the colts, a call from mn and a movie

wow! what a game! i'm thrilled dallas clark (highly underrated player, if you ask me), peyton and the crew will be making the journey to miami. it feels good to finally win the big one - and i'm not even on the team. i was disappointed with the saints' loss, but the bears played a better game. since i'm not a sports commentator and all of our readers aren't sports fans, i'll refrain from going on and on about the games.

my weekend started out wonderfully - i got a call from mn friday night. they're still having a great time despite battling with "stomach issues". seems no matter how careful a tourist is, the dreaded "stomach issues" can get you. it would be fantastic if everyone would send lots of healing energy to mn, her bro and sis in law so they can get back to enjoying all india has to offer. only sixteen more days til she comes home. (by the way, thank you to lu for her sweet comment - i would've sent you a personal email, but i don't have your address.)

saturday morning, the girls' bball team i'm co-coaching came very close to winning their first game. unfortunately, the shots weren't falling for us and the final score was 21-24. they played much better and we're so proud of them. it's a lot of fun coaching and being a positive role model for these girls. i sure will be sad when the season ends. a big shout out to liz for getting me involved.

there was also cinematic entertainment this weekend - "freedom writers". if you haven't seen it, you should. it's a wonderful story - very sad, very tragic and very hopeful in the end. it made me take a good, hard look at how i view people of the world and how important it is to respect everyone. we're all just trying to get thru this crazy thing called life - having more compassion for your fellow wo/man is always a good thing.

one other piece of news... our roommate, v, is moving back to indiana. the pull of the heartland is too strong - she wants to be closer to family and friends. we've had a great time sharing space with her and hope her heart feels better being back in indy. good luck, ms. v. we love you.

here's a photo of me and ms. k - of all the photos we've taken during our 12 year friendship, it's one she finally likes. and who can blame her?!



i hope everyone is doing well and surviving the winter and its' freaky storms. i love y'all and miss y'all very much.