1) "Tonka Truck incident" (Basically, I threw one of those hard plastic tires off of a Tonka truck at my brother. When he was 4. I was 11. Also, I hit him in the forehead. From about 4 feet away.)
5) "I'm sure you clearly and can resentfully recall me accidentally throwing a baseball at your face from ten feet away. 'Tanks foh bweaking mah teeth.'"
7) "I can’t recall which
8) "Foam baseball" - Line drive hit above the pitchers hips would be a double, the Venetian blind would be a triple, and the little space between the blind and the ceiling would be a homerun. Grounders and the ceiling would be automatic outs. In our Buffalo Grove home, we got a little more sophisticated with taping a sheet of paper on the wall to denote the strike zone. We passed countless hours having fun which cultivated our love for the game of baseball. (this was inside, by the way)
20) "Hanging out with Todd Watermann and eating at 'the Duck.'"
22) "Watching the Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment every week."
25) "Toronto World Youth Day 2002. What an awesome pilgrimage. This experience was the beginning of my conversion and desire for an adult faith. It was my first exposure to youth across the country who were normal and yet on fire for the faith!... Meeting these Catholic youth made me realize how little I knew about my faith and the desire to know more. It was great to be able to share this with you and it turned out to be our sole pilgrimage together."
29) "Your trinity of hamstring injuries. Among Mark’s life lowlights."
30) "The discovery of you being 208 lbs on the scale. 'Taanks foohhh bweaakkiing mah scale.'" (Thanks to the all-stress, no-sleep diet, I am now a svelte 195 again.)
Nothing says love like sharing life together, certainly.
