Any time Brady and I are around my friends we have to watch ourselves, because if we ever kiss, hug, or bascially even touch then one of my friends yells, "Take a shot!"  Yep...this is a game that my girlfriends made up as revenge for our "annoying love".  When we gross them out with our PDA they think it is only fair that we should get hammered as a result of it. 

The big difference between Brady's friends and my friends is that most of Brady's friends are married, engaged, or in serious relationships.  Most of my friends are single and ready to mingle...which explains why our old married folk PDA utterly grosses them out. 

Sidenote - I personally don't think that Brady and I PDA very much at all...if it were up to me we would be all smoochy smoochy in public a lot more!  One thing I still can't figure out is why is it okay for Brady to stick his hand down his pants and scratch his balls in public but I can't touch them at all?  Just kidding he doesn't do that!

Anyways back to the story...a couple of weekends ago I went to U of I for Salute to Ag Day with some of my favorite ACES ladies!  On Friday night we were out and as we were walking from Jupiters to Quality I called Brady to tell him goodnight...this phone call alone made Krista yell "Take a shot!" on the streets of downtown Champaign. 

That night Krista and I slept at Casa de Erica, and good thing the girls didn't find out about what Brady had hidden in my suitcase.  There was a love letter folded neatly inside one of my folded shirts.  It said things such as...I love you so much, have a great time visiting your girlfriends, I can't wait to be the daddy to our babies, etc =)  Oh and the cutest part of the note...at the bottom he wrote "happy one year, one month, and one day."  How freaking cute is my husband?!

I am so happy my friends didn't find this note because they probably would have forced me to drink a fifth of whiskey!

Loving my crazy girlfriends and my sexy hubby!

Brady and I are involved in the Tipton County Young Farmers Group.  As the next generation of agricultural leaders in our area, we strive to serve our community, and to promote policies that are good for society, farm operators, and land owners.

One way we are serving our community this year is "Hoppers for the Hungry".  10% of Hoosiers go to bed hungry every night.  Farmers in Indiana are truly blessed and who better to solve hunger in our state than farmers? 

The program allows farmers to donate all or a portion of a hopper of grain to a local food bank.  Anyone can participate; just tell the elevator that you want the value of those bushels to go towards Hoppers for the Hungry.  The donation is transferred into the charity’s name and is sold at the end of the day for the cash price.  100% of the donation goes directly to the food bank.  Farm operations who participate will get the tax benefit, but more importantly they will make a difference in the lives of some hungry Hoosiers.

Cargill and Co-Alliance in Tipton will be participating in the program; all donations will be going to the Encore Food Bank.

Tell all  your farmer friends!

On Wednesday I had the pleasure of caddying in the pro-am at the BMW championship.  This is the day before the real tournament happens Thursday - Sunday.  It is a practice round where amateur golfers pay big bucks to swing their sticks with the big boys.  This one
round of golf costs each armature $8,500.  Yes that's right...$8,500 for one round of golf…AHH! Every foursome had three amatuers and one pro. 

The pro in our group was 30 year old Bill Haas.  You old folks who read my blog might remember his dad, also a pro golfer, Jay Haas.  In 2011 Bill won 11.4 million dollars in just one day playing golf, by winning the FedEx Cup with an exciting up and down from the water.  He was a super nice guy.  Like me, he also got married about a year ago and him and his wife don’t have any kids…he talked to me a ton, asking me if I was a golfer, what my husband did for a living, where I went to college, what did I study, etc.  It was so neat because he was such a “normal” guy.  He just has every other guys dream job...playing golf for a living.  Oh, and best part…he is a Christian…graduated from Wake Forest with his degree in Religious Studies.  

On and around the golf course on Wednesday I got to see Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, D. A. Points, Rory McIlroy, Steve Stricker, and others.  

Oh ya…the reason I got to do all this.  I graduated from U of I two years ago with no college debt whatsoever all because of being a caddy and receiving the Chick Evans Scholarship.  The Evans Scholarship is the largest privately funded scholarship in the country, sending over 800 caddies to college every year, paying for every dime of tution and housing.  Not a bad gig right?

My family and I were so blessed when I received the Evans Scholarship and the blessings continue to flow today.  I mean, what an awesome opportunity to caddy at a major PGA event like the BMW championship?!

After 2 days my new buddy is 9 under, tied for 9th place.
GO BILL!