Rough Weekend

Ok...so it wasnt the best weekend of football for fans in the Northwest. The previously advertised Husky game (by me) was only good for the first half, but the second half was pretty much all Ohio State and there was no upset. Then...on a play that Matt and Shaun have made thousands of times, a simple handoff, the exchange was bobbled and we turned the ball over to Arizona for a last second field goal to win the game. Thats our play! Josh Brown did that for us 4 times last year and we were well in position for that to happen again in this game. After coming from a 17 point deficit (17-0 i might add) We came back and had a chance with under 2 minutes to gain a few yards...milk the clock...and let our man do his thing. But in this case...Josh didnt get his change and Neil Rackers (arizonas kicker) did his best Josh Brown impression to send our Hawks to a 1 and 1 record. Not the end of the world by any means...but still a rough way to go out. At least we showed up in the second half and showed what kind of team we can be when all cylinders are firing.

In other news...the Houston Texans (who i am a fan of now by default) are surprisingly 2-0 and beat Carolina on the road. Not only is Carolina a pick for some to go deep in the playoffs, Houston hasnt been a good team since they were inducted into the league a few years ago. Michael played special teams and even tho he didnt get credit for it, he was in on a tackle that caused a fumble that Houston recovered and took to the house for a touchdown.

I updated the poll so let your voice be heard what you think will happen this week!

I found them...

Michael's Houston Texans jersey is now available on nfl.com. Just select the cusomizable jersey and select his name from the drop down menu. They are available in white, red and blue. Replica jerseys are $74.99

Ok Seahawks fans...

Obviously football season has arrived and its all about the Hawks baby... However...there is another team here in Seattle that plays football too. And so far this year they have played pretty well. Im talking about the University of Washington Huskies. They have by far the hardest schedule this year in all of college football. (dont just take my word for it...espn.com rated it the hardest as well) They are 2-0 this year and last week they beat Boise State convincingly and they were a BCS team last year that went undefeated! This weekend (Saturday) the Huskies play #10 Ohio State and they have been picked by some experts to upset them. If you have nothing to do on Saturday, turn on ABC and check out the dawgs. Could be a really good game.

If its not...then oh well. The hawks play sunday at 1 :)

Wedding info added

Check out our full website wedding page for updated info. I've added a preliminary itinerary of the weekend and what to expect on the wedding day itself.

This time next month...

...we will be in Las Vegas!!! Chad, Eillen, my nephew Derek, Melina and I arrive on the morning of the 4th around 11am. We are officially under a month now! We pretty much are all set with the details... now we just need to figure out what we are going to do on the days we are down there. We were planning on going to Celine Dion but she has sold out ALL shows in October so that wont be happening now. But we plan to go to at least one other show while we are there and havent completely decided which one or what night. If you are going to Vegas and are interested in a show let us know when you will be arriving and what day(s) work best for you so we can coordinate.

In other news... Braeden started school today! He is going to a Montessori school in Federal Way every afternoon. His class has kids that are 3 to 6 years old so he can learn at whatever skill level he fits in. We are really excited...as is he!!!

I added a message board so its even easier for you to leave us comments now so keep in touch. And check out our full website for other info and pictures!!!

One month left...

With a little over a month to go its hard to believe that the wedding is almost here. In fact....Melinas bridal shower is this weekend. We have almost all of the wedding details set and are both really anxious. For those of you that are going to make it, dont forget to check out our "wedding page" on our website for information and updates. Melina and I are staying in a timeshare off of the strip but i think alot of people will be staying in or around Ceasars Palace which is mid strip. Alaska Airlines had a REALLY good deal for 89.99 each way but it might have expired. I think Southwest's cheapest fare is 99.99 each way.

With summer almost gone and the wedding coming up so fast we probably wont have very many fun things that we will be doing before October, but be sure to still check us out. I try to update our website every week!!! And KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US!!! Nice to know that people are actually reading :)

And for those that know Jordan Lambert....we CANT wait for him to be home! He comes home in a week! See ya soon my man!

Update

Hello everyone! This is Melina, just adding a new post to our super fantastic website made completely by Jason. He did such a great job, I am so proud of him! :) Anyway, we are down in Portland right now for 3 days. I had work training here and Jason came down with Braeden to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa (they live in Vancouver).

In other news, the wedding plans are going well, I am getting so excited! My bridal shower is in 2 weeks (hooray!) my friend and bridesmaid Eillen planned the whole thing (thank you! I love you!) so I have no idea what we are doing and I am really looking forward to it. Everyone should have their invitations by now, so if you have not seen one, let me know and I will tell Eillen to contact you again.

Also, my sister is in town this week from Yokohama, Japan. Unfortunately I am gone half the time she is here. :( I am really happy that she is home. It is good to see her (and her boyfriend Taka too). Anyway, I just wanted to leave an update...and I hope everyone is checking our site. We will update it as much as possible, but we need your comments! It is no fun writing random messages into the dark blackness of cyberspace when you don't think anyone is reading them! So let us know what you think and we will update as often as possible.

Thanks for reading! Melina