Super Bowl Champions are......

The Carolina Panthers. That's Mel & I's team for the rest of the playoffs. We've come to this conclusion by satisfying a number of requirements. The uniforms are cool. And also, Steve Smith is a freak. He dropped over 200 yards receiving on the Bears, supposedly the best defense in the league. They just have that aura around them that says were gonna win the thing. Although, I'm hesitant because their starting (actually second string) running back, DeShawn Foster is out. But I'm confident Nick Goings can handle it.

So there you have it folks, We're officially pulling for the Carolina Panthers....(hopefully they beat the Steelers in the big game.)

Oh yeah, heres a few pictures from the Detroit Auto Show!

Gamut of Emotions

This weekend brought forth the full gamut! Well, figuratively speaking. Saturday began at 7:30am with Brian, Mel's cousin...Jake, and Myself heading to Detroit for the North America International Auto Show!! How cool is that!? I had never been to Detroit, let alone to the NAIAS. Of course, we went to the Indianapolis Auto Show over the holidays and that was pretty cool, but this was INCREDIBLE! The roughly 4 and half hour drive was pretty painless and we got there around 2:30pm and stayed until about 8:30pm. Stay tuned, I should have some picks posted here soon. I have to get them resized.

Sunday, was a different story. The Indianapolis Colts played what was ultimately their final game this season. They came out of the gates pretty rusty but ended up making a game of it. However, they fell short. More specifically, Mike Vanderjagt BLEW what, for him, could be considered a chip shot for a chance to send the game to overtime. I found myself asking at the end of the game -- Nick Harper, why....WHY exactly did you cut back toward the middle of the field when, had you continued outside even with a stab wound in your leg, you could've outrun not only Ben Roethl....Big Ben, but the entire Steeler team since they were stunned at the 2 yard line.

Anyways....I do NOT know who I am gonna root for now. Let's weigh the options:

Broncos: They beat the Pats, so thats cool. My brother and his family live in Denver so theres a connection. I like their team too, seem pretty tough. Prolly my top choice right now.

Seahawks: Call me old fashion, but we're talking about Seattle Seahawks. You cannot only NOT root for them, if you paid attention in the 80's, then you'd realize that the Seahawks just suck. (good year this year though)

Panthers: Gotta love Steve Smith -- even though I traded him away for Drew Bledsoe and Rod Smith during Fantasy Football. (....hey hey, this is when Bledsoe was on fire. You're welcome Toph) Dig their defense and they've seemed to have stayed under the radar all year. This is a good choice too.

Steelers: I guess there is something to say about rooting for the team that knocked yours out of contention. I know alot of Steeler fans, so I could just join the bandwagon....but again...they DID beat my team.

Stay tuned for my CHOICE, and if you'd like to -- throw in your input with a comment. I'd like your advice!

Until next time.....

Dusting off the cobwebs

I'll admit -- I got away from this....big time. Just like Mel said I would. Man, I thought I was really committed to it too! Oh well, just like alot of other things, I think its a great idea at first...find an awesome use for something and JUST KNOW I'm gonna use it all the time, and I drop the ball.

Shout out to Maya -- for REMINDING me that I dropped the ball on this Blog thing. Thanks Maya, way to rub it in! Just kiddin' ya.

So, wow, its 2006? Today is January 9th and I'm still writing 2005 or '05 on all my dates and I friggin' HATE that so much. It'll prolly turn to February before I get it down.

Pretty good New Year so far. Went to the doctor recently to find out that my cholesterol is where its supposed to be (which is a complete shock) but I need to lose weight (which is NOT a complete shock). So thats good. And I do plan to do that -- seriously. No really.... stop laughing.....whatever.

To see 2005 pass and 2006 come, Mel, Nala & myself had some of Mel's cousins over and some of their friends as well as the best sister-in-law in the world, Lindsey. We pretty much just hung out flipping between Dick Clark/Ryan Seacrest/Hilary Duff, Carson Daly, and Regis Philbin. Also watched the Best of Will Ferrell which is always classic.

Welp, as I've said before -- I'll continue to update this often. I'm really gonna try to, seriously.

But, for now, I'm out.

Winter Mornings & Christmas Shopping

Well, its official....winter mornings are in full effect (even though its not quite winter yet). Its pretty difficult to get out of bed in the mornings, especially when the house is as cold as ours is. You get all huddled under the covers the night before and do your best to get your body heat to heat the covers. Then you nod off into your slumber and before you know it, the alarm is going off. About 4-5 "snooze slaps" later, you have to flip open the covers and the cold air bites at your feet as you sprint to the shower......in the dark, NO LIGHT COMING THROUGH THE WINDOWS?!! Oh please, Spring, hurry it up and get here -- we need warm days.

Today I begin, yes begin.....christmas shopping. I've really got no clue as to what to get anyone, even though I've been browsing ads and sales. I can't say that I've actually been SHOPPING, however when I'm out, I've been browsing. Time to quit the browsin' and get to shoppin'. Even Mel, I don't know what to get her. If anyone's got ideas, definitely toss 'em out there as I'm dreading this once again.

Off to the mall.....

I havent forgotten....

Okay...okay...I'm not neglecting this journal thing. I'm really not, its just that I dont lead that exciting of a life! Just kidding. I'll admit though, that not much has gone one lately. We went to a wedding reception on Saturday night, then hung out with the guys afterwards. Another cool thing to, is the Colts game that Mel & I went to today!

Colts vs. Titans -- now the Colts are 12-0 and its an awesome time around Indy. Mel's Uncle Kevin came across a few tickets for us and we went with her Aunt Debbie and her husband Steve. We met up with Kevin, Sherry and Stephanie who let Mel's cousin Tyler sit with them! It was a blast. The Colts won 35-3 and after the game we got to see alot of the players on their way out.

I got Jeff Saturday's autograph, brushed by Mike Vanderjagt, saw David Thornton, Ryan Diem, Bob Sanders, Larry Tripplett, Corey Simon, Tony Dungy and Bill Polian! How exciting is that!? Stephanie & Tyler ended up with a bunch of autographs and Tyler even caught Tight End Ben Utechts glove -- then got him to sign it!

Definitely an awesome time and a big thanks to Kevin, Sherry, and Stephanie for inviting us along and getting us the tickets.

Back to work I go tomorrow -- sure to be busy with only 2 weeks until Christmas....gotta get that shopping done! Well thats about it for now, so stay tuned -- hopefully I can get updated a little more often this week.