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We went to Colts training camp this morning. We got there at 7:40 in the morning, and practice didn’t even start until 8:30. I (Mike) sat in the autograph line for three hours while Lindsay and her father went to watch the practice. Patience paid off though! Four Colts came to the autograph tent after practice, two of which were Brandon Stokely and Peyton Manning. While I was waiting, Lindsay’s mother had printed off a large (poster size) picture of Peyton’s record-breaking #49 touchdown pass from last season that I had taken. So, I got Manning and Stokely to sign the big picture; only Stokely could sign the smaller one that we had already printed off. Apparently Manning has to stick to signing one picture per fan, which is perfectly understandalbe. Peyton signed first, and as I was moving down the line of the four Colts players, Jeff Saturday was joking with another lineman about how he had fallen down during the play. It was pretty funny. But they all loved the picture. In fact, Peyton asked if I could send a copy of the picture for them to have! How cool is that!? So, they had one of the staff who was there write down an address for me to send it too. Lindsay’s mother took me to a place that frames pictures, and they should have the big picture framed within a week. She also had another poster-size picture printed off for me to send to the Colts. Maybe they’ll give me an autograph or two in return, but if not, it’s still really cool that they liked my picture so much that they wanted a copy. I’ve only posted a small version of the original picture for now; I don’t have any other pictures to post right now because digital cameras weren’t allowed. I did get one of Peyton signing the picture, but it was with a disposable camera that I will have to get developed then scanned. Just thought I’d vent my excitement! Thank you to Lindsay’s parents for helping out with printing, framing, etc. and thank you to everyone for the prayers that I would get the autographs. It seems trivial, but I think God still listens to our smallest concerns!