It's been a while since I've had homemade tacos. Monday night my good buddy from college Marc and his wife Kendra invited me over for a good dinner and some entertainment. The entertainment was their two and a half year old son Mason and 1 year old daughter Jada. Their kids are a lot of fun. Marc and Kendra recently moved back into town, not only is it great to have them here, but here's the best part… they only live about a mile down the road. Marc was my lifting partner during college and partner in crime on the bar nights. Lots of good times and memories.
The U.S. Junior National Team was playing W.M.U. in hockey Tuesday night. I knew this was going to be an awesome game. The U.S. team had 20 of 22 kids already drafted to the NHL, the only reason it wasn't 22 of 22 is because 1 kid was 17 and the other 18. I talked with my buddy Jeff to see if he and his son Jack were interested in getting tickets. Jeff grew up playing hockey and Jack started his ice hockey career this year, so he was geeked to go. If all goes as planned, Jeff and I will be coaching his team next year. Fortunately I was able to get tickets for free from my neighbor who works all the games as the goal judge. The game was a blast. We were all really impressed with what Western brought to the table. We all expected a blow out, but the final score ended up being 4 – 2 (the U.S. team won). Western games are a blast and every time I go I always wonder why I don't go more often. It's always good hockey, the fans are a riot and there's not a bad seat in the house. Almost forgot… so we get to the game and Jeff and I sign up for the drawing to get picked for the games during intermission. Jeff got picked to play "shuffle puck," which is where you stand on the goal line and try to get the puck as close to the circle at center ice. Jeff was up against five guys and unfortunately that night he had too much muscle and sent the puck a little too far. It was pretty cool to see a buddy out there and we were able to yell for him when they called his name. Hope everyone has a great Holiday.
