Joey Lesh and Katie Coleman: The Next Step

The radio came on around 5 AM. I dozed for fifteen minutes or so before realizing why the alarm was set so early on a Saturday morning: Elizabeth. Katie and I were to take her to her plane flight home for spring break and I was already late in getting up. Ugh. We powered our way out of bed, through walking Frannie, making coffee and got out the door only fifteen minutes later than planned. At the airport there was minor confusion regarding the location of the America West terminal but we got Elizabeth off ok. It was 6:15 and time to head over to Kristen and Anthony’s house.

The weather here has been unseasonably great and I’ve was itching to get outside for a long hike. Katie and I have been hearing about how great Hanging Rock State Park is and when Anthony and Kristen suggested it too, it was on. Somehow, it made sense the night before to meet at their house around 6:30. I think it really only made sense to Anthony and me, because Katie and Kristen slept until 8 while Anthony made breakfast and lunch.

Anyhow, we hit the road around 9:30 and made it out to Hanging Rock State Park around 11:30, making sure to note the location of the nearest bail bondsman.

The park is great. We started on a short trail down to a waterfall. All the trees and plants are just starting to show their green buds.

From there we grabbed our lunches and headed up to the trail to the eponymous rock that hangsover the landscape.

Katie, are you good to go??

Yep!

Frannie got a little hot as the temperature was easily in the high 70’s.

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What a night! We started our night at The Barbecue Joint with Anthony and Kristin. That place is great!

We watched the game with a bunch of friends out at the Carolina Ale House. The bar sits on the line between Chapel Hill and Durham and was packed with Duke and UNC fans making the atmosphere totally electric. After a slow UNC start the Heels stepped it up and as Hansbrough said “stayed within themselves.” The poise of these freshman is incredible. I can’t wait for next year to see how Ginyard and Green develop. Both of them are have some serious potential that is just starting to show.

Anyhow, the place was full of craziness as you can see …

After the game we had a little indecision – go out or go home? We picked up Elizabeth and headed out, then turned around and dropped her back off. We headed home and hit the driveway, then turned around and hightailed it to the Dean Dome. On our way Katie called in to a sports talk show! I’m not sure what happened to my wife … she’s the only person I know who has ever called in to a sports talk show.

Anyhow, we got to the Dean Dome just in time to see the Tarheel bus pull up. Lining up with the other 40 fans who were there, we got high fives from the whole team. Katie shook Roy William’s hand. BTW, she reports that the jacket he was wearing was cashmere. Carolina blue cashmere! Where does he find that stuff?

It was a great night altogether and if you ever have the chance, I highly recommend greeting the team after a game.