Woot! It's Friday and a big day for the Badgers. Although I had them losing in the second round of the tournament, I think they are going to crush Davidson. I have a few friends that flew out this morning to check out the tourney in Detroit, man that would be so cool.
We had our last cooking class last night. We made a variety of Salsas. I didn't realize that salsa means "Sauce" in Spanish. Funny, the things you learn. We also made corn and flour tortillas which were very tasty but the corn ones were a bit thick and heavy. Good times, though. It would be fun to take more cooking classes in the future. Rafe was actually normal yesterday, no crazy rants or anything!
Tonight, Amber and I are going to eat at this new restaurant in Cottage Grove called 1855 Saloon and Grill. It got great reviews and is quite popular at the moment. We're going to try to go at 6:00 but we may have a wait because of the Badger game at 6:10. After that we are thinking of getting some gellato on State St. and then do some random shopping for things like shoe laces, rakes, spring foam pans, pants, hedge trimmer, heck...heck, maybe even the patio set or some wood binds to finish up the house. Wherever the night takes us. And if we have time, we'll watch a movie from Netflix. I think we have "Hairspray" waiting...it wasn't my pick.
Today is a pretty relaxing day, gonna go down to State St. for lunch with some co-workers, Qdoba perhaps. Might run out to a sub. or two to check out a few projects. Write a few emails. Surf the net. Get on the horn.
Sunday is the big Chili Cook off and I have a feeling the underdogs will pull off an upset (that is us). Hopefully our cheesecake will do well too. I will vote for ours regardless unless someone else's is ridiculously good. I suppose I have to be fair.
Anywho, time for lunch...later!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Two-fer Tuesday
Well, not much going on at work today so I figure I'll have another blog update...
The new Counting Crows album, "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings" was released today. I picked it up over my lunch break at Best Buy. I recommend that if you are going to buy an album, to buy it within the first week it comes out since they are so cheap, I got this one for $10. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but it has gotten great reviews and if their other albums are any indication on how this album is going to be, it will be pretty darn good. I may have a review of the album within the next few days. REM's "Accelerate" is coming out next Tuesday...man, I love the spring!
This week will be a pretty good week, Life Group tonight, Book Group on Wed., Cooking class on Thurs., we'll probably visit my aunt and uncle and cousins in Lake Mills on either Fri. or Sat. and on Sun. we're having a chili cook-off with some friends which will no doubt be a blast! We're making White Chicken Chili.
Life's been going well this year. I've been very organized which makes things go much easier with less stress and our finances have improved a ton within the past year or two so we're able to pay off a ton of old debts like student loans, cars, etc., save much more, and give much more to the church. Since we both got promotions this year, that has helped out quite a bit. We feel quite blessed! Now, it's just a matter of being responsible with our money which I pray for continually. We've also grown a ton in our faith since we got married and we're thankful for the great friends and the church we are a part of that has helped us grow spiritually. I remember my uncle telling me when I graduated college to try to keep your life balanced in the following order: God, Family, Friends, Work and things will tend to fall into place. He is definitely right, but I have to get better at staying in touch with family and sometimes I lose track of where God is in my life but he is a much larger part of my life than He has ever been. It's easy for me to get too distracted by the small things and lose focus of the big picture.
Half-Marathon training is going well. I get up at either 5:30 or 6 and go for a run which is nice because I get it over with and have more time to do other things after work. Plus it keeps me more awake throughout the day. I now run 5 miles on Tuesday and Thursday, 3 on Wednesday, lift on Monday and sometimes Thursday, Friday is my day off, Saturday I cross-train and then on Sunday is my long run which increases each week. This method worked well last year so I hope it will this year too. I'm also thinking of getting a crazy-short haircut this summer because I never had that. Perhaps it will decrease the wind resistance when I run!
That's all for now...stay tuned!
The new Counting Crows album, "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings" was released today. I picked it up over my lunch break at Best Buy. I recommend that if you are going to buy an album, to buy it within the first week it comes out since they are so cheap, I got this one for $10. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but it has gotten great reviews and if their other albums are any indication on how this album is going to be, it will be pretty darn good. I may have a review of the album within the next few days. REM's "Accelerate" is coming out next Tuesday...man, I love the spring!
This week will be a pretty good week, Life Group tonight, Book Group on Wed., Cooking class on Thurs., we'll probably visit my aunt and uncle and cousins in Lake Mills on either Fri. or Sat. and on Sun. we're having a chili cook-off with some friends which will no doubt be a blast! We're making White Chicken Chili.
Life's been going well this year. I've been very organized which makes things go much easier with less stress and our finances have improved a ton within the past year or two so we're able to pay off a ton of old debts like student loans, cars, etc., save much more, and give much more to the church. Since we both got promotions this year, that has helped out quite a bit. We feel quite blessed! Now, it's just a matter of being responsible with our money which I pray for continually. We've also grown a ton in our faith since we got married and we're thankful for the great friends and the church we are a part of that has helped us grow spiritually. I remember my uncle telling me when I graduated college to try to keep your life balanced in the following order: God, Family, Friends, Work and things will tend to fall into place. He is definitely right, but I have to get better at staying in touch with family and sometimes I lose track of where God is in my life but he is a much larger part of my life than He has ever been. It's easy for me to get too distracted by the small things and lose focus of the big picture.
Half-Marathon training is going well. I get up at either 5:30 or 6 and go for a run which is nice because I get it over with and have more time to do other things after work. Plus it keeps me more awake throughout the day. I now run 5 miles on Tuesday and Thursday, 3 on Wednesday, lift on Monday and sometimes Thursday, Friday is my day off, Saturday I cross-train and then on Sunday is my long run which increases each week. This method worked well last year so I hope it will this year too. I'm also thinking of getting a crazy-short haircut this summer because I never had that. Perhaps it will decrease the wind resistance when I run!
That's all for now...stay tuned!
CO Update!
I'm back and full of stuff to talk about...
First off, the Colorado trip was amazing! I can't remember loving the mountains that much when I saw them before. On Thursday, I landed at about 6:30 after a terrifying flight from Denver to Colorado Springs. The turbulence was the worst I've ever been in and it was only a 16 min. flight! My head was banging against the window. I was certain the plane was going to shake apart. Well I landed safely, obviously and Andy, Islands and Shawn picked me up from the airport. We drove to the Olympic Training Complex for dinner and almost got killed on the way there because Old Man Dobbins momentarily forgot how to drive; it was truly a sight.
Once we got to the complex in one piece we walked in and there are Olympic Athletes everywhere! The got our dinner from this sweet buffet-style dining area where you can get whatever you want and the food is incredible! Only the best for Olympic Athletes! Thanks to Andy for hooking us up.
After that we watched some basketball and then drove to the hotel to get settled in. After that we headed to Jack Quinn's for some Irish beer and good conversation with friends. We met Andy's intern friend, Lisa, which was cool. We witness quite the bar fight outside the bar next door and quickly got out of there since it was getting out of hand. After that it was back to the hotel to get some sleep. Andy and Lisa crammed into out hotel room because it was too cold to walk the mile home. We gave her the bed and Andy bunked with me and Shawn and Camann got the floor. Lisa enjoys drinking Andy's contacts; kinda weird, but then again, she's from Nebraska. No, I kid.
On Saturday, we got up fairly early and grab this very nice breakfast downstairs in the Hilton lobby, which was not free we found out after gorging ourselves. Oh well. Then it was off to Breckenridge!! The ride was absolutely beautiful, winding in and out of the mountains and valleys with the sun shining bright. I worked the tunes with my iPod and that made the trip even more fun. Just call me Mix Master Mike.
We got to the resort and got settled into our room which was small but a great location! Right downtown. We got some quick lunch at Subway and then went to go CC skiing. I haven't done that since I was 12 or so and I can't ever remembering it being that much fun. It's definitely something I want to start doing more. Although, I suppose it could never be as fun here as in Colorado. The scenery was inspiring and the trails were well groomed and went on for miles and miles. We even did the Black Diamond trails which we conquered! They were basically equivalent to the Black Diamonds at Nordic Mountain. Ridiculous. There were many spills, but by the end we were pros. Definitely something I'd like to do again!
After that we headed back to the resort to shower up and relax until dinner time. Before dinner we went to the Breckenridge Brewery to grab a pint. We had the Vanilla Porter which blew mind mind wide open. It was possibly my favorite beer EVER!! I bought a six pack to bring back to Wisconsin but I realized it is sold here, so whatever. I highly recommend trying it. For dinner we went to Empire Burger, a cool little burger joint that was recommended to us. Afterwards it was back to the resort to relax since we were so tired from skiing and then stopped at the Brewery again for a few more pints and then have some ski instructors mock us from going CC skiing. Boo to them. Then back to the resort for an early night.
The next morning we slept in and got up to eat breakfast but hardly anything was left, not even coffee! So we went to this cool coffee shop and had a good conversation over a good brew. Then we did some shopping and I bought some shirts for Amber and then it was off to CO Springs.
When we got back, we watched the Badgers play and rock Kansas St. Then off to the cool dinner buffet at the complex. Then we played Rock Band which was so cool that I could never own it because my wife would leave me due to lack of attention. No, I kid. But the game, was super cool.
Next it was off to Jack Quinn's again for a pint and we watched this phenomenal guitar player, Cari Dell perform a few songs. She loves Journey!! I requested a song but she didn't know it. Then we went to the bar next door, the Ritz and met some of the other interns that Andy works with and had a great night. Poor Shawn had to wake up at 5 or something because his flight was at 6:30 back to MN. Camann and I left at 12:30 then it was back to reality!
It always great coming home because I get to see Amber! I feel bad not being around for Easter weekend but I'm glad I got home early enough on Sunday to hang with the Rew. Although, I love to travel and visit new places I'm always happy that my home is Madison. I really wouldn't want to live anywhere else at the moment. Although, having mountains in the area would not hurt :-)
First off, the Colorado trip was amazing! I can't remember loving the mountains that much when I saw them before. On Thursday, I landed at about 6:30 after a terrifying flight from Denver to Colorado Springs. The turbulence was the worst I've ever been in and it was only a 16 min. flight! My head was banging against the window. I was certain the plane was going to shake apart. Well I landed safely, obviously and Andy, Islands and Shawn picked me up from the airport. We drove to the Olympic Training Complex for dinner and almost got killed on the way there because Old Man Dobbins momentarily forgot how to drive; it was truly a sight.
Once we got to the complex in one piece we walked in and there are Olympic Athletes everywhere! The got our dinner from this sweet buffet-style dining area where you can get whatever you want and the food is incredible! Only the best for Olympic Athletes! Thanks to Andy for hooking us up.
After that we watched some basketball and then drove to the hotel to get settled in. After that we headed to Jack Quinn's for some Irish beer and good conversation with friends. We met Andy's intern friend, Lisa, which was cool. We witness quite the bar fight outside the bar next door and quickly got out of there since it was getting out of hand. After that it was back to the hotel to get some sleep. Andy and Lisa crammed into out hotel room because it was too cold to walk the mile home. We gave her the bed and Andy bunked with me and Shawn and Camann got the floor. Lisa enjoys drinking Andy's contacts; kinda weird, but then again, she's from Nebraska. No, I kid.
On Saturday, we got up fairly early and grab this very nice breakfast downstairs in the Hilton lobby, which was not free we found out after gorging ourselves. Oh well. Then it was off to Breckenridge!! The ride was absolutely beautiful, winding in and out of the mountains and valleys with the sun shining bright. I worked the tunes with my iPod and that made the trip even more fun. Just call me Mix Master Mike.
We got to the resort and got settled into our room which was small but a great location! Right downtown. We got some quick lunch at Subway and then went to go CC skiing. I haven't done that since I was 12 or so and I can't ever remembering it being that much fun. It's definitely something I want to start doing more. Although, I suppose it could never be as fun here as in Colorado. The scenery was inspiring and the trails were well groomed and went on for miles and miles. We even did the Black Diamond trails which we conquered! They were basically equivalent to the Black Diamonds at Nordic Mountain. Ridiculous. There were many spills, but by the end we were pros. Definitely something I'd like to do again!
After that we headed back to the resort to shower up and relax until dinner time. Before dinner we went to the Breckenridge Brewery to grab a pint. We had the Vanilla Porter which blew mind mind wide open. It was possibly my favorite beer EVER!! I bought a six pack to bring back to Wisconsin but I realized it is sold here, so whatever. I highly recommend trying it. For dinner we went to Empire Burger, a cool little burger joint that was recommended to us. Afterwards it was back to the resort to relax since we were so tired from skiing and then stopped at the Brewery again for a few more pints and then have some ski instructors mock us from going CC skiing. Boo to them. Then back to the resort for an early night.
The next morning we slept in and got up to eat breakfast but hardly anything was left, not even coffee! So we went to this cool coffee shop and had a good conversation over a good brew. Then we did some shopping and I bought some shirts for Amber and then it was off to CO Springs.
When we got back, we watched the Badgers play and rock Kansas St. Then off to the cool dinner buffet at the complex. Then we played Rock Band which was so cool that I could never own it because my wife would leave me due to lack of attention. No, I kid. But the game, was super cool.
Next it was off to Jack Quinn's again for a pint and we watched this phenomenal guitar player, Cari Dell perform a few songs. She loves Journey!! I requested a song but she didn't know it. Then we went to the bar next door, the Ritz and met some of the other interns that Andy works with and had a great night. Poor Shawn had to wake up at 5 or something because his flight was at 6:30 back to MN. Camann and I left at 12:30 then it was back to reality!
It always great coming home because I get to see Amber! I feel bad not being around for Easter weekend but I'm glad I got home early enough on Sunday to hang with the Rew. Although, I love to travel and visit new places I'm always happy that my home is Madison. I really wouldn't want to live anywhere else at the moment. Although, having mountains in the area would not hurt :-)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Off to CO
Spring is here!!!!
In about 2 hours I'll be leaving work and heading to the airport on my way to visit Midget Todd in Colorado. It will be a weekend to remember. I'm really excited to see mountains once again, hang with my good friends and try amazing Coloradoian beer and break my face trying to CC ski. I'm also happy that I'll be avoiding the snow that is supposed to fall tonight in Madison...
I really hope that the maintenance is up to par on the aircraft that I will be flying in; seeing that Southwest has been having issues. The last thing I want is to be spread out across some field in Nebraska.
Amber will have to fend for herself tonight at the Mexican cooking class; hopefully she won't get yelled at by the INSANE chef, Rafe.
I'm sure I will have an update next week about the trip. Peace!
In about 2 hours I'll be leaving work and heading to the airport on my way to visit Midget Todd in Colorado. It will be a weekend to remember. I'm really excited to see mountains once again, hang with my good friends and try amazing Coloradoian beer and break my face trying to CC ski. I'm also happy that I'll be avoiding the snow that is supposed to fall tonight in Madison...
I really hope that the maintenance is up to par on the aircraft that I will be flying in; seeing that Southwest has been having issues. The last thing I want is to be spread out across some field in Nebraska.
Amber will have to fend for herself tonight at the Mexican cooking class; hopefully she won't get yelled at by the INSANE chef, Rafe.
I'm sure I will have an update next week about the trip. Peace!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Concert Review: Springsteen 3/17/08
Last night I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favorite artists of all time, Bruce Springsteen, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. I've seen him before in various incarnations, acoustic solo, big band and of course the E-Street Band. Last night was the E-Street Band version and they were tight!
They opened with a very electric version of "No Surrender" which set the pace for the rest of the show. It was full of distortion and fuzz so it was quite a bit different than the version I'm used to.
Seven songs from the new album, Magic, were performed. My favorite of the bunch was "Devil's Arcade" because and Bruce looked menacing under the red light and Max Weinberg was pounding away at the end of the song. "Magic" was also very good too.
Bruce pulled out a ton of old songs from his back catalog including: "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City", "Loose Ends", "Streets of Fire", "She's the One", "Jungleland", "Meeting Across the River"
A highlight of the show was Bruce introducing the bass player that played on "Meeting Across the River" from Born to Run. His name is Richard Davis and he played on Van Morrison's Astral Weeks which Bruce said he listened to non-stop when he was younger. He now works as a music professor at UW-Madison.
Overall, the show was about 85% hard-rocking tunes and a few slower ones tossed into the mix. I feel bad for the guy I went to the show with since he didn't know the majority of the songs that were played. The show got over at 11:00 but we didn't get back to Madison until 1:30 because of traffic and a few accidents probably due to St. Patty's Day!
Check out this review of the show: http://www.backstreets.com/setlists.html
Here is the setlist:
No Surrender
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Streets of Fire
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
Prove It All Night
She's the One
Livin' in the Future
The Promised Land
Cadillac Ranch
My Hometown
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
* * *
Loose Ends
Meeting Across the River (with Richard Davis)
Jungleland
Born to Run
Ramrod
American Land
They opened with a very electric version of "No Surrender" which set the pace for the rest of the show. It was full of distortion and fuzz so it was quite a bit different than the version I'm used to.
Seven songs from the new album, Magic, were performed. My favorite of the bunch was "Devil's Arcade" because and Bruce looked menacing under the red light and Max Weinberg was pounding away at the end of the song. "Magic" was also very good too.
Bruce pulled out a ton of old songs from his back catalog including: "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City", "Loose Ends", "Streets of Fire", "She's the One", "Jungleland", "Meeting Across the River"
A highlight of the show was Bruce introducing the bass player that played on "Meeting Across the River" from Born to Run. His name is Richard Davis and he played on Van Morrison's Astral Weeks which Bruce said he listened to non-stop when he was younger. He now works as a music professor at UW-Madison.
Overall, the show was about 85% hard-rocking tunes and a few slower ones tossed into the mix. I feel bad for the guy I went to the show with since he didn't know the majority of the songs that were played. The show got over at 11:00 but we didn't get back to Madison until 1:30 because of traffic and a few accidents probably due to St. Patty's Day!
Check out this review of the show: http://www.backstreets.com/setlists.html
Here is the setlist:
No Surrender
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Streets of Fire
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
Prove It All Night
She's the One
Livin' in the Future
The Promised Land
Cadillac Ranch
My Hometown
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
* * *
Loose Ends
Meeting Across the River (with Richard Davis)
Jungleland
Born to Run
Ramrod
American Land
Monday, March 17, 2008
Monday Updates
-Bruce Springsteen Concert tonight in Milwaukee. - Huge
-Got a promotion and bonus today at work. - Huge
-Badgers win Big 10 Championship. - Huge
-March Madness pools at work. - Huge
-Going to Colorado on Thursday. - Huge
-Going to break my leg(s) Cross Country skiing. - Huge
-Spring is almost here. -Double Huge
Amber and I are taking a cooking class with some friends on Thursday nights and the guy who teaches the class, Rafe, is INSANE. He's Italian and he goes off on these random tangents about walking on hot coals, healers and why everyone is an a**hole. And he yells at people too! But he keeps the class fun and I learned how to make amazing guacamole and chips.
-Got a promotion and bonus today at work. - Huge
-Badgers win Big 10 Championship. - Huge
-March Madness pools at work. - Huge
-Going to Colorado on Thursday. - Huge
-Going to break my leg(s) Cross Country skiing. - Huge
-Spring is almost here. -Double Huge
Amber and I are taking a cooking class with some friends on Thursday nights and the guy who teaches the class, Rafe, is INSANE. He's Italian and he goes off on these random tangents about walking on hot coals, healers and why everyone is an a**hole. And he yells at people too! But he keeps the class fun and I learned how to make amazing guacamole and chips.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Busy, Crazy Day
OK, the Brewers are now 2nd place in pre-season play...but that is neither here nor there. I will not mention the pre-season Brewers in this blog ever again.
Holy cow, this day has been ridiculous. It all started out with me getting up at 5:30 to go for a run before I had to meet my friend Tucker for coffee at 7:30 this morning on campus. I couldn't find the coffee shop for the life of me and it was of course the last spot I looked.
I didn't get out of the shop until 8:15 and I had to be to work at 8...yes, I was late. But no one knew luckily. When I got to work, I got on the horn and called up one of our crew members to get an update on one of the projects he was working on for me. For some reason these fuses were blowing whenever they turned on this communication panel I created. It turned out there was a massive amount of in-rush current that blew the fuses so we just put in bigger fuses. Problem solved.
When I get back to the office I had to figure the hotel room situation for CO next week and I booked a hotel on Expedia. Then I had to figure out who all wants jerseys for softball and get a quote on that. Then it was lunch.
When I got back from lunch I had like 5 people in my office asking me questions that I had no authority to answer. Meanwhile, I was coordinating the booking of a cruise Amber and I and some friends are taking next February. Booking early saves money!! Needless to say, much money was put on the old CC today. But it will be all paid off soon luckily.
Tonight I got sound rehearsal which will be a nice rest from the busyness of today and then Amber and I are going to finish watching "Transformers" later on tonight.
Whew.
Holy cow, this day has been ridiculous. It all started out with me getting up at 5:30 to go for a run before I had to meet my friend Tucker for coffee at 7:30 this morning on campus. I couldn't find the coffee shop for the life of me and it was of course the last spot I looked.
I didn't get out of the shop until 8:15 and I had to be to work at 8...yes, I was late. But no one knew luckily. When I got to work, I got on the horn and called up one of our crew members to get an update on one of the projects he was working on for me. For some reason these fuses were blowing whenever they turned on this communication panel I created. It turned out there was a massive amount of in-rush current that blew the fuses so we just put in bigger fuses. Problem solved.
When I get back to the office I had to figure the hotel room situation for CO next week and I booked a hotel on Expedia. Then I had to figure out who all wants jerseys for softball and get a quote on that. Then it was lunch.
When I got back from lunch I had like 5 people in my office asking me questions that I had no authority to answer. Meanwhile, I was coordinating the booking of a cruise Amber and I and some friends are taking next February. Booking early saves money!! Needless to say, much money was put on the old CC today. But it will be all paid off soon luckily.
Tonight I got sound rehearsal which will be a nice rest from the busyness of today and then Amber and I are going to finish watching "Transformers" later on tonight.
Whew.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Brewers and Patios
Well the Brewers are on top of the Cactus League in pre-season play and we are second overall with a 9-4 record http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/standings I'm sure by saying that I've just jinxed the season...
Amber and I started looking at patio sets for our deck and we think we found one we like at Home Depot. We checked Sears and Menards also but didn't really care for their selection. Check out the photo...we also plan on getting the umbrella as well. The seats are comfortable and it's not too big.
(lemons and lemonade not included)
I'll be working the sound board for the AM services at church on Sunday. I have rehearsal tomorrow night and I'm excited because I haven't been able to mix sound since January. Also, I'll be able to finally mix Andy Camann on the keys. I'll make sure he sounds especially good :-)
Amber and I started looking at patio sets for our deck and we think we found one we like at Home Depot. We checked Sears and Menards also but didn't really care for their selection. Check out the photo...we also plan on getting the umbrella as well. The seats are comfortable and it's not too big.
(lemons and lemonade not included)
I'll be working the sound board for the AM services at church on Sunday. I have rehearsal tomorrow night and I'm excited because I haven't been able to mix sound since January. Also, I'll be able to finally mix Andy Camann on the keys. I'll make sure he sounds especially good :-)
Friday, March 7, 2008
Random Thoughts...
Who's ready for spring?? This guy is. Luckily there are no snowstorms in the forecast so hopefully that's a sign the spring is well on it's way. But it's bitter cold out today which makes it seem that old man winter just can't let go. Although, Daylight Savings starts this Sunday morning which makes me very happy. Sun until 7:00 or later?? Ridiculous!
I'll be heading to Colorado with some good friends in T minus 13 days to visit the one and only Mr. Andrew Dobbins. Should be an amazing time. We may hit Breckenridge resort and do some CC skiing. I look forward to my daily dose of the Rocky Mountain High.
Possibly the best thing about Spring/Summer is the start of baseball and softball season. Nothing says summer quite like the sound of a baseball hitting your glove. The Brewers are going all the way. "World Series or Bust" I'll be at the home opener with some friends and I will be heartbroken if they lose. We need to start off on the right foot...and not break that foot mid-season.
Huge spring when it comes to new album releases:
March 25th - Counting Crows "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings"
April 1st - REM "Accelerate"
May 13th - Death Cab for Cutie "Narrow Stairs"
Sometime this spring - Coldplay (Album name unknown)
Also big tours such as Dave Matthews have just been announced for Alpine in late Aug. Don't know if I'll go to that or not...we'll have to see.
Amber and I are going to the Blackhawk Talent Showcase tonight to see a few friends perform. Our very own Andy Camann will be performing with Emily Buckingham which will be incredible. Tomorrow morning we are going to attend the "How to Study the Bible" course at B-Hawk.
Big Weekend...stay tuned next week for more updates....
I'll be heading to Colorado with some good friends in T minus 13 days to visit the one and only Mr. Andrew Dobbins. Should be an amazing time. We may hit Breckenridge resort and do some CC skiing. I look forward to my daily dose of the Rocky Mountain High.
Possibly the best thing about Spring/Summer is the start of baseball and softball season. Nothing says summer quite like the sound of a baseball hitting your glove. The Brewers are going all the way. "World Series or Bust" I'll be at the home opener with some friends and I will be heartbroken if they lose. We need to start off on the right foot...and not break that foot mid-season.
Huge spring when it comes to new album releases:
March 25th - Counting Crows "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings"
April 1st - REM "Accelerate"
May 13th - Death Cab for Cutie "Narrow Stairs"
Sometime this spring - Coldplay (Album name unknown)
Also big tours such as Dave Matthews have just been announced for Alpine in late Aug. Don't know if I'll go to that or not...we'll have to see.
Amber and I are going to the Blackhawk Talent Showcase tonight to see a few friends perform. Our very own Andy Camann will be performing with Emily Buckingham which will be incredible. Tomorrow morning we are going to attend the "How to Study the Bible" course at B-Hawk.
Big Weekend...stay tuned next week for more updates....
Monday, March 3, 2008
Best. Weekend. Ever.
This weekend was a total blast. It was beyond fun. We got to our resort in Door County at about 10pm on Friday night. We immediately got unpacked and got right on down to the fun stuff..."Ticket to Ride" of course!! It's this strategy game where you have to build trains across the US and try to block other people from completing theirs. I know it sounds dorky but it is so much fun. After that we played "Settlers of Catan" another strategy game that is too difficult to describe here but is very intense and can go very long. We got to bed at about 3am which is late for me.
There were also many random acts of craziness. And lots of random wrestling. And playing of Wii. And I didn't take a shower once while I was there.
On Saturday morning we got up at like 8:30 and our friends made breakfast. Our friend Mark works at Panera Bread so we had Panera bagels and various other breakfast goodies. After that, one couple went CC skiing at Peninsula State Park while the rest of us went on a winery tour to 3 wineries in the area. Some of us did wine tasting at all three. We bought some too. When we got back, we played football in the snow which was very difficult due to the depth of the snow; that was such a workout. Then we had homemade chicken soup for lunch that Amber and I made. Then we played a "Ticket to Ride" tournament. Amber and I took 3rd place. After that we drove to Sister Bay to play this game called Broom ball. This was the highlight of my winter by far. It's similar to hockey but you don't have ice skates and instead of a puck you use a small ball and have these "brooms" to move the ball around. It was 6 vs. 6 and it was soooo intense. People were falling left and right, getting all banged up, getting checked, flying into the walls, flying into the goals, flying into each other, tripping each other. We played for 3 hours or so, possibly longer and we played under the lights so that was neat. We were all so sore we could barely move. When we got back we had chili for dinner and then went to the indoor aquatic center and soaked in the hot tub and played "21" in the water. We were all worn out after that. Then we got back and played "Settlers of Catan" again and then poker until 1am or so. We earned our sleep that night.
On Sunday we got up at around 9:30 and had french toast, sausage, and bacon for breakfast prepared by the one and only "Meatmaster". Then we hung around, played some more games, had a delicious lunch of spaghetti and then we were off to Madison.
There were also many random acts of craziness. And lots of random wrestling. And playing of Wii. And I didn't take a shower once while I was there.
The drive home was eventful as well. As soon as we got onto Hwy 151 this crazy thick fog enveloped us and it never let up. I couldn't see a foot in front of me at times. I had to follow this one car close for like 40 miles because I needed tail lights to follow. It was very stressful but I'm glad everyone made it home safe.
Below are a few select photos from the weekend. I didn't take them since I forgot to bring my camera with me whenever we did something fun. So, thanks to Mark and Adam for the photos...
The ladies.
A dare to fit 5 apple slices in my mouth.
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