Monthly Archive for November, 2003

Back in Time

Published on November 30, 2003 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment Tags: .

So we made it back from our Thanksgiving weekend in New York just in time to get Jack from the kennel. We had to be there by noon to pick him up today; otherwise, we would have had to wait until tomorrow.

After a night out on the town last night, we got up super early this morning to fight the insufferable traffic that is inevitable this time of year. Luckily because we left so early, the only bad traffic that we hit was the ten mile back-up to exit the New Jersey turnpike.

I hate that stupid road. I think it was invented by the devil himself. It is never not backed up.

So fighting off the sandman, we made it to the kennel with fifteen minutes to spare. Today was just spent watching football in between naps on the couch.

I already uploaded some pics from the trip, so watch for a full update in the next day or two.

Happy Thanksgiving

Published on November 26, 2003 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment Tags: .

We are on our way to the good ol’ Bronx for some of Julia’s YUMMY turkey and stuffing and can’t wait!

We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend!

Happy Thankgiving!

An Open Letter

Published on November 24, 2003 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment Tags: .

Dear Frank Beamer,

Stop sucking.

Sincerely,
A very disgruntled Hokie

Nothing to See Here

Published on November 18, 2003 in Uncategorized. 2 Comments Tags: .

If you haven’t noticed already, the site has a new look now. The look changed alot at first, but there’s only been two layouts before that I stuck with for any length of time, so let’s call this one version 3.0.

I try to improve on previous iterations, but I also like to change things up and incorporate new things that I’ve learned. There are still a couple of pages that need work, but most everything is complete. Check out everything and let us know what you think.

At the Movies

Published on November 16, 2003 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: .

So we’ve seen two movies recently. One, the last part of a much-hyped trilogy and the other, another clone of those ever popular British-romantic comedies. No, the second one was not my choice.

If you haven’t guessed already, the first movie I’m talking about is Matrix Revolutions. Everyone’s been waiting since the spring to see how this story was going to end, and there’s been much speculation about Neo and the gang and just how the heck did Neo control those machines outside of the matrix at the end of Reloaded. I had avoided the spoilers as I wanted to be surprised in the theater. So what did I think?

Eh, it was ok.

I’m not going to spoil anything here for those that haven’t seen it, but feel free to discuss anything in the comments. Basically, not all of my questions were answered. I understand that some things are ok left unsaid, but, come on, you have to explain some stuff.

Now, onto that other movie I mentioned earlier. It was called Love Actually, and Monica loved it. So what did I think?

Eh, it was ok.

I can’t believe I just had the same response to Matrix Revolutions and Love Actually. The movie was enjoyable on some levels which means it wasn’t totally awful. What more can you ask from a movie today? There aren’t many movies that really blow you away anymore, so if you feel as if you didn’t waste your time or money, I say you’re coming out ahead. I don’t plan on making it a habit of seeing these types of movies though. ;)

Happy Veteran’s Day

Published on November 11, 2003 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , .
waving flag

“Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen in the Nation`s history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans` service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting in lieu thereof the word Veterans. With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.”

Read more about Veteran’s Day.

Hokie Pride

Published on November 4, 2003 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Wow.

That’s what I have to say after the butt-whoopin’ Virginia Tech put on Miami on Saturday night. What a great game. It was Beamerball through and through as our defense and special teams did most of the talking, although there was a flash of brilliance from Marcus Vick (known to some as MV2, his brother Michael was MV1) on his flick-of-the-wrist TD pass to Ernest Wilford. I really regret not going to the game as it was arguably the greatest victory in the history of VT. Never before had we shown up in the big games; we’ve come close before, but never have our guys played so well and with so much focus and discipline.

What makes it more shocking is this came after the debacle that was the West Virginia game. Never before have I been so disgusted with the VT football team. Everything just fell apart in every way that it could; everyone in Hokieville was truly down-trodden.

What happened? What caused our team to disintegrate at the absolute worst possible time? Could the WVU fans be more stupid? I’m going to burn my couch while I think this all over.

Alot of people were crying for the coaching staff to be fired, especially Beamer. I’ll admit the thought did cross my mind, but I know better. I’ve been through worse seasons than this (anyone remember going 2-8-1?). After WVU, we were still 6-1, had the #10 (or #11 depending on which poll you follow) team in the country, and were still alive for a BCS bowl. Them came Miami.

And so now we still have a shot at the national championship, albeit a small one. But more importantly, we have respect. We are a football force to be reckoned with and Beamerball is alive and well. We still have some tough games ahead (i.e. Pitt), and a BCS bowl isn’t a lock yet, but we control our own destiny. Hopefully, our football team will rally after this great victory and march through the rest of the season returning INTs for TDs and blocking kicks all the way.

On to Pitt. Let’s go Hokies!!!

Weekend Update

Published on November 3, 2003 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Brian and I had a really good weekend. Friday night, our neighbor Cathy, Brian and I sat in front of our house eating pizza and handing out candy to the 20 kids that showed up trick or treating.

Saturday we went Christmas shopping…yes, you read correctly! It was about a 6 hour adventure walking in and out of stores with our little list and as tiring as it all is, we had fun. We left the mall, had dinner and made it home just in time to catch the Hokies play a great game against Miami.

Every Sunday after church, Brian is all about the football, so I did what any wife would do…I went shopping. Because we had such great weather, we were able to grill our dinner and pretend it was still summer outside. That concludes my weekend update. Happy Monday!