The Soukups: Oh Indiana, we're all for you!! (dum dum) IU!

Bill & I went back to IU over break to meet up with his good friend, Tyler, and his family for a basketball game. It was a great time and a great game - IU won by 48 points! We did play against the worst-ranked team in the country, but a 48 point victory was fun to watch nonetheless.

It was great to visit with Tyler and his family. Tyler just received the great news that he is cancer-free after undergoing surgery and chemotherapy since finding out he had cancer this past July. We are so thankful. It was shocking and scary to have the sickness in Tyler's life. We have increased our gratitude for having the gift of good health in our lives, something we've really taken for granted, and we're so grateful that Tyler once again is healthy as well. Tyler and his fiancee, Kara, will be married this upcoming April at the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis, and we are very much looking forward to celebrating with them!!

Tyler's entire family went to IU, and they are all very dedicated IU sports fans. They have fantastic basketball seats, and we sat with Tyler and his mom for the first half in their 5th row seats, then moved to their even better seats, court-side, for the second half. Our feet were on the court, a foot behind the in-bounds line, vibrating with the pounding of the players' shoes and the dribbling of the basketball. I was constantly thinking of how I would need to shield myself if a player crashed into us chasing after a ball - luckily that didn't happen to us, although it happened a few seats down. And we saw our best player break his knee cap in half... so close that we could see the broken bone. That was a little stomach churning. Aside from that, it was a great time! It's always fun to go back to IU!!

Tyler, Bill, and I