OK, so I guess this will be my new thing...one post every two months, not too shabby ;-)
Elizabeth has been moved up to the Pre-K room for the summer, despite Pre-K not starting until this fall. Yesterday she came home with a decorated rock that has a sign on it that says, "My Daddy Rocks!" It will be a lovely, sparkly paper weight for his office! She also brought home a card that she made for him (with the help from one of her teachers who filled in the blanks as dictated by Elizabeth):
"My Daddy Is the BEST Because...
My Daddy is as handsome as an elephant.
My Daddy is as tall as Hans.
My Daddy looks silly when she shaves his face.
My Daddy is as strong as a wrestler.
He is so strong he can even lift me.
My Daddy's favorite food is corn.
My Daddy's favorite thing to do is pat me when I'm asleep.
My Daddy's favorite sport or team is Basketball - WVU.
When my Daddy is little he was a football player.
I think my Daddy is so funny when he tickles me & makes funny faces.
I know my Daddy loves me because he takes me places like everywhere - Oglebay, golf.
I wish my Daddy could do golfing with me every day.
My FAVORITE THING about my Daddy is playing golf with him.
I wouldn't even trade my Daddy for a real horse.
Happy Fathers Day 2010!!!
Love,
Elizabeth"
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Happy Father's Day
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Playing Catch Up
For starters, I'm still damn proud to be a Mountaineer! Last week, Da'Sean Butler threw out the opening pitch at a Little League baseball game in Bridgeport and then stuck around to sign autographs. How cool is that?
In addition to work, which has been crazy...and Reid's schedule, which has also been crazy...and Elizabeth, who is growing like a weed and today (while Daddy was at a work function) had a crazy meltdown...we've been good. Busy, but good. I'm also trying to pick up some more skills on PhotoShop -- just in time for Alex's 3rd birthday party invitations.
I held my annual Champions Dinner this year on the Saturday of the Masters. Seriously, one of the best meals that I have ever made for the Champions Dinner. And, unlike Phil's 1st dinner (sooooo excited he won, BTW!!!) of the lobster ravioli, I didn't have to spend the entire day in the kitchen making the meal, which meant I actually tasted it and liked it! We were happy to have Johnny Lynch, Eric & Leigh Bovaird as guests this year. Unfortunately the Martins had to cancel out, but we're looking forward to them joining us next year... Anyway, here is what I served from 2009 Champion Angel Cabrera's menu:
- Locro (Argentine Stew)
- Carne Asada a la Parrilla (grilled meats with Chimichurri Sauce) -- the pile of Fred Flintstone-like meats took up my entire Fiestaware pizza tray...
- Ensalada (heirloom tomato salad with onions, green bell peppers and Sweet Ginger Vinaigrette Dressing)
- Potato Salad
- Sweet Bread (very dense beignets)
- Grapes in Grappa with Mascarpone
Sunday, April 11, 2010
So Proud to Be a Mountaineer!!!
Best wishes to Da'Sean Butler and Truck Bryant as they recover from their respective surgeries!
Let's Gooooooo Mountaineers!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Some of my favorite articles on WVU:
From Sports Illustrated, author Andy Staples, "Huggins shows softer side with Butler embrace"
From the Miami Herald, author John Marshall, "WVa's love affair with Mountaineers runs deep"
From The Smoking Muskett, author Dr. Charley West, "West Virginia in the Final Four: What It Means to Me (and the Entire State)"
From MSNSportsnet.com, "Butler Wins Lowes Senior CLASS Award"
We're so proud to be Mountaineers!!!
Check out the new "house" numbers painted on the sidewalk:
Friday, April 2, 2010
Thankful Thursday
Today I'm thankful to/for/about:
- The Mountaineers making it to the Final Four
- For Reid scoring tickets for us for the Final Four
- For understanding & supportive parents who will be spoiling and entertaining Elizabeth over Easter so Reid & I can cheer on the Mountaineers
John Flowers Loves West Virginia Fans
From everything I have seen, John Flowers is the best entertainer on WVU's basketball team. He started the season by winning the slam dunk contest at Mountaineer Madness, trademarked the catchphrase "So icey!!" and has gotten nothing but 10's for his pregame dances. He is an endless source of laughs.
He seemingly capped it all off with his Irish jig in front of the Notre Dame pep band but once again, he has outdone himself. Today, John Flowers is tweeting all the reason he loves Mountaineer fans. If you want to see the tweets live, follow him @jflow41. If you don't have twitter, just check back here all day for all the reason John Flowers loves West Virginia fans.
My comments about Flowers tweets are in italics.
- I love west Virginia fans bcuz they love us
- I love west Virginia fans bcuz y'all r so spirited!
- I love west Virginia fans bcuz if a fight broke out y'all would rush the court lol
- I love west Virginia fans bcuz there's millions of y'all
Updates after the jump... [Updated 3:00 pm]
- Sittin in class..teacher gave me and @Truckbryant25 a shoutout lol
- I love west Virginia fans bcuz y'all get wasted! Lol
- I love west Virginia fans bcuz y'all wana b so icey! (Over/Under on use of "So Icey" today 14)
- Soo #IloveWestVirginiaFans becuz y'all don't boo us 4 missin wide open lay ups lol shout out 2 Killa Cam (#IloveWestVirginiaFans, is used because he wants to start a "trend" on twitter)
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans becuz y'all drink moonshine! Haha
- Yup #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz y'all camp out in front of the coliseum b4 games!
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz y'all responded well 2 hurricane mazzula! @Jmazzulla21 hahahaha
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans bcuz y'all stand behind us no matter what!
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans becuz I feel like if we went 5-30 y'all would still b behind us! (obviously he doesn't read stories about the football team)
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz y'all show us maaaadd love at the football tailgates (only high fives)
- One of the mane reasons #IloveWestVirginiaFans is becuuuzzzz y'all literally ..BURN COUCHES! Hahahaha I need a couch!
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans becuz y'all are unruly! Lol I love it
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans becuz y'all hit dude wit a penny! Gangstas! (do not agree)
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans becuz y'all are not traders!
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz at the games y'all always cheer 4 the YMCA man! Hahaha I love that guy! Saw him drivin a Bus the Otha day! Lol (That guy is embarrassing)
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz y'all listen 2 coach huggins wen he got on the mic and said "it's stupid!" lol
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans if we had a game on the moon! Sum1 lol one of yall would try 2 sneak on da spaceship! Or build their own lol
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz y'all talk as much shit as We do on the court lol
- Sooo Ima try 2 get at a youngin And b like.."aye! Yo baby waz ya name!" (Trey songs voice)lol y'all think she gona b feelin me?
- Man my phone bout 2 die...WTF I been tweetin that much! Lol (so not icey)
- Hahaha RT @Eskins21: @jflow41 if/when yall see UK..what's the over/under on cam and d.cousins gettin in a fight? lmao
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz y'all sing country roads at da end of every game!
- I think west va band should change it up..play sum stuff off drum line lol..James brown!
- Hahaha #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz y'all fight other fans lol (not something to be proud of unless they started it which they normally do)
- I would LMAO and dance if our band played "shake ya ass" by mystical hahahaha
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz y'all waz cheerin 4 @campayne20 2 get in the the last home game.
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz if my house blew up..sum1 would b crazy enough 2 let ne stay in there basement!
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz wen my dog ran away y'all returned him and didn't shoot him thinkin he waz a dear lol
- Bout 2 shoot
UPDATE 3:00
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuz the chant "eat shit pit!" haha
- #IloveWestVirginiaFans cuzmy freshman year y'all welcomed me and my twin Will Thomas wit open arms! Smh man I miss my dawwwgg!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Final Four Bound!
How sweet is it to be a Mountaineer fan right now??? I'm certainly hoping for it to be even sweeter in the coming days -- I do have such a sweet tooth, you know!
I thought you would be interested in Tony Caridi's call of the final seconds of the WVU v. Kentucky elite eight game. It's a great day to be a Mountaineer, wherever you may be!
This is also a great article about the game -- and the moment.
Exciting news that Truck Bryant will be able to play, according to reports, even if it is in a limited capacity.
I love this team! I love that the team didn't cut down the nets in Syracuse (watch the video, below, to the end to see what Huggins says about it) - as they're not done! I love the Mountaineers!
Let's Gooooooo Mountaineers!!!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Great FREEBIE!
If you're like me, you get really excited to get something for free. If you're a "foodie" who loves to cook, this will get you even more excited!
While stuck on I-79N yesterday (and by stuck, I mean car in park, engine turned off) behind a wreck, I was listening to Martha Stewart Radio's "Cooking with Emeril." He's celebrating 20 years as a restaurant owner in New Orleans and was broadcasting from Emeril's, his flagship restaurant. I can attest (as can Jake), that whatever you get there is delicious! Same goes for Nola's which is in the French Quarter -- the first time I went there was St. Patty's weekend (with Jake) in 2001. My mouth is watering just thinking of the scrumptious meals I have had at Emeril's, NOLA (always an obligatory stop for me when I'm in New Orleans as it is my fav!), Emeril's Delmonico, and the Delmonico Steak House (Las Vegas). To say that I'm a fan of his cooking style or his restaurants might be an understatement.
Right now, you can download (for FREE!) "Emeril's Celebrates 20 Years: Favorite Recipes from Emeril Lagasse's New Orleans Restaurants" from Martha Stewart Radio's website. I highly recommend the NOLA's Shrimp & Smoked Cheddar Grits! (I must find someone who will appreciate grits enough for me to make this recipe...as the Yankee Boy isn't a fan...)
I don't know how long it will be available, so you should probably act fast! (Otherwise, you'll have to sweet talk me into sending you a copy!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Funny Stuff!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
I Called Bank!
I'm getting anxious for tomorrow's tip-off...but thought you would appreciate this article from the NY Daily News...which reported that Da'Sean apparently did call that bank shot against Cinci...
Da'Sean Butler's three-pointer beats buzzer and Cincinnati Bearcats in Big East quarterfinals
Friday, March 12th 2010, 4:00 AM
West Virginia senior forward Da'Sean Butler banked in an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the third-seeded Mountaineers a 54-51 win over 11th-seeeded Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament at the Garden. And after he put up the crazy shot over the outstretched arms of Cincinnati freshman and former Lincoln star Lance Stephenson, Butler called it. "I did everything I could, I was all over him," Stephenson said. "I even fouled him. But he got it up and he even called it a bank shot."
That made the seventh-ranked Mountaineers (25-6) the only top four seed to survive yesterday's quarterfinals. They will face Notre Dame, which upset second-seeded Pittsburgh earlier in the night, in tonight's semifinal at 9.
"We saw the other teams lose; it was a warning," said West Virginia sophomore Kevin Jones, who finished with 17 points. "We didn't want to go out like that."
The Mountaineers could have very easily been the fourth victim last night. The Bearcats, who rallied from an 18-4 deficit to trail just 26-23 at the half, put together another late-game rally. The Mountaineers led by nine with 5:42 to play, but Stephenson scored six of his 19 points during the Bearcats' 13-4 run, which he capped with a 3-pointer that tied the game at 51 with 42 seconds to play.
Cincinnati, which won its first two games of the tournament by a combined four points, forced West Virginia to turn the ball over on a shot-clock violation with seven seconds to play, but the Bearcats gave it right back. Dion Dixon lost control of the ball in the backcourt off an inbounds pass, and his turnover gave the Mountaineers the ball with :3.1 left.
After taking the inbounds pass, Butler put up his shot from just inside the NBA 3-point line. "I took one dribble and shot," said the Newark product, who finished with 15points. "It felt good and it looked good as soon as it hit glass."
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Support the Upshur Cooperative Parish House Community Garden
"teach a man to fish", or, in broader terms, teach a county to garden.
Upshur Cooperative Parish House Community Garden
Voting ends March 31st. Cast your vote daily to support this Upsher County project!
