Time for the Christmas recap now that things have settled down a bit. Joe came up to spend a week with us. He arrived last Wednesday evening and stayed until yesterday morning. It was good and relaxing time as we didn't really have anything on the agenda. On Thursday morning my dad and I went down to Cresco, IA to see one of his dealers. It was fun to tag along and actually see what it is he does when he goes on all of his business trips. I did have an ulterior motive though. I was hoping to peddle my ability to do websites to them, but alas, they already had a website that was actually pretty nice, so there was nothing else I could do for them.
On Sunday after church we decided we would head up to the Mall of America to do a little shopping. What we didn't account for was the snow and 40mph winds. It was brutal driving in those near whiteout conditions. Luckily I am no ordinary man and was able to navigate the treacherous highways with no problems. While at the mall I stopped at the Apple store and I'm firmly convinced I'm buying an iMac. I've never used a Mac, but they have everything I want, so now I just need to find a large sum of money to pay it since the price tag is a weeeeee bit salty.
On Christmas day we went with Cari Sloma and her mom to the free showing of White Christmas. Jamie makes me watch it every year and since it was FREE and on the big screen we decided to go.
All in all, it was a very relaxing and fun holiday with family and friends.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Well Wishes
For Our Democrat Friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great.
Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms.
This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.
This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
Oh, and For Our Republican Friends:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great.
Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms.
This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.
This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.
Oh, and For Our Republican Friends:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Annual Cookie Decorating
This year we continued our tradition of decorating Christmas cookies with family and friends. Jamie's parents, the Kuhlmann family, and the Asuncion kids all came over and participated in the decorating this year. We had a lot of great entries and a lot of, um, well, interesting entries. Among the cookies made were the American flag (how patriotic!!), a snowball with dog pee (yes, you heard me correctly), and whole lot of reindeer. Jamie and I are trying to collect more cookie shapes, with the reindeer being this years new addition. Who knows what it will be next year?!?!
Joel with the winning cookie
This year's winner was Joel with his rendition of the "Headless Horseman". I know, not your typical Christmas cookie, but we had a gingerbread cookie that lost his head, so Joel did his best to work with it. Here are some pictures from the event:
Joel with the winning cookie Monday, November 19, 2007
Bella and Amazing Grace
Jamie and I watched two excellent movies this weekend, Bella and Amazing Grace. I'll start with Bella. Everything about this movie was wonderful, starting with the actors, ending with the cinamatography, and everything in between. I don't want to spoil the movie for anyone that hasn't seen it yet so I'll do my best at not giving too much away. The majority of the story follows two characters, Jose and Bella, as they spend a day together. They both have a lot of baggage from their pasts that they carry with them each day. Through some very real and frank discussions both Jose and Bella begin to help each other cope with their demons and move on with their lives. What I really loved about this movie is that it didn't play out like every cookie cutter Hollywood movie. Most movies are predictable and after 15 mins you know how the movie will end. There were so many times where I found myself saying, "oh, he's going to say this now...", but he didn't. Or, "okay, she will have to do this now," but she didn't. It completely blasted out of the mold of old stale Hollywood and like many arthouse movies, it left a lot of situations open to allow the viewer to come to their own conclusions. CAUTION: there are some moments when tissues may be necessary.
Next on tap was Amazing Grace. I was tipped off to this movie by Chuck Colson on his Breakpoint commentaries. This movie focused on the life of William Wilberforce and his efforts to abolish the English slave trade. (Breakpoint actually has a Wilberforce Forum setup to deal with these same issues today). It took Wilberforce two decades before he saw any fruit to his labor. Yet he never gave up, he never quit. I personally was more moved with this movie than I was with Bella. I think because I was struck by how utterly hopeless his task was and yet he never wavered. To see how God can so mightily use one man to change the very course of history was humbling, and at the same time inspiring. It left me asking questions like: "what is my legacy?" "what am I doing to change the world?" "how does God want to use me to accomplish his ends?" If you are like me, by the time you get to the end of this movie and realize the impact one man had, you may, well, see the note after "CAUTION" in the previous paragraph.
Next on tap was Amazing Grace. I was tipped off to this movie by Chuck Colson on his Breakpoint commentaries. This movie focused on the life of William Wilberforce and his efforts to abolish the English slave trade. (Breakpoint actually has a Wilberforce Forum setup to deal with these same issues today). It took Wilberforce two decades before he saw any fruit to his labor. Yet he never gave up, he never quit. I personally was more moved with this movie than I was with Bella. I think because I was struck by how utterly hopeless his task was and yet he never wavered. To see how God can so mightily use one man to change the very course of history was humbling, and at the same time inspiring. It left me asking questions like: "what is my legacy?" "what am I doing to change the world?" "how does God want to use me to accomplish his ends?" If you are like me, by the time you get to the end of this movie and realize the impact one man had, you may, well, see the note after "CAUTION" in the previous paragraph.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Uncle Part 2
Early Friday morning Jamie and I became an aunt and uncle for the second time. My sister had a beautiful baby girl. I have no pictures yet, but as soon as I get some I'll be sure to post them. They named her Lydia Grace, and because she was just over 4 weeks early, she is just a little peanut. She was 19in long and only 4lbs 13ozs. We can't wait until January when we get to go out to Pennsylvania to see her. This now means I have two nieces to dote on. It is a very tough job, but I think I'm up to the task. I've got plenty of love to go around :)
The other "big" news is that Jamie finally got her fireplace! After much hard work and toil (and nearly losing my left thumb) all the work is complete. We had Haley's Comfort Systems come and hook up the gas line and exhaust. I didn't feel like being responsible for blowing up our house. After they did that work, I finished everything else. It will definitely be nice since our TV is in the basement. Its typically about 8-10 degrees cooler in the basement, so in January that means its about 60 degrees down there. Give me a blanket and I'm fine, but my wife prefers the 35,000 BTU firebox.
The other "big" news is that Jamie finally got her fireplace! After much hard work and toil (and nearly losing my left thumb) all the work is complete. We had Haley's Comfort Systems come and hook up the gas line and exhaust. I didn't feel like being responsible for blowing up our house. After they did that work, I finished everything else. It will definitely be nice since our TV is in the basement. Its typically about 8-10 degrees cooler in the basement, so in January that means its about 60 degrees down there. Give me a blanket and I'm fine, but my wife prefers the 35,000 BTU firebox.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Whiffle Sickness
Okay, you all know that I love YouTube by now, so check this out. I remember throwing some nasty junk as a kid, but this is just ridiculous.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Alive and Well
Fear not fellow bloggers (and blog readers), I am still alive. It has been awhile since I last wrote. We've been extremely busy, so here's a little recap of the past 2 months....
Jamie and I went with my dad, sister, and brother-in-law to Las Vegas for a week in the middle of August. Melanie found a rental house on the SW side of town that was perfect... and huge! It had 3 bedrooms plus a master suite as big as our house. But the best part was the pool in the backyard. We went downtown to the strip several times too. I didn't do any gambling for 2 reasons: (1) I'm too practical and I realize that the house always wins, and (2) I never win anything when money is on the line. So it was easy for me to not get sucked in. Melanie on the otherhand, well, she's got a problem. On the last day Jamie handed her a pamphlet she found in one of the casino's that read, "When the Fun Stops: What to Do When Gambling Becomes an Addiction." We all got a good laugh at that. Jamie's sister and brother-in-law came down from the Salt Lake area and spent a few days with us also. If you checked out the pictures already you'll see about 10,000 photos that Jamie took of our favorite little niece!
We also spent a lot of time while we were out there just site seeing. We spent one day and went to Mt. Charleston which is one of the highest points, if not the highest, around Vegas. We also went to Red Rock Canyon one afternoon. The big trip, however, was the full day trip that included Valley of Fire State Park and the Hoover Dam. It was a lot of fun, but let me share a bit of advice with you all. Never, ever, ever, ever go to Vegas in August. It was out of control hot. The day we went to the Hoover Dam it was roughly 125 degrees. Do be stupid like us, go in January.
Jamie and I went with my dad, sister, and brother-in-law to Las Vegas for a week in the middle of August. Melanie found a rental house on the SW side of town that was perfect... and huge! It had 3 bedrooms plus a master suite as big as our house. But the best part was the pool in the backyard. We went downtown to the strip several times too. I didn't do any gambling for 2 reasons: (1) I'm too practical and I realize that the house always wins, and (2) I never win anything when money is on the line. So it was easy for me to not get sucked in. Melanie on the otherhand, well, she's got a problem. On the last day Jamie handed her a pamphlet she found in one of the casino's that read, "When the Fun Stops: What to Do When Gambling Becomes an Addiction." We all got a good laugh at that. Jamie's sister and brother-in-law came down from the Salt Lake area and spent a few days with us also. If you checked out the pictures already you'll see about 10,000 photos that Jamie took of our favorite little niece!
We also spent a lot of time while we were out there just site seeing. We spent one day and went to Mt. Charleston which is one of the highest points, if not the highest, around Vegas. We also went to Red Rock Canyon one afternoon. The big trip, however, was the full day trip that included Valley of Fire State Park and the Hoover Dam. It was a lot of fun, but let me share a bit of advice with you all. Never, ever, ever, ever go to Vegas in August. It was out of control hot. The day we went to the Hoover Dam it was roughly 125 degrees. Do be stupid like us, go in January.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Patten Still Looks Good
Have I mentioned that I love YouTube? Please be WARNED, there is some offensive language in this clip, so watch at your own risk.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Ol' George Washington Is Rolling In His Grave
Is anyone else completely sick of the political scene? Seriously, we are still over a year away from elections and I'm already sick of it. Anyway, I just read Vince Flynn's novel Term Limits. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes the political-thriller/action novels. I won't spoil the book, but lets just say that lying weasel Congressmen in Washington are dealt with quite strongly. It would never happen in real life the way it does it the book, nor would I condone the behavior in real life, but lets just say I enjoyed reading about it the land of make believe.
Here is an example of why politicians suck. They are all a bunch of pandering patsies who sway whichever way they think the political wind is blowing. Take that fine stateswoman Mrs Clinton. Last night she ripped Obama for wanting to enter into diplomatic discussions with our enemies. Yet, a mere three months ago she said exactly what Obama said last night. Do these people really think we are so stupid we can't remember what they said? Is there any chance we can use our mulligan on Washington DC and start over?
Here is an example of why politicians suck. They are all a bunch of pandering patsies who sway whichever way they think the political wind is blowing. Take that fine stateswoman Mrs Clinton. Last night she ripped Obama for wanting to enter into diplomatic discussions with our enemies. Yet, a mere three months ago she said exactly what Obama said last night. Do these people really think we are so stupid we can't remember what they said? Is there any chance we can use our mulligan on Washington DC and start over?
Friday, July 13, 2007
Burn Notice
Over the past few weeks I've been watching USA's new summer show Burn Notice. I can't decide if I like the show because of its content, or because my boy Stevo is the lead actor in the show:
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Steve's sexy pose
Seriously, they look identical. If you don't believe me, you can see the real Stevo on this blog. WARNING: extremely huge guns are in the vicinity of small children on this website. It is rather disturbing. Maybe Jeffrey Donovan is Steve's doppelgänger.
Steve's sexy pose
Seriously, they look identical. If you don't believe me, you can see the real Stevo on this blog. WARNING: extremely huge guns are in the vicinity of small children on this website. It is rather disturbing. Maybe Jeffrey Donovan is Steve's doppelgänger.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
We Got Some Talent Too
Okay, I have to admit that I'm not much of a Reality TV guy. In fact, I hate it. I've never watched more than 30 seconds of Survivor, Big Brother, etc. But thanks to Paul Potts, Jamie and I were flipping through the stations and actually watched one act on America's Got Talent. This is what we were treated to...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Britain's Idol and Global Warming, not related
In the spirit of the internet, allow me to post some totally random information. I had this sent to me today. Watch it and let me know what you think. I've watched this about 10x today. All I'll say to entice you is that I thought I was about to witness a train wreck.....
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Saying Goodbye to my 100mph Fastball
Its been almost 3 weeks since my last post, but there is good reason for that. On May 3rd I headed back downtown to the Mayo Clinic for yet another surgery. Just in case you were scoring at home, thats 3 surgeries in the last 2 years. (Note that I have found no correlation between turning 30 and my body falling apart faster the Howard Dean in the '04 primaries). I went in this time to have a partially torn rotator cuff fixed. For the past 3 summers it has felt like someone was stabbing a knife into my shoulder everytime I played softball or volleyball, so it needed to fixed. I've still got my arm in a sling, but I am able to finally type with two hands instead of the extremely frustrating hunt and peck method.
Seeing that I've had surgery on my left knee and my right shoulder, along with destroying my left shoulder 5 years ago, I guess that leaves my right knee as the one remaining fully functional joint. I'm pretty sure that no amount of Xbox360 or vegging out in front of the TV will rob me of my good knee. Looks like I'll have to wait until the Lord calls me home to get that Nolan Ryan-esque fastball back.
Seeing that I've had surgery on my left knee and my right shoulder, along with destroying my left shoulder 5 years ago, I guess that leaves my right knee as the one remaining fully functional joint. I'm pretty sure that no amount of Xbox360 or vegging out in front of the TV will rob me of my good knee. Looks like I'll have to wait until the Lord calls me home to get that Nolan Ryan-esque fastball back.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
The Big 3-OOOOOOhhhhhh!
Yeah, its official. I've just passed on to the "other side." On Tuesday I celebrated my 30th birthday. It just so happens that a good friend of mine turned 30 just two days before me so we decided we needed to throw a little bash. Jamie was nice enough to let us host the birthday extravaganza. We invited about 10-15 of our married friends and their kids and Anthony invited about 20-30 of the singles from our church. Needless to say, our house was packed with party goers. In the end, I ended up with 5 cards (extremely sarcastic of course), $1 bill, an Xbox360 game, and shot glass with 30 plain M&M's. It should be noted that the shot glass came from another one of the elder's daughters!!! Oh the horror! :)
Me and Adawg
Me and Adawg
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Sorry coach, I got a case of the 37's
Found this today, its a boxscore for the Phoenix Suns/San Antonio Spurs game from last week. Check out the line for San Antonio's Robert Horry. Classic!
Note 4/26/07: The above link has been changed. The injury note for Robert Horry in the boxscore used to say "DNP: Old Age". Apparently someone didn't think it was too funny, so they changed it, bummer.
Note 4/26/07: The above link has been changed. The injury note for Robert Horry in the boxscore used to say "DNP: Old Age". Apparently someone didn't think it was too funny, so they changed it, bummer.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Them tail lights are Pimpin'
Well, its been awhile since I last posted. The main reason being that I've been extremely busy, but also because I didn't think anyone actually read this thing. But after being scolded by my cousin Alex for not updating my blog, I've been inspired once again.
So the big news is that over the Easter weekend I traveled half way across the country to get my new pickup truck. It's a long story, and I have time, so here it is. I've been drooling over trucks for the past year, but never felt like pulling the trigger since my car was still under the manufacturer warranty. Well, about 3 months ago when my car hit 61k miles it decided to blow a camshaft sensor. And oh btw, I found out my warranty ended at 60k. Figures. So I started getting serious about dumping my car and finding a truck.
At the beginning of March I found out my mom was having some car trouble. That's when I ran the idea past her that maybe should should upgrade from her '92 Accord to my stunningly beautiful '01 Galant. That was like selling heat to an eskimo, it was a done deal in seconds. Now I just needed to find a truck. Enter eBay. After scouring adds for about 3 weeks I found several Ford Rangers that I wanted to make a run at. Unfortunately, they were all more than what I was selling my car for and Jamie and I didn't want a new car payment. The other problem was that I hadn't really run the truck selections past my wife. Well, with the likely addition of a child through adoption this year, she made having a back seat a requirement. Sooo, I had to revise my search a bit, and that's when I found her. Actually, Jamie did. As soon as I showed it to her she said, "That's the one." The only problem is that it was more than what I wanted to spend, but hey, what the wife wants the wife gets, right!?!? :) If you ask her though she'll tell you that I wanted it and I'm the one who spent all the money, but lets face it, I know she wanted it!
So on Friday morning Jamie dropped me off at the Rochester Airport and I flew all the way out to Queens, NY. While I was out there I was able to hook up with an old friend, James, and we had lunch and he gave me a quick 2cent tour of Brooklyn. Then I bolted for Millersville, PA to spend the night at my sisters place. I spent a few precious minutes showing Sean how to put the biscuit in the basket on his PS3 and then took off bright and early on Saturday for Indiana. After a nice 10 hour trip I pulled into Middlebury. I met up with Jamie and her mom there since they drove my car down to Indiana for my mom after they left me at the airport. Then on Sunday we all hopped in the truck and headed back to the frigid confines of Rochester.
All in all, I traveled nearly halfway across the country in one weekend. I got to spend quality time with myself and Vince Flynn's "Executive Power" audiobook.... highly recommended btw.
So the big news is that over the Easter weekend I traveled half way across the country to get my new pickup truck. It's a long story, and I have time, so here it is. I've been drooling over trucks for the past year, but never felt like pulling the trigger since my car was still under the manufacturer warranty. Well, about 3 months ago when my car hit 61k miles it decided to blow a camshaft sensor. And oh btw, I found out my warranty ended at 60k. Figures. So I started getting serious about dumping my car and finding a truck.
At the beginning of March I found out my mom was having some car trouble. That's when I ran the idea past her that maybe should should upgrade from her '92 Accord to my stunningly beautiful '01 Galant. That was like selling heat to an eskimo, it was a done deal in seconds. Now I just needed to find a truck. Enter eBay. After scouring adds for about 3 weeks I found several Ford Rangers that I wanted to make a run at. Unfortunately, they were all more than what I was selling my car for and Jamie and I didn't want a new car payment. The other problem was that I hadn't really run the truck selections past my wife. Well, with the likely addition of a child through adoption this year, she made having a back seat a requirement. Sooo, I had to revise my search a bit, and that's when I found her. Actually, Jamie did. As soon as I showed it to her she said, "That's the one." The only problem is that it was more than what I wanted to spend, but hey, what the wife wants the wife gets, right!?!? :) If you ask her though she'll tell you that I wanted it and I'm the one who spent all the money, but lets face it, I know she wanted it!
So on Friday morning Jamie dropped me off at the Rochester Airport and I flew all the way out to Queens, NY. While I was out there I was able to hook up with an old friend, James, and we had lunch and he gave me a quick 2cent tour of Brooklyn. Then I bolted for Millersville, PA to spend the night at my sisters place. I spent a few precious minutes showing Sean how to put the biscuit in the basket on his PS3 and then took off bright and early on Saturday for Indiana. After a nice 10 hour trip I pulled into Middlebury. I met up with Jamie and her mom there since they drove my car down to Indiana for my mom after they left me at the airport. Then on Sunday we all hopped in the truck and headed back to the frigid confines of Rochester.
All in all, I traveled nearly halfway across the country in one weekend. I got to spend quality time with myself and Vince Flynn's "Executive Power" audiobook.... highly recommended btw.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Ruminations on a Super Bowl
Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl extra-large I Champions, I like the sound of that. How often can you say that your favorite sports team actually won it all? Not often (unless you are from Boston recently, more on them later) that's for sure. Its kind of surreal though, I mean, it came and went and yet I don't feel any different. I've waited my entire life for these guys to win and now its finally happened, but I am unchanged. I mean, shouldn't I being wearing a perma-grin or something at the very least? I think I have to blame it on living here in Minnesota. The fact that its -10 degrees every day may have muted my ability to get excited about this stuff. And the level of apathy of Vikings fans I work with every day has reached epic proportions around here. I know for a fact that the missed FG by Gary Anderson back in 2001 ripped the beating hearts out of many Vikes fans, and I don't think they have ever truly recovered. I think they too are rubbing off on me.
But back to the Colts. I think I had more excitement and satisfaction out of "pounding" the Patriots in the AFC Championship game. I don't care if it was only 4 points, as long as the Pats are on the losing end, its a pounding in my book. Suck it Brady!!! Suck it!!! That is probably because I hate the Boston sports scene. Basically it comes down to the fact that I'm a small market guy (Colts, Twins) and I get sick and tired of big market teams spending money to win. I mean, I could have had the best looking date at the prom too if I was willing to fork out $500, but isn't it more satisfying when you have the hottest girl beside you and you didn't shell out a dime? Yeah, I thought so. Big market teams are just a bunch of pimps with a whole lot of prostitutes on their rosters. Chicago is a big market, but the Bears don't pay squat and are essentially small market, so maybe that's why I didn't get so excited. It was like David defeating David.
There was some other good news as well. We spent Super Bowl Sunday at Jamie's aunt and uncle's place. Her uncle decided to put a football board together. This was major high stakes gambling friends, 10cents per square. We contacted Barkley and Jordan to see if they wanted in, but politely declined citing the sizable buy-in. I pitched in $2 so Jamie and I could each get 10 squares. Payouts were $1 for the 1st Quarter, $2-2nd Qtr, $3-3rd Qtr, and $4-4th Qtr. It should be stated that when it comes to gambling I have some sort of a curse. It is impossible for me win money through gambling for whatever reason. So I knew that my $1 was being donated to someone else, I was okay with that. Luckily, the curse placed on me does not hold sway over my wife as well. She took the 1st and 2nd quarter pots (I was thinking a 4 quarter sweep by halftime). Needless to say that was all we got, however, my wife parlayed my $2 investment into $3.... now that's what I'm talking about baby!!!
But back to the Colts. I think I had more excitement and satisfaction out of "pounding" the Patriots in the AFC Championship game. I don't care if it was only 4 points, as long as the Pats are on the losing end, its a pounding in my book. Suck it Brady!!! Suck it!!! That is probably because I hate the Boston sports scene. Basically it comes down to the fact that I'm a small market guy (Colts, Twins) and I get sick and tired of big market teams spending money to win. I mean, I could have had the best looking date at the prom too if I was willing to fork out $500, but isn't it more satisfying when you have the hottest girl beside you and you didn't shell out a dime? Yeah, I thought so. Big market teams are just a bunch of pimps with a whole lot of prostitutes on their rosters. Chicago is a big market, but the Bears don't pay squat and are essentially small market, so maybe that's why I didn't get so excited. It was like David defeating David.
There was some other good news as well. We spent Super Bowl Sunday at Jamie's aunt and uncle's place. Her uncle decided to put a football board together. This was major high stakes gambling friends, 10cents per square. We contacted Barkley and Jordan to see if they wanted in, but politely declined citing the sizable buy-in. I pitched in $2 so Jamie and I could each get 10 squares. Payouts were $1 for the 1st Quarter, $2-2nd Qtr, $3-3rd Qtr, and $4-4th Qtr. It should be stated that when it comes to gambling I have some sort of a curse. It is impossible for me win money through gambling for whatever reason. So I knew that my $1 was being donated to someone else, I was okay with that. Luckily, the curse placed on me does not hold sway over my wife as well. She took the 1st and 2nd quarter pots (I was thinking a 4 quarter sweep by halftime). Needless to say that was all we got, however, my wife parlayed my $2 investment into $3.... now that's what I'm talking about baby!!!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
January Recap
What a way to break in the new year. There were two big events this month. The first is that Jamie's sister came to Rochester for two weeks and she brought our little niece with her! Poor Doug had to stay Utah and work and did not get to join us this time. However, there are some rumors swirling around that he got a little fiesty with some people on his pizza delivery route one night, so it sounds like he had a little excitement while his two favorite ladies were gone. We have lots of pictures of Ellorie, but I haven't downloaded them from the camera yet. So those will be coming shortly so you can all see just how cute she is!
The other major event this month was that I was nominated and formally elected by the church body to become an elder at our church. It is very humbling to even be considered for this position and at the same time very "scary." I in no way take this position lightly and both Jamie and I have committed ourselves fully to all the time and effort that is required of us. The success of any church rests on the ability of its elders to lead and so I ask all of our friends and family out there to please keep us in your prayers, we will need them.
PS - If you are trying to come up with jokes about me being an "elder" please know that I've just about all of them already :) I guess that's what you get when you carry that title and haven't hit 30 yet.
PSS - Consider Jesus was only 30 when he started his earthly ministry. Since I'll be 30 in a few months it was a sobering realization that age should never be an excuse for being timid or inactive in church leadership.
The other major event this month was that I was nominated and formally elected by the church body to become an elder at our church. It is very humbling to even be considered for this position and at the same time very "scary." I in no way take this position lightly and both Jamie and I have committed ourselves fully to all the time and effort that is required of us. The success of any church rests on the ability of its elders to lead and so I ask all of our friends and family out there to please keep us in your prayers, we will need them.
PS - If you are trying to come up with jokes about me being an "elder" please know that I've just about all of them already :) I guess that's what you get when you carry that title and haven't hit 30 yet.
PSS - Consider Jesus was only 30 when he started his earthly ministry. Since I'll be 30 in a few months it was a sobering realization that age should never be an excuse for being timid or inactive in church leadership.
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