I love football. I grew up in Libertyville, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago. The Bears won the Superbowl on my dad's birthday. The Fridge lived across the street from my friend Jamie. We would see Bears players at the White Hen. It was awesome. My parents have a framed picture of Ditka giving the photographer the finger. I grew up with football, it's in my blood. And not just the Bears. We moved to Wisconsin in 1989 - to a little place called Manitowoc, which is basically a suburb of Green Bay. So now, the Packers hold a place in my heart too (and a bad memory of having to bartend when they lost the Super Bowl against Denver and I got screwed on my tips since everyone was pissed. Same thing happened when Tyson ate the ear).
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When I first met Jerry, he traveled all over the world. I was his Sportscenter. I have the kind of memory that if I pay attention, I retain. And I pay attention. A lot. The fact that I love football was the reason Jerry decided to "meet" me. I'll explain how we met in a different post. It's a long, and pretty funny story.
We are in 2 leagues this year - the first one is with friends (and friends of those friends). We couldn't figure out a time to meet, so the draft was done randomly. This means I got a bunch of dudes that I have never heard of. And some kick-ass players too. Here is my line up:
QB: Tony Romo, Andy Dalton
WR: Victor Cruz, Roddy White, Andre Johnson, Darrius Heyeard-Bey, Nate Washington, Steve Smith
RB: Stevan Ridley, Jamaal Charles, Ronnie Brown, Isaiah Pead, Evan Royster, Ryan Matthews
TE: Jason Witten, Tony Moeaki
Kicker: Matt Bryant
Defense: Packers and New England
For a random draft, I'm OK with my team. If anyone can give me some advice on who to play when and why, it would be appreciated. Especially those players that I am not familiar with (Pead, Heyeard-Bay, etc...).
Today, we are going to our first real live draft! We have always had to do the draft via Skype or over the phone since we have a kid. But she's at Nana's, so off to Door County we go. They only had one spot open, so Jerry and I have to share a team. This ought to be interesting. He has good ideas in theory, but they never seem to work out how he plans. I hoping I get a say, but I'm thinking it may not happen. And if I don't agree with him, is it really worth an argument? We have only had 3 fights in 9 years together, so I'm figuring I may be waving the white flag a lot for this league. I'll post our team when we get home if I'm sober enough.
Morgan comes home tomorrow. I miss her. She cried when I had to hang up the phone and called me back and left me a message that said, "I love you. See you. Hello? Hello? Bye." This is the longest I have ever been away from her. She is being an angel for Nana and Papa, so I expect her to morph into the devil as soon as she sets foot in the house. And this is why she will be in day care all week next week.
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Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Until next time...
Peace - Amanda
