go Devils! make us proud

This year we did not watch the draft, which is okay by me because it is kind of boring. But we did keep up with what ASU players were doing through nfl.com. W are excited to see all our players go either through the draft or through free agency after the draft. Scott feels that it is actually better to be signed as a free agent then get drafted. I have no idea.

I am just really excited that ASU was well represented and I look forward to seeing Marquardt, Barrett, Pollack, Tryon, Torain, and Burgess succeed in the NFL. I only wish one of them had gone to the Patriots, but that’s just me being selfish.

Good luck to all of you and GO DEVILS!!!

London Bridge is just a bridge

Really, is this something people HAVE to see?

While in Lake Havasu City for a conference Scott had to attend last weekend (April 11th to 13th) we made the expected trip to see the bridge. We took a walk from the hotel we stayed in over tot he bridge and was again not impressed. It is a bridge like al other bridges, except of course for the fact that it was built in London, bought and then transported to Lake Havasu City. For the purpose of being a tourist attraction. My how we are sheep. We fall right into the traps set for us.

Anyway, Scott and I enjoyed the beautiful night on the 12th by taking this walk up to the bride, then up and down both sides, and finally ended up walking a little bit along the waterfront. Maybe if it had been daytime it would have been better, but somehow I don’t it. But we have now seen the bridge twice in our lives and totally can cross it off our “to do” list.

post spring game meet and greet

Seeing as I took all of 2 pictures of the actual spring game with my camera phone, I decided this pic from the post game meet and greet opportunity on Frank Kush field made more sense.

Here you see Nigel (standing with his back to me and a black backpack over his shoulder) waiting patiently for Rudy Carpenter to stop talking to the group of people on the left so he can get an autograph.

We had tried to get one when we first got on the field but there were like 30 or so people in line so we waited until the end when there were way less people. A security guy tried to tell us that Rudy was done signing for the day but he doesn’t know who he is talking to. We just waited and succeeded.

It was a very cool way to end the Spring Game yesterday.

new job equals new laptop

On Tuesday April 8th, Scott got the formal job offer for a wonderful new job that totally fits who he is and what he believes in. While we knew he was a shoe-in, there is always doubt until you get that official offer. So he will be leaving the Sierra Club on April 25th and going to work for the National Conservation System Foundation, which is a new non-profit aimed at helping build and sustain “friends” groups to aid the BLM in protecting the land set aside within the BLM’s NLCS program.

So to honor his new job- and to replace the Sierra Club laptop that Scott has to turn back to the club -Saturday found us at the Apple store to finally purchase the MacBook Pro. We had been debating the pros and cons of the different MacBooks for that past two weeks so it feels good to have made the decisions. It is great to see him so excited about the new job and the new toy.

Here’s to great experiences, and I wish you all the best, babe, as you embark on this exciting adventure.

2008 schedule

The Patriots 2008 schedule is out and it looks to be good. Just wish they were playing the Cards this year so I could get a chance to see them in person.

pensive Papu

I decided I would take this photo by placing the camera on the floor and pressing the button. Not too bad. of course, the dog is way dirty and in need of a bath so he looks a little yellow. Or I guess I could have just said it was ONLY the lighting at fault. He is still a cutie even if all he doe sis lick and bark.

cool piece of pottery

Last Sunday as part of or trip to Ironwood Forest NM, we went to a place that has a tremendous number of pottery sherds from Hohokam time. I am absolutely enthralled by this type of stuff as I enjoy picturing what it may have been like to live there and to use these now broken pots for various things. As visited this site, I found this piece of pottery with a fabulous pattern on one side. While I am well aware of the “do not take anything” rule, it is obvious not everyone subscribes to that as here was evidence of past digging. I am glad that for the most part no one would know where to go to find this historic and important site.

sometimes I really miss ‘home’

On the Red Sox opening day at Fenway Park, something really cool happened. They had members of the 4 Pro teams who have one a national title present the current Red Sox team with their World Champion rings. How cool would that have been to see in person! Members form the Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics who won a Championship int he past, all together to help celebrate the current winners. While I don’t get to watch really any Red Sox games living out here in AZ, I am and always will be a Red Sox fan. I can feel the sun baking me as we sat int he bleachers. The awe of the Green Monster. The excitement of driving into Boston to catch a game. It’s times like this when I miss Massachusetts and the place that was my home for 18 years.

GO SOX!!!!!!

take that Tucson

The ASU Softball team crushed UofA Wednesday night, maintaining their #1 seat and showing that school down south that ASU is the better school for more that just football and basketball. Congrats to the team.

GO DEVILS!!!

i did it

Well, I did it. And I didn’t embarrass myself or anything. I actually went to the gym tonight – BY MYSELF – and spent 45 minutes exercising. This is a huge feat for me and for Scott. He has told me over and over gain that there is nothing to be worried about or nervous about by going to the gym without him. Of course, my little subconscious voice tells me otherwise. That is why I am very proud of myself. Around 10:30 this evening I said to Scott “I as thinking we could walk up to the gym, exercise and then walk home.” He said he couldn’t because he has a lot of work to do to get ready for his new job (I’ll write about that later). So he suggested I go. This would be the usual time that I just say “Oh well” and get in my pajamas. But tonight I actually did what I have been telling myself to do for months and I got in my exercise clothes, grabbed my iPod and drove up to Pure Fitness. I spent 45 minutes broken up like this:

18 minutes doing fat burner on the bike
20 arms reps with 20lb weights
18 minutes doing cardio on the treadmill
20 arm reps with 20lb weights

I feel very good about what I did tonight and look forward to doing it tomorrow. I’m glad I went and didn’t find an easy excuse to not go. And while my iPod touch is a LITTLE cumbersome, I was glad to have it. The only real negative was that someone was either hit by a car or run over right outside the gym so the staff had to call 911. As I left, the front desk staff said everything was fine so I will assume that no one died an that they will recover. I will NOT take this as a sign that the gym is bad for your health.