Howerton Eye Center Blog

Wow I still can't believe that I actually won the contest! It is such an awesome feeling winning by just one vote. When my girlfriend Katie first told me about the contest I was a little skeptical. I wasn't too sure about entering it, so she did it for me. I'M so glad she did. I have been wanting Lasik for a while but haven't had the money to get it. It will be so nice playing rugby and driving without glasses!

When they brought me in and told me I was in the final seven I was thinking I actually had a chance. At first I thought the staff was going to decide who won. Then I was told it was going to be an online vote that would decide the winner. I knew I had to do some work if I wanted to win.
I passed out little slips of paper with the web site on it to everyone at work. I also put a link to the site on my Myspace page, I think that helped a lot too. One guy at work told me that he gave the site to his wife and she had everyone at her office vote for me! I also asked everyone on my Rugby team to vote.

When I heard the news that I won I was in Birmingham at a training camp. I was so excited! I thought the contest was over a while ago and figured that I had lost, seeing I had not heard anything in so long. It was a total surprise when I got the phone call. I can't wait until I get the surgery!