Indians -Spring 2012

I just thought you kind folks out in the blogosphere might like to see what takes up a huge amount of my time...the Indians.  This great group of kids and coaches have truly been the highlight of my life for the past few months.  I can't tell you how much enjoyment I get out of being around these fine people and having the opportunity to watch each play, learn and grow in the enjoyment of baseball.  I'm honored to be their manager!

My wonderful son Daniel is top left in front of Yours Truly



Easter 2012...

I love Easter...not because we get Good Friday off from work, but because it's the day of celebration that Jesus has risen....and also because I can wear Seersucker again!!!  That's right folks, it's time to break out the cottons, linens and madras!  And the white bucks get to come out of storage as well!  Can you tell I'm excited?

OK.  Simma down now.  So back to Easter.  The Sudduth clan took their leave to Dallas this year for the Easter weekend.  My wonderful parents in law hosted us and as always created a memorable event for both adults and kids, which there were plenty of.

Houston - St. Luke's UMC Easter Egg Hunt

Daniel and his friend Grant and a whole load of eggs!

Easter Morning at First Methodist - Richardson (Dallas)

Me & Heavy D

MyKala (far right), Daniel and cousins Carlee & Emma

My Beautiful Bride & her Sister Allyson

The Easter Feast

Jen & her Dad - Don

And yes, I added a little flair to the seersucker.  Socks courtesy of Mr. R. Lauren

I hope everyone had a beautiful, wonderful Easter!  It truly is a day of celebration!

Fraternity Gear has gone Dandy...

So I was browsing through one of my Sigma Chi Alumni Magazines last evening and came across perhaps the coolest fraternity letter emblazoned item I've ever seen.  Now check this out!



The lining is over the top dandyrific!  Back in my college days, I would have appropriated every cent I had, save a few bucks for cheap beer, and bought a new one of these bad boys for the start of every semester.  Heck, we practically lived in our Blue Blazers.  Back in the day (that's the mid 1980's for you young readers), just about every event called for a college fraternity man to don his blue blazer, khaki's, starched white shirt, rep tie and his trusty, well worn blue blazer.  It was "The Uniform" for everything from Formal Parties to Class Presentations.

So how cool would I had felt to have a lining screaming blue and gold on the inside whilst maintaining the cool uniform blue on the outside.  I still may pick one of these up just to wear around the house!

Texas Gear @ Volunteer Traditions

I follow lots of blogs from around the country and many are from areas like Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, etc.  And they all reference from time to time a solemn faith in their preferred SEC University or State.  The blogs often specifically reference several clothing providers that specialize in state or college gear, which I think is very cool.  The other day I wandered upon a site that has picked up on something...Texans are pretty damn proud of our state as well.  So they've introduced a Texas line of cool preppy gear.

The company is called Volunteer Traditions - the name is obviously a direct salute to their proud Tennessee heritage.  When you visit their website, their offering completely covers the Southeast states reaching North to Virginia with a swing over to Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.  Click here to go to their website - Volunteer Traditions.

I really like the gear.  Nothing fancy, just simple, straight forward Texas stuff in a quality product.  Here's a sample of their offering:

T-shirts

Hats

Belts

Flags...yes, that's a Baylor Flag!

They call this a Keyfob...which I guess attaches to your keychain

Eyewear Croakies

Dog Collars

They've also got things like license plates, koozies and other random stuff that may fit your bill.  So next time you're looking for a cool birthday gift for a proud Texan, check out Volunteer Traditions.  I'd like to thank them for including little ole' Texas in their offering and for recognizing that we're just as proud as those Southeasterners of their state...perhaps even more proud!