GO UTES!! WE'RE GOING "BOWL"ING

Growing up I was never much of a football fan, I think it was mostly because I didn't understand the game; downs, rules, penalties, etc.

Then after 2 of my sisters got married, Debra & I were often the only ones at home with the parents on holidays. My dad and Debra seemed to always be watching football. At that point, I decided that if I didn't want to be left out, I needed to learn all about football, so that I too could watch and enjoy the sport. I apologize to all of those that I have annoyed by asking so many questions, often times in the middle of some intense plays.

FLASH FORWARD - 2008.............For a couple of years now I have really enjoyed watching football. I still don't think I can tell you who is a tight end and who is a wide receiver out there on the field, and I don't know all of the penalities etc., but for now, I know enough.

So the big game (BYU/Utah) was on Saturday and I had been invited over to a friend's house to watch the game with some other people. I showed up all decked out in my Utah red with my "red" licorice, but unbeknownst (I think that is a word) to me, I was the only Utah fan there. Everyone else had there BYU Quest t-shirts on and were all talking smack about how the Cougars were going to win.

I don't talk smack......I have been served some humble pie one too many times, so I just sat there and watched the game. I was definitely cheering when the Utes scored, caught some interceptions, etc., but I tried not to be too obnoxious. Needless to say I was thrilled with the outcome! 48 - 24

FAMILY BONDING

Last Wednesday my sister Debra flew in from Minneapolis to attend a friend's wedding down in Southern Utah.

I picked her up at the airport and we had a "sleep-over" at my house and then drove down to Richfield on Thursday. It was great to see her and we always have so much fun together. Spending time with family is the best!

I LOVE to play games (with the exception of "dating games" Ü) and do puzzles. My family will usually play games with me, but it is rare occassion if I can find anyone (other than my 6-year old niece, Carlee) to work on a puzzle with me. Well, this weekend, my parents introduced me to a new game, BLOKUS. It is very fun. It is unfortunate that while online getting a picture of this game I discovered a free online version. www.blokus.com. It is pretty addicting. There goes my productivity!

"I TOLD YOU SO"

For those of you that have not been with my blog from the beginning......one of my very first posts was a disclaimer/warning that alerted readers of this very thing. Not only is my life not exciting enough to provide enough material for frequent blog posts, but I am not creative enough to fill in the gaps when life is boring.
I apologize to all of you who check up on my blog and are tired of seeing the same thing day after day with no new updates. I want to say that I will try to do better, and I will try, but I know myself well enough that despite my best efforts, it will most likely not happen.