An open apology

Since Amy has taken a break from blogging, you're stuck with me for another post. I'm writing this as an apology to Brett Favre, possibly the greatest football player ever. I've been a Brett Favre fan ever since I first saw him play when he was a freshman at Southern Miss and I was a six year old going to the games with my parents. I remember his senior season when he came back from a serious car accident (and had much of his intestines removed) and led the Eagles to a victory over Alabama. I became a big Packers fan after the Falcons traded him there. I remember watching him in the Super Bowl, and wanting desperately to go watch him play in Green Bay. Well, I'm sure you know what happened last summer. Brett retired, then decided he wanted to come back, but the Packers didn't want him back, so he got traded to the Jets. So, I became a Jets fan, and finally got to see him play as a professional when my Dad and I went to Nashville to watch him shred the previously undefeated Titans. The Jets season went downhill after this, and Favre looked like he was at the end of the line. He retired again, said he wasn't going to the Vikings, but ended up reporting about 3 weeks before the season. I'd decided I had enough of Favre's never ending retirement saga, and promised I wouldn't follow him or the Vikings this year. I really didn't think Favre had anything left. Boy, was I wrong. I watched him absolutely destroy the Packers (definitely not a fan of them anymore) on Monday night, and I have to say, I'm back on the bandwagon. I just can't stay away any longer. Favre has always been and will always be my favorite football player. Hopefully he can continue to play well and get back to the Super Bowl. Go Brett and go Vikings!!!

Upset

People that know anything about me know that I have an obsession with sports, specifically the St. Louis Cardinals, Southern Miss, and Auburn athletics. I spent three years working as a student athletic trainer at Southern Miss and three years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Auburn. I still follow both programs regularly. Amy and I have tickets to Southern Miss home games, and try to go to at least one Auburn game a year. Well, what happened last night to Southern Miss really made me mad. In case you don't know, they lost a football game to UAB, 30-17. Now, UAB is a good university with a wonderful medical school. But they are not a football powerhouse. Never have been, never will be. They've only been playing football for about 15 years. Southern Miss had never lost to UAB in 9 previous games, and beat them 70-14 last season. I tend to overreact whenever one of the above mentioned teams lose (ask Amy), so I remained relatively calm last night. But I just can't get over the fact that we lost to UAB. That just should not happen. I know that it was a "trap" game, and probably the biggest game on UAB's schedule. But good teams are able to overcome this and still win. I'm not sure what will happen with the rest of the season, but playing like USM did last night just won't get it done. Hopefully the coaches and players will regroup and come out strong next week against Louisville. And, I have to give some credit to UAB. They were trounced by Texas A&M on Saturday and were able to bounce back.

On a more positive note, the baseball playoffs start next week, and the Cardinals are back in it. Hopefully they can recreate the magic of 2006 and go all the way. They definitely have the pitching, but I'm not sure about the hitting. Auburn is 4-0, and plays at Tennessee this weekend. Five years ago, when I was working at Auburn, we went into Neyland stadium and beat the Vols 34-10. That is one of my top 5 favorite games from being a football athletic trainer. I have never heard 100,000 plus people as quiet as they were that night. Hopefully Auburn can keep rolling and move to 5-0.

Special Birthday Wish

I need to say a special Happy Birthday to a couple of lovely ladies today!

First to my sweet sister-n-law, the other Amy Elizabeth. Happy Birthday!! I know she is enjoying her birthday aboard the Carnival Fantasy. Poor thing. What a way to celebrate!!



Also, Happy, Happy Birthday to my sweet friend Samantha!! I hope your day has been special and filled with love and laughter!!
Love you ladies!!

 

Lisa, me and Samantha on the cruise during Spring Break!

A nerd for sure!!

Ok, I am claiming it here. I AM A NERD. But I am so excited about my $1.00 purchase today at Dollar General.

I have started keeping up with coupons and have been looking for this particular type of organizer to keep the coupons organized in a systematic fashion. I hadn't been able to find exactly what I wanted, until today!! Wahoo. I know. Nerd alert.

For those of you who are also coupon clippers some of my favorite sites are:

www.coupons.com

http://freebies4mom.blogspot.com/ ( I know I am not a mom :)

http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/

Let me know of any other sites you have found for coupons, I have a whole organizer to fill!

Weekend in the 'Burg

Adam, Albe and I headed to Hattiesburg this weekend to see the family and watch Southern Miss beat Virginia in a very exciting game. We were oh so excited that Jeremy and Jackson were in town for the weekend as well (we missed you Amy). Jackson is such a smart little fella! He LOVES his "Uncle" Adam and had fun playing with Albe. He learned how to tell Albe to sit and then would throw the ball for him. It cracked us all up. These are some pictures from the ballgame.

Jackson with his Papa. His BFF. Note his hat. He likes to wear it that way! To cute.

Our attempt at a picture. He wasn't in the mood.

Pure sweetness.Adam wasn't so much ready for this picture, but isn't Jackson precious!!


I also have to say that we are very proud of Adam's sister Lori. She has been drum major at Southern Miss for 3 years now. The Pride does a great job under Lori's leadership. We are proud of you Lo.

Update on Albe

Well we are in shock and awe! Just absolutely amazed. Last I wrote, Albe was giving us fits at night with his sleeping, or lack there of. So we moved him to the office and his old kennel. The first night he did GREAT!!!! Didn't hear a peep. The next night we said, "ready to go to bed." I kid you not the dog, RAN to his bed. Adam and I about died, right there in our house. What in the world! Is this our dog who was having trouble sleeping just 2 nights earlier. The next night I was laying on the bed a little before bedtime, Albe jumps off and I hear him head down the hall. Where did he go you ask? To his bed. No coaxing or anything. He loves it and has gone to it on his own every night whenever he is ready to go to bed. So this is a picture of what is his new favorite bed!Who knew that something smaller and more compact could make the fella so happy!

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Doggy Days and Nights

Greetings friends. I'm writing a little more tired today than usual. You see our sweet little dog Albert (that's what he gets called when he's misbehaving) has decided that he doesn't like to sleep in his crate anymore. The past 2 nights Adam and I have have woken up in the wee hours to a faint whining coming from his kennel. And I mean WEE hours. 12:30 last night. So we take him outside first (or Adam takes him out) but that doesn't quiet him down. Adam says, just ignore him, but I fear something is wrong with him. I was forgetting this was the 2nd night that our precious slumber had been interrupted by the whines of this precious pup. So instead of watching the inside of my eyelids, I watch the clock and sit up every now and then and sternly instruct Albe to be quiet and go to sleep. It didn't work! At 2 am, I finally got up and "checked on him", meaning I opened his kennel. What do you think he wanted? To get in the bed with us of course. We have had Albert for 8 months now and he has slept great in his bed in the kennel EVERY night. So what is happening here. Any suggestions you dog lovers on how to get our pup to sleep through the night? Tonight he will be getting his own bedroom. He is getting moved out of our room. I just hope that doesn't make him whine louder.
So now I am propping my head up getting ready to teach 2 classes this afternoon as our sweet dog is sound asleep on the BED this afternoon! That stinker!