Super Bowl Saturday

Paul, our old neighbor, came into town and we decided to go out. We went to a little hole in the wall bar that a friend of ours works in. Paul got a new Steelers jersey for his birthday and wore it. We all decided to wear our Steelers gear out too. I think there was 6 of us wearing jerseys. It was pretty funny. I usually do not like wearing jerseys out on a random night because people get nasty. I just don't understand why people want to pick fights over football teams. We got lots of good hoots and hollers this time though. We all came back to our house and it became a really late night. I was not anticipating such a late night since I still have so much work to do for the Super Bowl party we decided to have. Lets just hope that doing things differently doesn't jinx of tomorrow for the game.

Deja vu~ Seeing Snow

I got to see snow again, although this time is wasn't many, many miles north, it was in my backyard. We have not had any snow accumulation in about 4 years here. It was very pretty to watch fall from the sky, but as expected it shut down the city for a few days. School was out for 2 days and many businesses closed. I did get a snow day out of it. Richie and I just vegged on the couch and did nothing. We had done a few projects over the weekend, so decided we just wanted to lie around and just watch the snow fall. We did venture out later in the day, threw a few snowballs and called it a day. A little glimpse of our street.!

Steelers

The Steelers are going to the Super Bowl. We are so excited and can't wait. We are debating about having a Super Bowl Party. Although, our house is the place we gather at especially in the summer and for special occasions, we can't decide what to do. See there is superstition that plays a role in this. Richie does not want to mess up the mojo! My mom, Richie and I have to sit in our special spot on the couch. This also requires wearing the exact same thing that we wore the weekend before when they won. If we have a party then things would be different. So, if we lose-guess who takes the blame! Of course, it is all in fun except Richie means business. :-)

The picture is of Richie right after the Steelers won and YES, that is a fathead on our living room wall!

Seeing Snow

Just returned home from visiting the family in the northeast. We went for a long weekend to celebrate a late Christmas. We had a good time and were actually able to see snow! Seeing snow for a day is beautiful. No worries, the roads were salted and the city did not shut down for an inch of snow. Amazing- here an inch could shut down the city-yes, really. We have experienced that on more than one occasion. My grandmother in doing well, but my grandfather is not in the best shape. He is just starting to feel better about a 6 week bout with shingles. He is still in a lot of pain and is very uncomfortable. His color is not good and he doesn't really have an appetite. It is really scary, but I am hoping he will get better soon. For what I understand, shingles is very painful and unpleasant. He, of course, still has his humor which kept us pretty entertained for most of the weekend. I bought him a fart machine from Spencers for Xmas and he loved it. Although every time one of us bent over he pressed the button- Too funny. Later in the weekend, he began answering the phone with it. The phone rang, he picked it up and pushed the button on the fart machine. It was hysterical. We are a twisted family, but laughed every time- Laughter is the best remedy, right?

Happy New Year 2009

We went to a party at my mom's friends house New Years Eve. We all had a great time. There had to be about 40 people hanging out. They had awesome food and drinks and went all out for New Years. We did a Spanish tradition- when the clock strikes 12, we eat 12 grapes, one for every month for good luck. The key is that all 12 have to be eaten before 12:01am. It was so funny to watch everyone throw grapes in their mouth as fast as the could. My mom dropped one and quick picked it up. She said "oh no, that was August" and threw it in her mouth. 5 second rule, I guess. It was a riot. I like the grape traition much better than pork and sauerkraut. Pork and sauerkraut has been our family's long lasting tradition. Eating P&S on New Years Day will ensure good luck through the year. I never liked sauerkraut and still don't like it. As a child, I dreaded the whole routine. I would hold my nose, take a pinch of sauerkraut and swallow it with one giant gulp. Awful! I remember once or twice, my parents did not think I had taken enough and I had to do it all over again. 2001 was the last year I ate P&S. After moving into my own home, I decided that I would no longer carry on this tradition. I did not like it and was not going to force myself to do it any longer. Of course, my family was a little upset, but I started my own traditions that year. Sauerkraut not included. :-)