A little less than a year and a half ago, I was still living in Indiana while Damien was training in Texas. My mom and I had fun wasting a lot of time together and I don't know how I would have retained any sanity without her.
Well, Mom got the brilliant idea to get Damien some "candy pants" (more accurately candy-stripe, but I prefer to leave the stripe part out for my own entertainment) for Christmas that year. I guess since the pundits predicted Indiana might make it to 19 wins that season, it was time to gear up, ha! She managed to find Damien the appropriate size and the gift went over so well/was so fun to give that I think eventually almost every adult in the family got some. Anyway, Mom and I were on a mission to find the pants or possibly a t-shirt for me, I can't remember exactly, but it was a last ditch effort at the MALL. We were feeling a little spent, so Mom sent me inside while she waited in the GrannyVanny with the kids.
It was December 10, 2011 when I walked into The Indiana Shop in College Mall and found this:
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| No, that is not a cut out, that was the real deal Cody Zeller, nice enough to smile and pose with the lady that looks like she escaped from a group home in Terre Haute! |
Please just try to ignore that I looked like I belong on "people of walmart" and I was wearing an Indiana State hoodie, hey at least I had earrings!
Seriously, this is kind of an amazing thing for several reasons. First, it was the morning of a home basketball game (why the heck would the kid be at the mall buying an IU mug??). Second, it was not just any game, it was THE Kentucky game. You know, the one where they beat #1 Kentucky with a last second 3. Last, I didn't even take my phone into the shop, but happened to run into a lady from church who took the pic and sent it to me.
So basically, what I'm trying to say is, clearly I was the spark that brought the Hoosiers back.
I'm posting this for good luck again.
