Here we Come

After the rather cool snow dog pic's, I thought I'd share what Duane and I will be up to in the next couple of days.


We fly out Sunday Morning and sail out on this ship, The Carnival Freedom, Sunday afternoon.

Monday is a port of call in Key West, Florida. If we decide to leave the ship we are planning on just walking the beach. Mostly kicking back and doing nothing. Tuesday is a day at sea and I'm sure we'll find much sun, fun, and food to keep us busy.






Wednesday's port of call is Grand Cayman Island. We are splitting up here for a few hours. Duane is a certified diver and he is VERY excited to do a two tank dive in the ocean. I'm NOT certified and don't want to make him go to "beginner scuba with me" so I'm going to go snorkel and he's going to go scuba. It's a pretty wonderful way to spending the afternoon of New Year's Eve!





Thursday, New Year's Day, we will be in Jamaica! The tree picture is one part of our excursion that day. It's like a ski lift that takes you up "Mystic Mountain" riding above the tree canopy one way and below it the other. It's should be beautiful and relaxing. The second part of the excursion is "Dunn's River Falls". Yup, we will spend part of New Year's Day climbing a waterfall in Jamaica.

Friday will be a day at sea, the ship will dock and we will fly on Saturday. Once we get in (around midnight) we'll drive as far as Tomah...this is where we'll get to see Brandi again. We'll miss her this trip but we won't feel bad because she'll be vacationing with her cousins (Ia, Leo, and Blue). She's pretty excited to spend a week with her playmates and be able to run around outside freely. Sunday means getting home, grocery shopping, and laundry. Monday is back to school. Let's not think about that part yet.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WE'LL SEE YOU WHEN WE GET HOME!!!

Snow Bunny?

Nope, Snow DOG!!!! I promised a couple of pictures of Brandi girl frolicking in the snow so here they are.


Brandi Dog!


"Woof Woof" Translation: I found a big stick!


You want me to move so you can shovel? Yeah, right! Woof!


So I gave up and shoveled around her. This is her "snow bed" that was left over once her paws got cold and she decided she'd had enough.

More Holiday White Stuff!

As I was busy writing that last post, I thought I'd share what the radar over us looked liked. It's supposed to continue snowing today, some more tomorrow, and perhaps again on Tuesday. I really don't have a problem with that...as long as our plane can fly out next weekend for the cruise!

Snow Day!

Ok, so the snow day was yesterday, but I didn't get around to blogging about it until today. Why? Well, I got home from school Thursday excited that it was the only night that week I didn't have to work at Penney's (good job when you're there, just hard to get motivated to get there after a day at school). I watched the weather all night and kept seeing stars in the sky, no clouds in sight.



By the time I went to bed I was fairly confident the meterologists were totally wrong and we would be going to school on Friday (which is good) but that we also wouldn't even be getting a late start (something I always like!). I woke up at one in the morning for some water (it's dry in our house) and there were still stars in the sky. The same view greeted me at about 3:30 when I had to use the restroom. I was bummed. I'd looked forward to sleeping in, especially since I didn't seem to be sleeping well.



At 5:45 in the morning, the phone rang. It was Nancy, our principal. School was canceled. I couldn't believe it, I looked out the window and only saw 4-5 inches but as I let the dog out and talked to Duane (who was getting ready for work) we realized it was still coming down hard and the plows hadn't even been out much yet. WOO HOO!!! I was thinking I'd get SOOOO much done...after I took a nap on the couch (since Brandi wasn't about to let me crash in bed again).



Needless to say, by the time I decided to roll of the couch and stopped watching the movies that entertained me, I'd managed to do very little. What I DID do...went to vehicle registration to get my driver's license name switched, went to social security to do a new card, stopped by the bank and the insurance office for the same purpose, called the student loan office to get the name change info and automatic withdrawl set-up, and talked to my husband several times throughout the day about mortages and such. He must have been bored to call so many times in a day. He did call once with some news about my dad...he'd just heard him on the radio helping a motorist in the ditch when his squad car got schmucked with him in it. (HE's FINE...didn't even go home from work) I guess there is really no need to say that dad's day wasn't as slow as Duane's. Duane insists that drivers in Wisconsin must just be worse since there weren't so many accidents on this side of the border. Hmmm...I didn't see ANY cars in the ditch on my way to work.



Anyway, since I don't have a working camera at the moment, the pictures I've included are pretty snow day pics from around our beautiful (and sometimes humerous) area of the world...and of dad's squad car. Maybe those that will have to drive in the snow will SLOW DOWN and be more responsible to avoid accidents that might not turn out so lucky next time!

Our Holiday

I really don't have much to say right now. Things have been as 'back to normal' as they ever get for us. I've been back to school and getting ready for our Christmas concert this Monday and Duane has been back at work. We are anxiously counting down to the honeymoon and looking forward to the warm weather. Only 7 more days of school until vacation and 2009. How neat is it that we'll be able to spend New Year's Eve on a cruise ship somewhere between Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios!?! So anyway, I thought since I had nothing else to share, I'd share a couple of holiday pictures from the Brownlee household. These are the only ones I got before the battery died...but...oh well. Enjoy this simple little addition to our blog!



This is our tree that Duane put up as a surprise when I was at school. We didn't have one last year so I was really excited. Brandi helped me decorate it...we didn't have much to put on it yet but with the lights it looks pretty. I also think it looks nice with all the gifts for our family underneath (although I had to put Brandi's stuff in her sock instead of wrapped, she likes to sniff around to see what's for her!)



This picture was taken last year at one of the pet supply stores. The profits went to the animal shelter. Brandi was a hit with Santa and even lent her reindeer antlers to a Newfie that was waiting for his picture. How cute! We would have gone again this year, but I didn't hear it advertised...I guess I'll aim to replace batteries in the camera and get pictures of her frolicking in the snow. She's really good at that!



Anyway, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. I'll try and post again soon...as soon as I have something fun to say!

So now...

So now it's over and we're counting down to the next big thing (12 school days left before Christmas and the cruise!!!). I decided I'd share just a couple more of our pictures here but I do have an album of 243 of the best uploaded onto Snapfish...so for those of you who would like to see more, let me know and I'll email you the link!







I think this last one is my favorite. You really should see the ones of the ceremony too, the windows in the back are blues and purples with the cold and dusk and the room itself is glowing pinks and reds...leaving the wedding party in white, black, and fall color browns just illuminated and glowing. Amazing. I can't wait to get our prints next week!

There. I did it. I wrapped up the blogs on the "wedding stuff" that has dominated lately.

I came home from school on Tuesday and found myself locked out of the house. Duane had locked the door so that he would be in the living room when I came in and saw the "surprise" he had done during the course of his day off...he put up our Christmas tree (and even put a Packer tree skirt around it...not bad for a viking fan)! Brandi and I had fun decorating it and hanging stockings. We need to finish cleaning up and decorating this weekend but I got sidetracked after decorating the tree by starting to prepare Christmas presents. The way I see it, we have a nice looking tree that needs gifts under it...and since our shopping is pretty much done, I figured I'd better get going.

As it turns out, the presents that have to be prepared before wrapping are taking a little more time than I thought, so it's not quite done yet...but I'll try and get those pictures up next time. Well, those or any other pictures of things I feel like chatting about. I'll try and write again soon...but forgive me, it's a busy season for a band director and I DO still like to spend my free time with my husband!

So, what's new with all of you???

It's not what it looks like...really...

I swear, it's not...

This is when we turned karokee temporarily...not some hostile DJ takeover by Andy and Emily.



This is my new Dad getting funky on the dance floor, not losing control of body movements (I personally love the expression of the usherettes in the background!)



And this...I don't remember what it is...but I swear...whatever was happening is NOT what it looks like!

More to enjoy

Beautiful

That's how everything went. I'm going to start posting pictures...I won't have the ones from our photographer until December, but I do have some from friends. I'll post just a choice few over the next couple of days and leave out the babble unless there is something that really needs explaining.

In the lounge

So in the teacher's lounge today, we were treated to many chocolate treats and cakes...and some REALLY good pretzels (I really should find out what they're seasoned with). Hanging from the pipes there was a banner...reading

"Here comes the bride, walking side by side, together with her groom, they will be married soon".

This was done in big, block letters with colorful designs. In the middle was the following picture. (We are standing on a football, but the cell camera only shows so much)



(For those of you with weird color on your computers, that is a bright purple "viking" tux on Duane...boy do the kids know us or what?) I had to call Duane, and he found the time to drive to SG and eat with us. It was a wonderful way to celebrate early. THANK YOU so much to all the staff at the school. And to all the readers, I promise I'll post a better picture when I have it. (Coincidentally, our photographer works at the school and knew all about this from the beginning so she got pictures!)

It's all about time...

The Clock
There's a neat little clock,-- In the schoolroom it stands,--And it points to the time With its two little hands.And may we, like the clock, Keep a face clean and bright,With hands ever ready To do what is right.

The Mouse and the Clock
Hickory, dickory, dock!The mouse ran up the clock; The clock struck one, And down he run,Hickory, dickory, dock!

CLOCK POEM

If I could take a word and hold it gently in my hand, and if I closed my eyes and felt its softness and warmth as I touched it, caressed it and kissed it with my lips, and if I shaped it, moulded it and smoothed it so that it became special and precious to me, though I knew not what it said, but was somehow still aware that the whole meaning of my life was contained therein, when I opened my eyes to look it would say; CLOCKS.

...and you thought I was going to talk about something else!!!

Trust me...

When it comes to explaining disappointments...sometimes the finer details are left unsaid. In at least this case, it is certainly better for all involved.

On a brighter note, it's almost time!!!! SOOOOOO excited!!!!

218.75

Hours until the wedding from the time of this post. Sorry, I know it's SO much wedding stuff on here...but guess what? That's about all that's new right now. I could tell you that the honeymoon cruise starts in 45 or 46 days...but that wouldn't leave me much to talk about in the month in between! So...the picture you see here is something from/for the wedding that we are doing differently than most people. I think I can share it here as it isn't intended to be a surprise to anyone.




And the following are the instructions that go with this picture:

BROWNLEE WEDDING AUTOGRAPH QUILT

Please sign our wedding quilt!We are very happy that you’ve chosen to spend this special day with us and we would like to remember your kind thoughts forever.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Use the fabric marker to sign a piece of fabric and they will be sewn into a quilt wall hanging.

Please, share with us! We will need to put multiple names on each square!

Sign within the center areas. If you sign within the ¼” edges, your words may be hidden when the quilt is pieced together.

THANK YOU!

(Cool, right!!!?!!!...the only trick is that the woman helping us with this has had a death in the family...so I'm desperatly hoping she is still able to get us the quilt squares that are ready for signing before I leave school for the wedding...otherwise, standard guestbook, here we come...)

I know, I know

I know it's been a while...I'm sorry. What I haven't told you is that I picked up another job and have been training at JCPenney (yeah, that's right, and extra e...it belongs). So yeah. I've been up to school, followed by training, followed by sleeping. I've committed to about 25 hours a week until after the holidays. The wedding is all in line (but we already knew that) so I needed something new. Yeah, ok, not true...but I do like it and the extra cash is a bonus...so is the employee discount. Really, I'm looking at my student loans saying "I gotta get this paid down"...and so, I work. I like to work, it fine. After the holidays I'll stay on if needed (as I was hired as seasonal) but cut back on hours. Life is still good. The wedding is close and now that the election is past it is the next thing to count down to.

I realize this is rather rambling and may not be entirely coherent...but hey, I'm tired. More next week...I have Friday night off to fill you in.

All that remains

I have a friend who is a fan of lists...and lists have worked VERY well for me during the course of wedding planning. We are now about 24 days away and I thought I'd share the "list" of what's left as Duane and I prepare to start down our new path.

1. Get Marriage License (scheduled)

2. Final Dress Fitting (scheduled)

3. Hair Trial appointment (scheduled)

4. Print programs (designed and ready)

5. Make signs (memory table, quilt info., gift opening invite)

6. Drop off cake topper

7. Pick up centerpieces

8. Quilt info.

9. Buy Candles and Candy

10. Get students to make the card box (done, and in process)

11. Finalize decorating time

12. Verify rehearsal dinner time

13. Verify picture time on the big day

14. Get married and celebrate with loved ones

Ok, so the list is a little longer than I thought, but it's all easy stuff...so now the waiting game begins! (Ok, who am I kidding...it continues) Hope to see you all there!

I knew I was excited but...

It's really quite funny how many students have countdowns in their lockers, seriously, no joke. It's also quite funny that apparently our Superintendent is counting down too...he stuck his head in my band room yesterday to say "your wedding is only 1 month and 1 day away, ma'am" I was just plain giggly after that.

Anyway, that's it for now...but exciting updates coming soon (as soon as I process them mentally myself first!)

A Brandi-Dandy Day

What a day, a Brandi-Dandy day. I managed to get the house picked up over the last couple of days off so I promised the girl that if the weather held, we'd go for a walk this morning before kick off. She held me to it, and we had a wonderful time. Let me start with the last couple of days. After the last wedding shower Duane and I have been staring at boxes of gifts that are both useful and beautiful. We have been looking forward to tearing into some of them and redecorating our house, so this weekend, that's just what I did. Duane had already found a place for the fountain where Brandi can't drink it dry and I took to trying to create shelf space in the living room. After stealing the bookshelf from Duane (and then discovering it really doesn't fit out here after all) we did settle on a new furniture arrangement. We do lose a little floor space but I like it anyway. It may be hard to tell but now instead of the couch being flat against the wall it is at an angle. Duane's massive collection of DVD's now has a home on shelves in the closet and we found lots of space for photos and such.

Yes, that's Brandi sitting in the chair. She had previously been watching out the window for Pa to get home.

Anyway, with this out of the way and the house looking respectable again, Brandi and I decided to go for a long walk Sunday morning. I loaded her in the car and we went to the River Trails in downtown La Crosse. Once you hit the trail (starting by Riverside Park) you follow the river through wooded area and out into the wetlands. The trail is well maintained and has several little offshoots down to the river tributaries where people like to fish. There weren't many people out there today and I had one very tired dog on the walk back to the car. I led her down one of the side trails to get a drink of water and apparently she wasn't listening when I told Duane that I wasn't going to let her go swimming. It all happened so fast. Uck...wet dog. But a VERY happy dog. I wasn't as happy. She shook out all her wetness on me, and was still soaked after the last 1/4 mile back to the car. She needed help getting in the car so I had to lift her and found myself almost as wet and covered in as much mud as her. For her part, Brandi was not ready to get home. When we got there, she did NOT want to get out of the car.

Once I finally got her conned out of the car (for treats) we finished our Brandi-Dandy day with her snoozing on my lap while I wrote out thank-you notes and watched football. The Vikes, not so great...but that doesn't matter...cuz our Pack kicked some Colt rumps up and down the field. We're going to celebrate with ice cream. She likes it when she gets to lick out the empty tub.

So that's about it. Duane came home sometime during the Packer game but kindly left us to cheer (loudly) by ourselves while he went and played his computer games. Since then, supper was made (and delicious!) and a couple loads of laundry done. Now that the Brandi-dandy day is coming to an end, it's time for the three of us to curl up and watch a movie.

Hey Brandi, thanks for hanging with me while Pa worked, now it's his turn for some attention from his girls.

And for the rest of you...thanks for reading. More to come soon, I'm sure!

So Close

The big day is approaching quickly and we are both really excited. There was a beautiful wedding shower held in Rochester this weekend hosted by Duane's relatives and it was followed by terrific conversation with my mom and my soon to be mom-in-law. Little details were worked out, i's dotted and t's crossed...and we couldn't be happier. We are loving getting the response cards, the songs are finalized, the toast times are set, Duane and have spent time talking about what excursions to go on for our cruise, and how to best spend the tax return. I've found it's the simple conversations, or at least the every day ones that makes me love him and more and more every day. He's got that sly smile that comes out when you call him on trying to hide it and a contagious laugh. Life is beautiful for us and though I'm sure we'll face challenges as everyone does...every day I am more and more excited that this is the man i get to solve them with. Seriously, it's funny...but I just want to SCREAM and GIGGLE with excitement. It's like the Chipmunk Christmas song..."I can hardly stand the wait, please (wedding) don't be late".

Anyway, thought I'd share a couple pics of the ceremony and reception location because after looking through older blogs I realize that the shorter ones with the pictures are the best. Enjoy!

Experimenting with an new website...

If this works, it could be tons of fun and I'm sure more will come! The site is www.blabberize.com.

Scuba Success!

Duane called. I guess they either do get cell reception at the cabin or he's out somewhere where he can make a call. He and Tony went diving today and surfaced successfully. He said it was 59 degrees when they went in and 50 degrees when they came out...but he was warm enough in the water. Be happy for him! Having this dive in his logbook means he will get to do a certified scuba dive in the ocean on the honeymoon and I know he is REALLY looking forward to scuba-ing the ocean. Yeah! I asked him to take pictures so I'd have something interesting to post here...but I noticed his camera sitting on the chair in the computer room so I don't think it's going to happen. I did find a picture of some random person diving in a quarry in Minnesota so we'll pretend for now! Who knows....maybe Tony got a few shots? Until next time...

Women Multiply

"Whatever you give a woman, she's going to multiply. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.

So - if you give her crap, you will receive more shit than any one human being can handle.

Love and appreciate all the women in your life."

Thanks for sending that one to me Mary!

On other news in the soon-to-be Brownlee household...not much is new. I just finished Homecoming week at the school. That week is always an adventure with multiple performances. Friday alone we had four. We marched the Opening Day Parade for Oktoberfest in La Crosse. The kids love it because they get out of school all morning, march a short parade, and eat pizza in Riverside Park sponsored by SSE Music. We got back in time to send them to class for half an hour before dismissing for the homecoming parade. That parade was followed by a well-attended community pep rally in another park (thankfully it was a BEAUTIFUL day to spend outdoors!). Then of course the football game. SG was winning at halftime, I left after we played. It was an outstanding day with solid performances by the band. The only fault is the ankle I twisted pretty good stepping backwards of a curb while hauling music stands. Sunday is the Cranfest parade in Warrens. The parade is short but the day is long for a band that travels nearly 2 hours to get there. It's OK though, they like this parade because the music boosters gives them money for "supper"...which is usually funnel cakes, or Queen Anne Apples for most of them!

Duane is being silly too. He's getting ready to scuba dive with Tony on Monday and has some other things up his sleeve that I won't share just yet. Gotta see how it all shakes out first...and have something to write about later. So yup, that's it for now. See you next time.

PS--btw Duane, you are my baby. So totally amazing and wonderful...I am so excited to spend the rest of our lives together. Now, wiggle?

Who would have thought...

I have a few different ones for you...so for your reading pleasure...

Who would have thought: that the first three weeks of school would have gone so fast? I wasn't looking forward to returning to SG this year with the new schedules. I felt betrayed (and still do to some extent). But going back---I'm so glad I did. The year is moving quickly. And the students are still making me happy to be a teacher. We finally have a system that is running smoothly and efficiently. We are organized and students are ready to go. They finally understand the control they have in their grades...and this week only 6 of 150 kids missed their lessons (of those 1 was ill, 1 was testing, and 1 was on vacation). I can't believe I wanted to leave so badly. I'm glad I didn't. This is where I need to be right now.

Who would have thought: that we'd be counting the days, hours, and minutes (ok...I'm the only counting minutes and that's only because the clock on the blog keeps track for me!) to the wedding without stressing out? There are still things to do and bills to be paid, but I think it's in control. The plans are certainly stable so now, let the fun begin! (Ok, the whole thing has been fun...)

Who would have thought: that I'd be looking forward to the weekend so that I could stay home and clean? It's my weekend thing because I can't seem to do it during the week. But me, looking forward to cleaning? Weird. Duane works this weekend...so I'll have time during the day to clean (and run the vacuum on the ever present dog-haired carpet) without disturbing him. He has also informed me what he wants for supper tomorrow night for a change, although being a tex-mex chili I think I would rather wait until we can keep the doors and windows open all night. Brandi will STINK if she gets to lap up a little of the leftovers!

Who would have thought: that someone would actually take me up on the "you should start one of these blogs" comments? Awesome Lee Family! I miss you guys and really enjoy reading what you have to say. I also really hope to see you at the wedding (but would understand if you couldn't make the VERY long drive!) All I can tell you...there will be cake. Lots of cake. From your post today, I gather that you really like that! ;-)

Who would have thought: that getting those little RSVP cards back in the mail would be so fun? When they first came in I opened the whole batch right away. The next day, I got home and they were already opened. Apparently Duane likes to open the mail too! Now we split the duties. He'll open one or two occasionally (and read through the envelopes for the rest). So far, we've received responses from 22% of those we sent them to. Not bad considering if most people are like me they won't send them until closer to when they are "due" near the end of October. So yeah, keep sending them! It makes everyday a good day for us!

Who would have thought: (last one, I promise) that I would like adding these little blog things so much? I'm glad I didn't commit to more than once a week or so...so there's no pressure...but I do find myself thinking throughout the week about what I'll write about next. Hopefully it's interesting...even it's most trivial.

That's it. For now anyway. Goodnight!

Before the storm...

I was struggling trying to come up with a title for this post until I realized the title (or at least part of the title) to the movie on t.v. encompassed everything I had to say today.

Originally, I was thinking along the lines of titling it "thankful"...as in thankful for my bands for reminding me why I LOVE to teach. The elementary and the middle school have been a source of personal pride this season as most (if not all) the students came back from summer performing better than I expected. Not only that, but even though they didn't practice as much as I would have liked (yet more than I expected), they seem to be falling back into their positive habits. 6th and 7th graders are already asking for more practice time at recesses and lunch and more horns went home this weekend without being asked than have gone home since I started in SG (unless required over breaks).

Then of course you have the Senior Band. We are dealing with reduced class time this year and it has taken a toll on our marching performance but so far not our music. The marching tune is harder this year than it has been in the past and they are playing it well. Although I'm sure very few of them touched their horns at all this summer (it showed) they have also spent time in class "getting their chops back" while rehearsing pep tunes. The control is quickly returning and their balance is actually quite good. I am excited to start concert band next week. The icing on the cake was their performance at pep band Friday night. Outside performances aren't are strongest suit especially when large numbers of the band are on the field and unable to play for us. Despite not being perfect, they were far better than the opening shows in years past...and their attitude was amazing. They were bopping around, horn swinging, singing melodies while counting rests, requesting tunes, cheering LOUDLY, challenging the cheer squad (in a good way!), and all around just making me smile. Yes, I remember why I love to teach...and I am thankful. Keep it up band, the busiest pep week of the year is brewing on the horizon.

I am also thankful for this weekend...in a way which almost made me go with a "just bummin'", "chillin" or just plain "being lazy" title. This weekend is one of few that Duane and I will have just the two of us to do what we need to do for quite some time. On the horizon---we both work next weekend and it's Applefest here in LaCrescent, then it's scuba diving for him and Cranfest parades for me, another weekend of work, a weekend with a bridal shower and honors concert, the Educate MN conference (which means two days off school!), Potential playoff games for pep band...and then it's November. Yeah, like November will slow down! ;-)

So what are we actually doing? Hey, I told you this blog might be about the mundane. If the weather clears, I'll finish staining the last part of the deck. The house is picked up and will be dusted and vacuumed tomorrow. Laundry will be done. Sheets on the bed will be changed. The dog will be walked until she's out of energy. I'm reading a book and watching the Brewers on a bad streak. Duane is working on his computer game. We're watching a couple movies. We're (Brandi and I...not sure about Duane!) watching the Packer game (with some vikes on the side to be fair). I bought some grocery's. Made dinner. Planned dinner for the next couple of days. Made cookies. Basically, just enjoying the time and the lack of deadlines this weekend...before the storm.

So, there you have it. Another blog. You should start one too...to give us more reading material and blogs of family to link to on our page. It really is quite simple. And by the way...don't hesitate to leave a comment. They're fun to read.

A Fun Website

For those of you who like to do fun and creative things, and as a way to give back to those who post fun and useful things on their blogs (Barb!) I thought I'd share this website. It is http://www.bighugelabs.com/ The following is just a sample of the projects available on this website. The website is free and you can print your own posters and such...or if you want to you can buy them printed professionally (which could be fun if you were thinking of unique holiday gifts for the family...) Anyway...here is our jigsaw puzzle "WHO, ME?"...

and our motivational poster-gone bad...as in "Bad Dog"

and the poster that makes us "Movie Stars...rated G"

This site also offers the opportunity to create your own trading cards (fun family kids game!), turn your personal pics into an Andy Warhol work of art, make calenders, cube art, bead art, mosaics, etc...just check it out and have fun!

(PS: aren't you lucky readers...TWO posts in one day...ooooh!)

A Beautiful Thing

Ok, so this last image isn't from this game...but football season IS a beautiful thing. Lambeau in the snow is too. And so is a 5 game winning streak against your arch enemy. We're do for a loss to them. I'm glad it wasn't Monday night. Thank you, Duane for watching the game with me and other Pack fans...not every guy would have done that while still laughing and joking throughout the evening. And Thank You Dan and Theresa (and Emmitt!) for inviting us. We'll see you again soon.