Wine Cork Poppin

Kyle taught us how to get a cork out of a wine bottle this past weekend...pretty sweet! Lucky for me, i always have empty wine bottles to do this trick with :)

Dirty Girl Run & A Bridal Shower

This weekend was a SUPER busy weekend, but a lot of fun! Pete has started football and i'm pretty sure i've seen him a total of 2 hours in the last 8 days! Going back home to hang out with family was a great time and kept me busy!
After work on Friday i drove home to my mom's house and we decided to go to the Jefferson/Lakeside football game which my cousins Jared & Michael played in for Lakeside.  Unfortunately, Lakeside lost by a touchdown, but it was so much fun to see them play! Made me feel old that they're in high school already!!

Saturday was the 5K Dirty Girl Mud Run ...it was a BLAST!! Myself, Aunt Jayne, Whitney, Tayler and Becky signed up to run in it. None of us knew what we were in for but were excited! Of course, the morning of, it was downpouring...making it EXTRA muddy for our run! These are close to the order we ran them in:
Obstacle 1 - Hay bale climb
Obstacle 2 - Tire High Step
Obstacle 3 - Hanging Tires
Obstacle 4 - Tunnel Crawl
Obstacle 5 - Mud Ditch and Climb
Obstacle 6 - Army Crawl
Obstacle 7 - Jail Break Fence Jump
Obstacle 8 -Mud Crawl
Obstacle 9 - Tire Weave
Obstacle 10 - Cargo Net Climb
Obstacle 11 - Mud Water Pit

We were completely soaked and muddy. HOWEVER...(sorry Becky) the funniest part of the whole thing was performed by my sister in law Becky. We were running about to do the Jail Break Fence Jump. The trails were SO muddy and uneven it was hard to get your footing so we tried to run on the sides of the trail. Becky apparently went too far over and ended up falling into a ditch. Not just any ditch, a ditch with a little creek running through it. She went down and i looked back and all i saw was her holding onto weeds trying not to fall into the creek. I went back to help and was laughing WAY too hard so i was sitting on my butt trying to pull her up. Whit and Tayler came back to try to help too, which took even longer due to the laughing.
All in all, great experience! Fun family bonding Saturday morning. We were promised a cosmo after we were finished but it ended up being a shot glass of it instead....tempting us to want more! That night when i went home to shower...the things that fell out of my sports bra, shorts and were stuck to my skin was disgusting, a shower had never felt so good in my life!
Saturday night Becky, Kyle and Nick came over to my mom's while Becky and I made cake pops for Erin's bridal shower the next day. A few bottles of wine into it, Becky and i had made 50 cake pops and put two per bag, one in white chocolate and one in chocolate and decorated them. Then we made little tags in the shape of a feather and put "Sweet  Beginnings" on the front and "Erin & Sean 9-17-11" on the back. They were really cute once we were done.

Sunday was Erin's shower. We had a great turn out for it! Lots of family showed up for it and enjoyed the food and shower games as well! Only one more month until the big day! Time flies!!

Also...Kyle taught all of us how you can get a wine cork out of an empty wine bottle Saturday night....

Our shuttle to the run.

The girls before the race!

Tayler and I in our matching outfits

BOO!

Getting ready to go!!

First obstacle...hay bale climb

Almost finished, nice and dirty pose with Whit

Making the climb!

Quick action shot pose

final obstacle....mud water dive.

woo hoo!!

soaked full of water and mud, but had a great time!

Erin and Teagan came to watch :)

Our cosmo shot

Party favors Becky and I made for Erin's bridal shower

Girl cousins :) Me, Whit, Erin, Tayler, Becky

fashion show - Aunt Lisa

Aunt Tammy

Me - Bridal Hooker in a swimming suit

Grandma won!!

Here's some pics from the weekend!

Practice # 3

Good afternoon. We had our 3rd practice yesterday and we finally were able to put on our shoulder pads and start to hit our guys! We were just in half pads but at least it showed us as coaches a different side of guys and how aggressive or non-aggressive they were. Along with camp comes injuries and we have our fair share of aches, pains, pulls, and strains. Some of these are returners and some of them are freshmen. Nonetheless, I always tell my guys that you are only 1 snap away from injury to be replaced or replacing somebody and that means that you better be ready! Now that we got the pads on, it is our time to evaluate our guys and see where they stand within the depth chart. At this point, it is vital that our young guys show us everything they have because some of them may be vying for a starting spot! The Muskies are in half pads again this afternoon and look to improve and keep progressing. Go Muskies!

Practice # 2

Good morning! Our second practice ended yesterday at 5:30pm with our first real football practice on the field. Offense and Defense broke up and concentrated a lot on fundamentals and technique. A lot of the coaches were eager to see how talented our Freshmen class is and some of them practiced really well and showcased their abilities while others still have a ways to go. This is somewhat typical for a young team, however, hopefully some of our young players can progress quickly and have the opportunity to see the playing field and fill the gaps in our open spots on both sides of the ball.
This afternoon, the Muskies will have practice # 3 starting at 2:30pm and be in helmets and shoulder pads. This practice will be really nice for us to evaluate our talent a little easier and see who is aggressive and who wants to go after those open spots. The first practice with pads on is always exciting for both the coaches as well as the players! Let's have a great day! Go Muskies!

Cake Pops

On Saturday I ran a 5K with Pete's cousin Andrea, then on Sunday, Pete started football. I thought a nice reward to running, and something time consuming to do while Pete is gone is to try to make cake pops. They're actually very easy to make and pretty fun!

These were my ingredients:
chocolate cake mix
chocolate frosting
candy sticks
styrofoam
Bakers chocolate squares (or white chocolate)
sprinkles

First i mixed the batter and poured it in a greased pan to bake for 30 minutes.

Once it came out of the oven, i crumbled the cake mix into tiny pieces

then i added half a can of frosting and made it into one large lump.

then all the little balls need to be formed and put on a tray and put in the refrigerator for 1 hour or longer to harden.

these were the sticks i bought to use for the cake pops.

then i bought styrofoam for the pops to dry on. i covered them with plastic wrap so i can use them over :)

after they hardened in the fridge, i stuck the sticks in 1/2 way.

i melted the chocolate and stuck them right in

i tapped off the extra chocolate so they didn't drip too bad.

then i put sprinkles on them!

I stuck them in the styrofoam to stand up and harden.

finished product!! :)

Practice #1

Good evening! After a full day of check in, the Muskies took the practice field for the first time to start the 2011 season. Tonight's practice was to see how well our players worked during the off-season and test them in the bench, squat, 40 yd. dash, pro shuttle, and to cap the night off; 16 - 110yd sprints. It was "country club weather" to say the least with the temperature reading 60 degrees at the finish of practice. The guys were thankful it was neither hot nor humid out for the second year in a row.
The team looked to be in decent shape and the Muskies have a lot of youth on the roster. Some key returners showed off their hard work as well as some incoming Freshmen. The Muskies will be looking for some of those key Freshmen to step in and fill some pivotal positions this year. All in all, day 1 is now in the books and the team should sleep well in the dorms tonight and get ready for practice 2 tomorrow at 2:30pm. Go Muskies!

College Football

Good afternoon to all you college football fans! The Muskies open up camp this Sunday, August 14th, 2011 at 1pm. To my lovely wife...I will miss you the next 2 weeks as I will be working long hours (6am-11pm) during training camp and getting our guys ready to win the NAC! Please don't enjoy your time away from me too much but I am sure Izzy will take good care of you! Please remember, Izzy likes taking a walk every morning and evening to say hi to all of her neighborhood friends who she so dearly loves!
The Muskies are looking pretty young this season but will have a lot of talent return as well at key positions. Saturday, August 20th we will be having our Inter squad scrimmage and Friday, August 26th the Muskies will be traveling down to Elmhurst, IL to take on Elmhurst College in a scrimmage. Please check back everyday for Muskie Training Camp updates! Have a great day and GO MUSKIES!