Wowza! What a great weekend to be a Duck fan! It was a great weekend...exciting, non-stop, and tiring. It all started with getting up early for College GameDay at 4 a.m. Actually, rewind. It all started with insane Duck fans blowing into their vuvuzela's at 3 in the morning, past my house, on their way to gameday. I'm so lucky to live so close to Autzen stadium. I hate those horns so much. I've disliked them since the World Cup. They have got to go! Anyway, I got up around 4 to shower and get ready for the big GameDay taping. You know, I will get up at 4 in the morning for the strangest of things...working out...gameday...things I definitely would not predict that I would get up for. I did not attend Gameday last year and had since regretted my decision. It was a bizarre feeling to be laying in my bed and listening to the crowds cheer and scream. I knew I'd have to go next time...and I knew there'd be a next time. It was actually pretty fun even though it was so early. The crowd's enthusiasm for their Ducks was basically indescribable yet very contagious. The best part was seeing all the hilarious signs people made. A few of my faves were, "Masoli stole my other sign," "Harbaugh hates your mom," and "National Forecast: Oregon Reigns." If any of you watched gameday and saw Stanford signs jumping up and down and waving all over the place, that's where I was. I mean, I wasn't holding the signs but I was directly behind the 1999-2004 Stanford football team reunion. They were giant men. Good looking. Funny, too. I'm sure that arrogance closely follows this combination of traits. That's my experience anyway. Sorry, Cards, it was the Ducks day today. Hope they enjoyed their trip. Shortly after gameday, I had breakfast with some friends, came home and took a nap, got up and began the journey of tailgates for the next several hours. I must say of all my favorite tailgating activities, flip cup ranks number one. I just love that game. I do believe I love it because it makes me feel as though I was on a "Minute to Win it," not that I have been on the television show a "Minute to Win It," but flip cup makes me feel as though I think I would if I were to go on a "Minute to Win It." Then, the game. Oh, the game. What a game! I was literally covering my eyes in the first quarter, and our young QB came out and turned it around. He did not even falter. It was as if he strode onto the feeling with the air of, "We totally got this. Don't even worry bout it." I was perhaps slightly worried. But, thank you Ducks for taking the second half and ramming it up their...well...you get the point. We definitely won the day.
Speaking of football, my second eldest nephew, John, had his first flag football game on Saturday. I'm not sure if they have winners and losers, but I'm sure he was a winner, regardless. All I heard about the game was that he was pouring sweat from playing offense and defense for the entire game. Our own little Owen Marecic, in the form of John Tacchini. John's true strength, hitting people, will have to be unleashed in a few years, when he is done with flag football. Flag football is a game developed around speed, and let's face it, Tacchini's aren't built for speed. We are, however, built solid. John could do some real damage out there. Just wait for it.
By the time Sunday rolled around, I was so exhausted from my activities on Saturday that I could barely manage anything but sleeping. Literally. I think I counted it up and figured from Saturday night to Sunday evening I had slept 16 hours. I'm going to go ahead and call it right now...that is practically unhealthy. Why can I sleep so much? I think there has to be something medically wrong with me. It felt so good though. Spending a whole day, sleeping and reading, is like heaven. I could not have enjoyed yesterday any more than I did. I thought, with all this sleep, surely I'd be ready to get up at 5 a.m. to go workout! Yet, when that alarm went off, I promptly turned it off and slept for two more hours. I forced myself to the gym after work, as much as that sucked.
Today was such a long day. I have no idea why. Today was the first day of assigned homework. Let the whining begin. I am up to my eyeballs with these children and their attention seeking ways. One kid in my class, literally, has been begging for homework since the first day of school. Today he gets assigned homework and then asks me to do it in class! EXCUSE ME? Get the heck outta here, kid. Homework is for HOME. I can surely just assign you more school work to do at school? Would that work? (insert eye roll here) You don't even do the work you are assigned accurately. Why would I assign you more? So, I have more corrections and inconsistencies to go over with you tomorrow? Who are these kids? There was not enough chocolate in that school today. I am nervous because they took home textbooks. Those better come back tomorrow. Or else.
After the gym necessitated a grocery shopping trip. We all know (now) how I feel about those. I had not made out a grocery list so that was driving me crazy and I know I forgot something. The important thing was to stock up on fruits and vegetables. I love having produce stocked in my fridge. Best feeling ever. Upon coming home and finding about two inches of open freezer space, I decided to bake the rest of the peanut butter cookies we had in there. Now, my house smells like warm, fresh-baked, peanut butter deliciousness. Second best feeling ever. I am gearing up for my nighttime shower with my new Lavender/Vanilla body wash by Origins (check it out), which might actually trump the aforementioned best feelings ever.
My heater automatically kicked on this morning. It must be fall!!! Yahoo!
Today's list: T.V. Shows I've missed over the summer and I'm glad they're back on the air:
(In the order they popped into my head...)
1. Mad Men
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Private Practice
4. Modern Family
5. The Middle
6. Desperate Housewives
7. Brothers and Sisters
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