It’s been a while, team.

July has been a CRAZY month. It began when my dad came to pick me up and take me home the last weekend in June, and I was home for a week and then my family and I drove up to Buffalo, New York for a big family reunion. It was a nice break from things in Peoria, but I had to leave early in the morning on the 5th because I had a gig with the quartet here in Peoria. The Chiefs had a homestand, too, so I was working all of those games. They’re back in town on Wednesday, which is Free Hot Dogs & Peanuts night… www.peoriachiefs.com…. check it out!

I also just had my birthday, which was a lot of fun. I got to see a lot of my friends, some of whom I haven’t seen in a while. My friend actually brought some of her friends who were visiting, so we had a few more people than I had planned on, but hey, the more the merrier!

Also I got invited to a luncheon for the Slane College of Communication and Fine Arts. We recently got a donation of notes, articles and other journalism memorabilia from the collection of Bob Pille, a 1950 Bradley University graduate who worked his whole career as a sports journalist. This is huge for the new sports communication majors (like me!): this is a great resource and will be used for a long time. I’m personally really excited because these will provide some awesome writing examples to look at and start drafting my own work.

You guys know I’m big on countdowns… 37 days until school starts… which is a pro/con at the same time. I’ll have to move out of the room I’m sub-leasing for the summer (which is kind of a bummer), but it means I’ll start classes for Sports Com which I am excited about. It’s a major that I think will lead to a lot of good things for me, and I’m pumped to see where it’ll lead me.

That’s all for now, I suppose.

Cheers,

Kevin