Thursday, April 22, 2010

April update

Oh my...I'm afraid married life has made me a bad blogger. It seems like every time I get going again, I just as quickly stop for weeks at a time!

Anyway, here's a little update on all things Duckworth!

I got to travel to Portland for work - went to the Leverage Con Con. I didn't get too much free time, but got to go up in a skybucket of sorts to see some of the surrounding mountains. Absolutely gorgeous!



For work, we got to do a lot of behind-the-scenes shooting of the cast, which was cool. But even cooler for me was interacting with our super-super-super-fans! They are CRAZY about Leverage and it was great talking with them, hearing their stories, understanding why they love the show so much. Sometimes it's hard for me to see any fulfillment in my job, but when I see how much the fans love the show firsthand, it really brings new meaning to my work!







Then we went down to Orlando for Braves spring training and a free day at Disney, since we volunteered at Beats, a place that uses horses to help rehabilitate kids with diseases like cerebral palsy.

The Braves played the Nationals and won, and we got to see Chipper Jones up close from our seats on the lawn right in front of 3rd base. We also got to meet Brooks Conrad, and Ryan got Terry Pendleton to sign his jersey. It was a beautiful, fun weekend!






Then came probably our most exciting trip - the MASTERS! My dad let us use one of his practice round 3 badges, so I went in the AM and Ryan went in the afternoon. I have lived in Augusta pretty much all my life, and it was a dream come true to finally go to Augusta National. Bobby Jones is one of my all time favorite sports heroes. To see his course and walk his dream, it was pretty amazing! So much history and legend there.

When I went, I saw Tiger, he was really nice and smiley the whole time we watched. We watched him for 2 or 3 holes, then went down to 16 and waited to see Cink come around. 16 is awesome because the players have fun and skip their balls over the water to the hole. Then we went over to Amen Corner and just soaked it all in. The azaleas weren't in full bloom, but it was still breathtaking! We also enjoyed pimento cheese sandwiches :) I got to take a picture with Magnolia Lane and Founders Circle, and then it was time to switch. Ryan got to see most of the par 3 contest, including such legends as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player. I was uber jealous of him! ;) He also got Cink's autograph on his favorite GT hat. Now he can't wear it any more, hehe!

Here are some of our favorite pictures, since I can't really do it much justice with words!