and agents worked to get this deal done. We are grateful for their patience and flexibility.

Now we can turn our focus to our new house - Can't wait!

Let's give this a try...

Welcome to everyday.egan - an attempt to keep our family up to speed on everything going on in our lives. We will address topics such as:

• What's new?
  
• What's happening in our life?
  
• Is there something important everyone needs to know about?
  
• What do we want for our birthdays?
• Where are we traveling?

We may even allow Jersey and Tillman to make a post now and again. So whether you are in Oregon, New Jersey, South Carolina or North Carolina - read our blog. We are going to give it a try and see if it works!