5 years.

It's our anniversary today.

It's weird.  When I was a kid there were things that I really looked forward to in my life.  Even at a young age, I remember being cognizant of how anticipation could make time go by so slowly.  At first it was things like Christmas and going out of town for soccer tournaments.  Then it was graduating from high school and going to college.  Then soccer seasons starting.  Then soccer seasons ending.  And graduating and moving to Tallahassee.  And looking forward to meeting the guy I would marry.  Then it was moving in together and getting married and having Nico. And more soccer seasons starting.  And more soccer seasons ending.  And finishing my degree and moving to Chicago.

What I have come to realize is that these things come to pass in what feels like a blink of the eye.  When I think back on the day we got married, its so clear in my memory, it seems like yesterday.  But then I think of how much things have changed since then, so I know, intellectually, it can't have been yesterday.  I just have a hard time wrapping my mind around it sometimes.  It's disconcerting sometimes.  Regardless, I am happy it was Dave.  He's been a wonderful husband and father.  

Happy Anniversary, Babe.  Here's to another 50!

State Cup and Nic Cage...

Not much new to report- except that the weekend is almost here.  That is pretty exciting.  Even more exciting?  Dave and I are going on a date.  Oh yeah, don't be jealous!  We haven't decided what we are going to do, except that we want to try out the Midtown Filling Station- which is a new place to eat.  He also mentioned that he might like to see Unknown (Liam Neeson's new movie).  I think this is a pretty good idea, because I liked this movie the last time I saw it when it was called Taken.  No seriously- can you ever go wrong with Liam Neeson?  No, I don't beleive you can... unlike Nicholas Cage.  Seriously, I think I am going to have to explain to Nico when gets old enough that he is not named for Nic Cage and that if I could go back and undo something in this life, it would be most of the movies he has made since National Treasure 2 (I do cut him a little slack because I actually liked the National Treasure movies).  But seriously?  Ghost Rider?  Really?  Drive Angry?  He needs his a$$ kicked. 

We got our state cup schedule this week.  There were only four women's teams who registered for the tournament, so we go straight to the semifinals (whoot?).  The tournament (as it were) is supposed to happen May 14-15 in Auburndale, Florida (about an hour southwest of Orlando- or as my friend Jen insists on referring to it as, "Whorelando.")That is pretty exciting.

That is about it... been trying to push and get a paper done.  Its supposed to be a chapter in a book that is going to be published later this year.  They want it March 10.  Plus then, I have to turn around and put together a poster for PAA, which is in D.C.  Am thinking about taking my new camera gear and take a day to have a walk about in D.C.  I mean, it's basically my hood. 

Have a great weekend.

That washes out...

So I am back from the land of the dead.  In an unprecedented move, I took three sick days this week.  Last week I had been planning to take one day to just decompress- I have been under the gun at work and needed a day to just relax.  Turns out that the one day ended up being three because I was sick.  At first it was just coughing/congestion/sore throat sick.  But Wednesday it turned into puking into my kid's blanket sick.  No worries, it does wash out.  :(

We did manage to get the house clean.  The Royses and Aunt Rosie came up for the weekend... its nice having family in town because it sort of forces us to get serious about getting the house clean.  Otherwise other things take precedent (like watching 2 seasons of Grey's Anatomy... which is actually saying a lot, because the second season is sooooooooo looooooooooooooong). 

We coached in the senior game last night.  Its an exhibition game at FSU (on the soccer field) that takes place every year.  Seniors from all around are invited to participate, although the game is usually watered down a bit because a lot of the seniors have moved on to something else (e.g. two of our four seniors are playing other sports and the fourth is in band).  But it was still a good time to be had by most.

Dave and I are set to go see Ira Glass on Saturday night.  Which is pretty awesome.  I have no idea what he is going to talk about, but I am sure it will be entertaining.  I have a scrimmage on Sunday.  I somehow managed to get myself talked into playing on the Tallahassee women's State Cup team.  Our first game is March 6, which just seems like a bad idea.  In any case, we go from my scrimmage to practice in Wakulla to Dave's TSA game on Sunday (if he can play.  He actually hurt himself at the last BBUSC practice when he slid trying to keep Madi from getting a cross off.  Which is unfortunate).  Speaking of Madi- one of the soccer program people (edit: AT FSU) has been emailing Dave and me about her.  He's heard through the grapevine that she is a decent player.  That is good to know that people are talking about her, but it makes me sad because we have other really good players, but no one notices them :(

That is all for now, I guess I should work.  Here is some cute:

Nico is eating some french toast for breakfast!!