RIP HALEN!

In the most important news, we had to put down Halen. I have had her for 8 years. she was the best dog anyone could ever have. All she asked for was to be petted, a great friend.

In her later years arthritis had caught up with her as well as some form of senilaity and she was on 3 pills. The quality of her life was not that great anymore, so we decided it would be best for her to keep a watch on us from above.

I really miss her A LOT!!!! She was my first dog. AS many of you may know I got her to be my guard dog. When I was living downtown on Iowa Ave I had someone break into my apt. So Amber and I made the trip to the dog pound, cuz rescue animals are the best! We walked through the kennels and Halen was the only dog jumping up and down in hers, she was telling me to pick her. WE have been best friends ever since. I like to think she had the best life as a dog.

Halen got to go to work everyday with me, she loved riding in the car and always wanted to go for a walk.

We all miss her, Kona is lost too.

Stupid Sports Illustrated!!

Haven't you ever heard of the SI cover jinx???

For those who are confused, the Hawkeyes are on the regional cover of Sports Illustrated this week. The jinx is that the object featured on the cover will go on and lose. I do not appreciate this. I have had 2 close heart attacks, I can't take it anymore!

A bridal shower

SO with the wackiness of the wedding planning, it was time to have a shower for Amber. It was held at a family friends house. IT was a Mexican Beach theme. WE played the "purse" game and then opened some gifts, and then ate some grub. a good time was had by all. MY favorite gift that amber received was the Magic Bullet, I am soo jealous.

Is it all tricks and no treats??

Saturday October 31, 2009, Indiana at Iowa. Amber comes in town to go to the game with me. WE start the day off with a little tailgating.


Then I have to get to the stadium, I am so anal. We get there early, Amber gets a pretzel and I try one of the walking tacos, which is a mistake as I end up burping this for the first half.


This game is supposed to be an easy one, but when Indiana scores first and takes the lead and then keeps adding to the lead, it becomes clear this is going to be a tough game. The hawks finally score and we go into half time.

The highlights of halftime were the 1980 final four team and coach Lute Olsen and the marching band, being Halloween and all the band performs a Michael Jackson show, and as expected they do thriller. But this time it was different the band dances!! I was only able to catch a small piece of that but here it is


Halftime is over and now it's time for the longest 3rd quarter in hawkeye football history. I believe in this quarter alone Stanzi threw 4 interceptions...in total on the game he throws 5. AHHH can this get any worse??

Finally with about 13 minutes left in the 4th quarter things start to go our way. Sash rescues a fumble and takes it to the end zone for a touchdown. Then the next play Stanzi makes one throw and it is good for a touch down, and we proceed with this luck on the next posession and get another touchdown. I almost had to kick amb out as she had not been to any of the games this year, i thought she was the bad luck.

The hawks turn the game around, come from behind and win the game 42-24. the game had loads of contoversy, Indiana felt they were robbed of 2 touchdowns, blah blah blah. We came to play football, so we win!! GO HAWKS!!! 9-0 baby! first time in school history!!! The pressure to be undefeated is just tooo much. I think I almost had another heart attack, I am too young for this crap. I just hope they can carry on and win against Northwestern

My first Heart Attack

Ok so I really didn't have an actual heart attack. However watching my beloved Hawkeye football team about caused me to have a heart attack on October 24th, when the team traveled to Michigan State for another night game.

The game was close and back and forth, until late in the game when MSU scored a touch down to take the lead with only about a minute and a half left in the game. We needed a touch down to win the game, a field goal wasn't going to do it.

So I was at home by myself, poor Josh had to work an Iowa volleyball game. I was so nervous, i was sitting on the edge of the coffee table, I couldn't take it. Then Josh came home. Volleyball was over.

Iowa had managed to march down the field and make it within a yard or less of the goal line. It was 4th down and there were 2 seconds left on the clock. Iowa had taken its final timeout. Ahhhhh, I am dying just writing this. Are we going to win and go on to make our record 8-0 for the first time ever in school history?

WE are marching and pacing, and yelling at the tv....finally the timout is over and the hawks line up...the ball is snapped, Stanzi fires to McNutt in just outside the end zone, he crosses the line, TOUCHDOWN IOWA!!!!!! Hawks Win, and go on to be 8-0, first time in school history. Josh and I are jumping up and down, now we are yelling and screaming for joy. Is this happening??? SO awesome!!! GO HAWKS!!!

We then still haven't eaten supper so we go over to the Okoboju Grill for some eats, where we catch a snippet of the MSU coachs post game interview, he is about tears, he is a wreck. Ok so we listen to what he has to say and he says nothing good about the hawks and gives no credit to the hawks. He is a A-hole. If we didn't show up to play the game, you wouldn't have a football game, so give us some credit!!!

Anyway my near heart attack for the week, and I survived. Here is to thinkig the next game, which is at home versus Indiana will be an easy one.

In the mean time

WE need a bigger house we have no room for our crap. SO we would like to sell our house. WE have been busting our butts painting and cleaning getting the house ready to sell. SO if anyone wants to buy a cute 3 bedroom house in Iowa City, call the realtor!!!

46 Years

That's right, the Dick and Jud-ster have been married for 46 years. As of October 19, when they celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary. Sorry I didn't send a card, but here is a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!