This past weekend C and I ventured over the border with our newly printed passports after getting up early for yoga (me) and hockey (C).  I’ve had a passport since I was 20 but never used it to go anywhere cool.  Since you can only use your passport with your maiden name and your marriage certificate for 6 months I needed a new one.  While C was off work for his neck surgery we went to our local post office and filled out the applications and paid the fees.

(I will let you in on a little secret, getting our passports was a major step for a vacation we will be taking this year!!)

C grew up playing hockey and back when he was a boy, getting over the bridge/tunnel to Windsor was no problem.  He played in a lot of travel leagues so going to Windsor is a walk down memory lane for him. His brand, spanking new passport was burning a hole in his pocket so we decided to visit Windsor.  We went probably about 5 years ago, when all you needed was your birth certificate.  We kept seeing commercials on CBC for Spago and we had to try it. (Eek, I’m long winded today, storytelling.  Out of practice)

Border crossing always makes me nervous.  I always feel like I’m guilty of something even though I’m not.  It has to be their training in steely stares.  We were pretty lucky going and coming back, my friend LP always gets harassed.  Shoot, when I used to go to Canada with her we always used to get harassed.  I guess she just looks like she’s up to something lol.

Anyways, our first stop was the old Windsor Arena where the Spitfires used to play.  Next time we will go to their new arena and hopefully watch a game.

We spent the rest of the afternoon driving around Windsor and checking out the Detroit River.  We stopped to walk around downtown and I found the best Buddha next to the elusive one we found in San Diego last February.  I adored the one in San Diego, I wanted to buy him but he weighed at least 90lbs and we had no idea how to get him home.  I still think about him, I wish we would have bought him.  While we were walking around I spotted a Laughing Buddha statue in the window of this shop.  C went in and asked the price and before I knew it we were at an ATM and he was taking money out to buy him.  Isn’t he cute?  I need to paint him but I’m clueless, suggestions?

When we got back over the bridge we stopped in at Circa for some cheesy, cheesy pizza. Yum. Circa brings back so many memories of college. We went home and settled in with a fire and hockey night in Canada. It was a perfect day.

Sunday we got all our errands out of the way and we went to Sticks and Pucks at a local ice rink.  I haven’t been on skates in at least 5 years.  I was pretty stoked and I was surprised at how it just comes back.  I didn’t fall once and only wobbled a little in the beginning.

I actually found a local beginning women’s hockey league that starts in the Fall. They play Sunday evenings and the first four weeks is training and learning the game. I’m seriously considering it. Anyone want to join me?

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I’m taking a break from the San Diego pictures because honestly, I cry a little each time I look at them.  They have sun the majority of the time.  We have clouds and right now, SNOW.

…My job is a little iffy right now.  In reality, it will probably be ok.  Hopefully, we won’t have to take a 5% paycut or whatever else the state is deciding on.  Because 5% is more than I’ve gotten in cost of living raises in the past 3 years.  I did a job search looking for jobs in my area and I came up with nothing in Michigan.  Yeah.  I really would hate to have to take a job I wasn’t going to advance in or learn.   And talking about that, well, I know I can’t stay where I’m at forever.  I get antsy and frankly, bored.

…Thank you to all my guest bloggers!  When are we getting together for karaoke?!  Maybe next month when everyone is back from their vacations?!

…Keeping with the honesty, aerial yoga was not stellar the past couple of weeks before my trip, but last Sunday?  Awesome.  I think it helps a lot the group of people you are with.  I actually was in a group with Sillygrrl again   I know I’ve said it before but the girl is GRACEFUL!

Right before I literally unrolled and fell out…classy

…I prefer the trapeze, there is something about being wrapped up in the fabric that freaks me out.  It’s one of my goals is to get over that because hello, that’s kind of weird.

…My dad is going to be 60 this year!  Jenni has offered to help me plan the party!  Now I just have to save some money and get his friends numbers.

…I’ve been watching Team USA in hockey.  Did you know Rafalski (Dearborn/Allen Park) and Kesler (Livonia) are both from the Detroit area?

…So I twittered yesterday about babies.   I don’t coo over babies like I will over puppies or dogs in general.  Don’t get me wrong I love my friends’ kids and the occasional child will make me say, “oh she/he is so cute” but I guess I’m just not there.  Part of me feels bad about it, even though I know I shouldn’t.

Anything you’d like to share?

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I sent C this picture

(via official detroit redwings photos)

along with the text…

My boyfriend in Sweden, he misses me

C’s response…

He has a new shield

Hockey players…all C sees when he watches hockey is their equipment and talent. pshhh

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I, of course, have lots of pictures from this weekend!  It was as fantastic as I was hoping it would be.   But the post tonight is to hang my head and say, “Congrats Pens fans”.

It hurts to say that but I’m not a poor sport.  They definitely outplayed us in game 7.  They were hungrier for the cup than my beloved Wings.

Maybe we’ll see you guys again next year in the finals.

Can you imagine?

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

xoxo

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It’s Friday Bitches!

This week couldn’t have felt longer. Mostly because of all the awesomeness planned for this weekend. Seriously. I don’t usually have lots of plans and when I do I most certainly am not excited for weekends packed with events but I think I’ll make an exception for this weekend. Three reasons:

Red Wings Game 7
Pretty new hair
Birthday Celebrations

We are going to Andrew’s on the Corner to watch the game tonight. I can’t even begin to imagine how cool it will be down there if the Wings win the Stanley Cup. Alternately, I can’t don’t want to imagine what it will be like if they don’t.

Tomorrow I’m getting my hair did. Something bold and new. So totally not me but I’m hopefully going to rock it.

And then we are going out for dinner and drinks to celebrate another great year. I’m going to be 27. It’s crazy it feels like I was just 23!

Sunday I’m not sure about. I’d like to do something since it’s my actual birthday. I think it will be nice to do something low key with C and the dogs. Maybe a little BBQ. Last year C took me horseback riding, maybe we can do that.

And Monday…well we’ll see.

How can the weekend not be great when it starts off with this?

Birthday cupcake from my co-workers

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

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Because we can’t stand the coverage on Versus we are watching the Wings game on channel 9.  For all of you not from Detroit this is CBC.  Yes Canadian Broadcasting.

Don Cherry and I don’t always see eye to eye.  But I do enjoy him most of the time.  He redeemed himself tonight on coach’s corner after the first intermission

“I don’t often make picks, but when I do pick, I pick Detroit.”
*Editor’s note: I think that’s the quote*

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Could it be? Will Datsyuk play tonight?  Loved this video.  It had both my favorite players! Datsyuk and Ozzie.  W00T!!

On being out the last 6 games with a foot injury:

“This is not fun to watch,” Datsyuk said. “I take in lots of beer.”

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Let me start off by saying that I honestly don’t want to offend anyone or lose my wonderful blog friends over this, (I’m looking at you Mermanda) because it is just a sport.

And maybe if a certain team member for Pittsburgh played for the D I wouldn’t be as hostile.

That said, SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT CROSBITCH (Crosby) NBC Pierre McGuire!  For the love of GOD could you be a more biased commentator?  We get you are a Pittsburgh fan.  Awesome.  Go announce for a fucking Pittsburgh station not for the whole country.  Hey I have an idea NBC, why didn’t you take games 3 and 4 in Pittsburgh.  We’d be happy to have Versus cover when the games are at the Joe.  Look,  I know that most people, NHL Bettman included, don’t want to see the Wings win the Stanley Cup 2 years in a row.  I would apologize that we have a fucking kick ass team but I’M NOT SORRY.

We work hard.

You want some proof that Pierre Maguire is biased?

“Don’t you agree Edzo, that the Penguins aren’t in trouble until they lose on home ice?”

and…

“If Detroit is going to defend its title and stifle the ever-emerging Pittsburgh franchise, they will need to re-write history [referencing Oilers vs Rangers]. If not, this could be the beginning of a new dynasty in the NHL.”

“The making of dynasty requires star caliber players who are locked up to long-term contracts,” explained McGuire. “In the case of Pittsburgh, you have that with Malkin, Crosby, Jordan Staal and Marc-Andre Fleury. So you have a lot of the key components signed. Nothing is guaranteed because injuries and questionable calls come into play, but if you look at it right now, they’re on a path to success for a long time.”
via MLive

(I had a hell of a hard time finding the quotes from the game last night.  If anyone has any to add please feel free.)

I’m all about having a favorite team, but c’mon, have some professionalism.

I’m also sick and tired of hearing about how the Wings will lose because they are old.

SERIOUSLY?!

What about the players we’ve brought up from Grand Rapids? You know the ones scoring motherfucking goals.  Like Abdelkader, you know the tall guy, scored the THIRD goal in the first two games of the series.

Or  Ericsson who missed ONE game for an appendectomy.

I’m also sick and tired of hearing that we don’t have the goaltending.

WHAT?!

Have you seen Osgood standing on his head?  We couldn’t get this far without him.  Yes he didn’t have the best season, BUT he’s worked through it and playing at the top of his game now.  Did you see he stopped 31 of 32 shots both games?  Oh that’s right, we don’t have top goaltending.  Get your head out of your ass.  Those of you said that Fluery was a better goaltender…um really?

I’m not just a Wings fan that’s whining or bitching about the fact we don’t get the respect on national tv we deserve.  Did you know that during Game 1 of the series (in game time ONLY)  they said Crosby 76 times.  That’s not including intermission, pregame or postgame.  I know he’s talented (I still hate him), I’ve seen him out on the ice.  But I’ve also heard (from Detroit radio stations) that Malkin is a better player than CrosBitch.  It’s just too bad that Bettman has hand picked CrosBitch to be the fucking face of the NHL.

And that’s just this  hockey girl’s rant.  It’s all about the Wing’s depth.  In Detroit we don’t have much good going on right now, but we have the Wings.

For fun here it the fight at the end of the game between Malkin and Zetterburg.

Go Wings!

Facts & Figures Game 2

(Thanks Keith for the help with images   )

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I need a break from work, so I’m going to bullet my weekend. I know you are totally like, ‘sweet, thanks for telling me that’.

• Tae Kwon Do tournament Saturday
  • It was an hour behind, I was one of the first events. I was there from 10am-6pm. That made me crabby
  • I went for a jog at 8am. I suck at jogging that early
• Grocery shopping
• I had to get up at 6:30am on a Sunday
• Kidney Walk at the Detroit Zoo
  • we got some free food but there was no coffee
  • The polar bears were quite active
  • The sun was shining but the wind was chilly
  • I finally got to give M her birthday present & hold her 3yrold hand

  

  • Hanging out with my dad, C and my closet friends
• Went to see IC’s dad in the hospital, pray for him please. He’s been unconscious for over a week now
• He was at the same hospital that my mom was at so it was a little hard for me
• Watched the Wings Game! 5-2 Wings!!! W00T!
• Got sucked into a Lifetime Movie

I’m defintely not ready for it to be Monday!  Especially when it seems like everyone and their mom was working over the weekend.  Geez my inbox is a little overloaded!  Not to mention those same people are blowing up my phone.  Leave me alone!  Also, a meeting from 1-3 makes me crabby.

Hope you are having a better Monday!

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The Wings game last night?

AMAZING!

Now that it is over and we won, I can say it was frickin’ awesome.  Close enough to keep you on the edge of your seat.  The experience of a game 7 playoff game is something I’ll remember.  The waving of the pom poms made me dizzy as 20,000 fans chanted.  The sound was deafening.    I’ve been to regular season games, shoot I went to game 5 in the same series, but last night the fans were crazy loud.  The energy was high and our Wings pulled it off.

Look at the wheels on Helm!

Not to mention Happy Hudler’s goal,  my boyfriend Datsyuk’s pass to Samuelson or Cleary’s game winning goal!

The lyrics from Bon Jovi’s song played as fans exited the Joe chanting and screaming “Ozzie” or “Go Wings”,

We are halfway there, livin on a prayer.

Bon Jovi

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