Torino Day 2

Today we got up early, had breakfast, and then hit the town in Torino. It's such an incredibly beautiful city, especially now that it's decorated for the Olympic Games. We had lunch in a local restaurant and then went to watch the Women's 5000m Speed Skating, where we saw Canada's Clara Hughes win the Gold. It was awesome to see so many different fans from different countries rooting for their athletes. After the event, we went back to the hotel, cleaned up a little bit, and then had a romantic dinner in Torino. To cap the night off, we went to the Budweiser/Sports Illustrated party where we saw Tom Brokow, Lester Holt, Campbell Brown, Sasha Cohen, and several US medal winners...among other celebrities. What a night! Stay tuned....!

Greetings from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino!!!

That's right! Hello, from Turino! I arrived yesterday around noon Turino time. My flight left Atlanta at 5:10 PM and arrived in Milan, Italy around 9:00 AM Italy time. I took a train to Turino where Hadley met me at the station and we took a cab to our hotel. I took a short power nap and then we had a wonderful dinner at the Bava Winery. I'll provide more details and pictures later. As for now, it's 10:51 AM on Feb. 25th, and we're heading out to see more of Turino. Hadley has been here since February 6th, so I've got much catching up to do. Stay tuned for more updates!!!

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

My good friend, Rob Sparks, who actually officiated my wedding ceremony....yes, he's a preacher...is not afraid to partake in a good time. He's certainly not an amateur when it comes to tipping the bottle, and in fact, I'd consider him one of the few scotch connoisseurs I know. I won't get into the details, but let's just say he had a really, really good time at our wedding. Such a good time, I must say, that the day after the picture below was taken, he "fed the fish" while fly fishing on the river in Whitefish.


Robert Sr. enjoying his single malt scotch and a cigar in Montana

For those of you that do not know Rob, he actually has a son (Robert Jr.) that is almost 2 years old, as well as another child on the way...due in May. Concerning little Robert, I just thought I would show the world that the apple definitely doesn't fall far from the tree. Knowing all that I do about Papa Sparks, it's going to be a blast watching this little man acquire his tastes....


Robert Jr. enjoying a nice imported pilsener