And so another trip to Indiana wraps up. I'm doing what I've done about 100 times(according to Kristin) and that's sitting in the Indianapolis airport. I've talked extensively about how much I love this airport(http://roseoverexposed.blogspot.com/2016/02/indy-redux.html) and this city. This time, I'll talk about Terre Haute or "Terredise" as I was taught yesterday.
Don't get me wrong. There's not a whole lot going on in Terre Haute, IN. It's a small town that reminds me of the SoBro(South Broad Ripple) area of Indianapolis. Lots of residential areas with some small and quirky restaurant/bars strewn about. Indiana State University seems to be a huge part of Terre Haute.
Let me pause here for a moment and let you know that I just saw Charlie Wentzky in the Indianapolis airport. So officially I have seen two major celebrities the last two times I've been here:
Back to Terre Haute:
It was great meeting Sherard, Greg, Vickie, Ace, Coach Lansing, Marcus, TP, James, Dennis, Angie, Stacey, Nicole, Kristi, Tanya, Troy, Luke, Janet, Evan and probably some more that I'm leaving out. All of the above work with the ISU Athletic Department at some level(some at the top) and they were ALL extremely welcoming and warm to me.
One of the highlights of the trip was talking with Greg about some seriously challenging topics around leadership, people, philosophies and more. I really enjoyed talking with him. He helped me see that I have a lot of growing to do in the area of being welcoming and not hiding behind technology, but rather to get out from behind the desk and build deeper and better relationships with coaches and kids. I thank him for challenging me in a loving way.
Brett was a gracious host as always and I'm so happy to see how well things are going for him up here.
A couple of cool things to me in the pictures:
I love how close to downtown DC Reagan National is. I got some great views of the monuments and of Watergate(I think that's what that is)
The Indy airport is the most beautiful I've ever seen even though the "I" in Indy is missing currently
Brett stops regularly at Dunkin for coffee and the folks know what he wants so well that they make it for him as he enters and, no lie, handed it to him when he went to the cash register to order
I sat in the arena where Larry Bird buried jumpers for three years.
The Clabber Girl museum offered a look into the past of Indiana and the Hulman family
No trip to Indiana wouldn't be complete without a Mellencamp siting
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