My first list is my "bucket list" of things to do with Ryne (in no particular order) (and yes, a lot of these are things that I enjoyed while growing up):
- Go to a Chicago Cubs game in Wrigley Field once a year
- Watch him get autographs at the Chicago Cubs spring training
- Play hooky from school/work to go to a Major League Baseball game
- Go to a baseball game at Fenway Park
- Go to a Chicago Bears game at Soldier Field
- Watch him get autographs at the Chicago Bears training camp
- Go to a Chicago Bulls game at the United Center
- Go to a Chicago Blackhawks game at the United Center
- Go to an Iowa Hawkeyes football game at Kinnick Stadium
- Take him golfing
- Take him deep sea fishing (in the Gulf of Mexico with Captain Jesse as our guide!)
- Take him to Disneyworld before he gets too old to think that it is lame
- Coach an athletic team of his (but only if HE asks me to)
- Begin a "baseball" card collection for him
- Buy him his first beer as a 21-year old
- Enjoy a beer with him in the Wrigley Field bleachers - when he is of legal drinking age
- Enjoy a beer with him while tailgating for an Iowa football game - when he is of legal drinking age
- Spend an evening with him in the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City
- Hug him, and tell him that I love him every day of his life
- Watch him graduate from a four-year university (Iowa or an Ivy League school...just kidding, he can go wherever he wants as long as it isn't Iowa State...just kidding, no - I am not kidding about that)
- Be in attendance for the best day of his life - when he gets married
- Be in attendance for the new best day of his life - when he becomes a parent
- Play catch with him
- Teach him how to shoot a basketball
- Continue to get him his favorite player's/team's jersey as he outgrows them
- Attend Iowa football's children's day so that he can get autographs (August 13th, 2011! Minus the autographs)
- Attend Iowa basketball's summer league games so that he can get autographs
- Take him to an Iowa football bowl game
- Begin a Father's Day tradition to celebrate with him
- Run the 50th anniversary Bix race (2025 - I'll be 42, he'll be 15)
My second list is the goals that I have in regards to raising Ryne (again, in no particular order):
- I will pass on my love of sports to him
- I will be comfortable when he moves away knowing that I raised him to be capable of making good decisions
- He will consider himself to be a Christian
- More importantly he will live as a good Christian - open minded and forgiving
- He will always see the glass as being half-full
- He will have a job that he considers a career, he will enjoy going to work, and it will reward him adequately financially
- He will always put forth his best effort, and he will never quit the tasks that he begins
- He will respect all people, regardless of their differences
- He will become a life long learner who reads for pleasure
- He will live a healthy lifestyle
And again, for pictures see Facebook...they take to long to load onto the blog...sorry.
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