Cubs Lose but...

So we watched the game last night and they couldn't quite pull it off...AGH! Aramis hit 2 so close almost home runs...compared to the AZ D-backs 2 actual home runs!
I have a bit of a rant...Why do the Diamondbacks have D-backs on the front of their uniforms? Your name is the Arizona Diamondbacks we call you D-backs because it is easier but to stitch you official jersey with D-Backs...I don't get it!

I did make the news though...here is the link:
http://www.week.com/news/local/10219721.html?video=YHI&t=a

Hey Britt: Check out my shoes!

We can also add to Hanks list of stuff he has done in his 5 month existence:
Got his picture on TV!

Let's score some runs tonight!

Tonights the Night we make His...Oh Y'KNOW

Okay so it's not History per say but Tonight the Cubs will try to further themselves along the playoff path!
I won't even go with the post on the time...9PM????
I get it they are in AZ but really...luckily I am a night person.
I think I will be going to Kellehers as they are hosting a Playoff night and it is sponsored by the Peoria Chiefs. Since I am a season ticket holder I get to go to the VIP area...(HEHEHE I know it just makes me giggle but hey 2 free drinks and free horsey doerveys...I'm in!) plus $1 Old Style and $1.50 Chicago Style Hot dogs...Both not on my diet but Hellooo the Cubs are in the playoffs!

See you around Home Plate!

Makover time!!!

Well as you can see I decided to do a little makeover on the blog site!
Take that Stacy and Clinton from What Not to Wear!
Hope you like the new look!

HERRREEE"S Hank!

Family picture at Red Robin in St. Louis after Hanks first time to Six Flags...He loved the Screaming Eagle the Best! Surprise it's Hank with all my furry little stuffed friends!

PICK ME...PICK ME... PICK ME!!!

Hanks first trip to Tanner's !

Sorry Cubs...You got Trumped!

Okay so I will quickly touch on the fact that the Cubs took thew division...It got a bit close but the Brewers helped us out...I wish I could give a great story about being at a great bar watching with friends and the final out ...we all cheer. But I don't.

I was actually helping my friend set up her reception for her wedding on Saturday. So Friday night consisted of Rehearsal...Rehearsal Dinner at Peoria Pizza Works. Now we did have the game on and we won...but we didn't know the outcome yet of the Brewers game. We then went to the Reception hall and had a great time decorating and getting everything ready! (I will come back to post about the wedding cause it was awesome). Back to the Cubs...So another friend and I were cruising in the car to pick something up for the reception and she got a call from a friend who told her the padres won. I know kinda boring but Oh well...The wedding Way out trumped the Cubs for the weekend. I know all think I put the CUBS into one of the top sections of my priorities list but This Wedding took tops...Sorry CUBS!

GRUMBLE GRUMBLE GRUMBLE GRUMBLE

***Closes Dropkick Murphys concert is Milwaukee...(Which I normally don't mind driving too but already have plans for that Monday night!) Hello Chicago where are you!!!


***Pro Image in the mall isn't getting any of their Bears stuff in for another week...WTF?!?!?!...It's getting to be the 3rd week of regular season!


*** I would like to know WHY the Cubs game was blocked out in Peoria the other night?!?!?!?!
It was the freakin ESPN game of the night!
No worries because I would still rather listen to Ron and Pat on WIRL 1290...! Plus on a happy side you can hear some great old classic country songs after the game!

*** When you get fitted for a bridesmaid dress before you order it...Why the F*&K does it still come in 3 sizes to big!

***Why do friends and family ( Who you know are very intelligent) forward you the crap emails about how Bill Gates is going to send you a heaping check for forwarding this email!?

If anyone has a great and profound answer to help me from wanting to strangle the next thing that walks by I would love it!

My Gift to you...

Well some of you might know that Cub playoff tickets go on sale this Sunday...
Some of you might also know about my normal routine of getting regular season tickets for the Cubs...

*** Friday in February...I take the day off of work...sit in front of my computer waiting for virtual waiting room to choose me...and dial non stop on the phone to obtain as many games as the day will allow. My husband and I will make a game plan on which games to ask for 1st... depending on opponent and giveaways...I then make it my task to not quit until I have dialed the last time before the box office closes...We are talking 8 hours here!

So some might assume that I would be sitting aimed and ready to attempt to get play off tickets...but alas NO!

I feel that if I were to obtain playoff tickets before we actually win the division...we will not win the division. So if ...I mean WHEN we win the division...I will then make it my mission to find playoff tickets...O yes I will!

So to all you Cub fans out there...this is my gift to you!

Ahoy Maties!!!

Okay so Wednesday Sept 19th is Speak like a pirate day! http://talklikeapirate.com/
So if you go to this fun website...http://www.froggynet.com/pirate.shtml
you can learn your pirate name! Thanks to A Knight in Dragonland http://knightindragonland.blogpeoria.com/ for the link.

Sorry it is too late and it takes way to much brain power to jot this whole post in ye ole pirate lingo so...DEAL WITH IT!!!

My Pirate name as a Married Women is:

Seaman Blue Stubble

with my maiden name:

Keeper Grace of the Scoundrel Heart

Jim's pirate name is:

Henry the Salty

Baby Hank's is:

Lackey Thieving Toe

But with his full moniker...Henry Francis Ward Cochran:

Kidd the Wicked

Shawn's pirate name is:

Treacher the Burly

Drink a pint of ye ole ale for me
ARG!!!

Hank... the tag - along baby!!!

Okay so far Hank has been to:

1) ILLINOIS (Obviously)
2) MISSOURI - Went to the Atlanta Braves game in St. Louis
3) INDIANA - Went to visit his Great-Great- Aunt (Who has been a Cub fan since she was born!)

In October he will visit:

FLORIDA - For a cousins wedding
GEORGIA - We have to change planes...It Counts!!!

In December he will visit:

ARIZONA - going out on the new Allegiant non stop to Mesa to visit friends

& we might then drive to :

CALIFORNIA To see our friends and family there too.

So far Hank has met:

Ron Santo- Cubs baseball legend
Ross Perot- Billionaire and former Presidential Candidate
Tyler Yates- Relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Brian Williams - Newscaster for MSNBC

So far Hank has been to:

4 Major League Ball games
2 in June...Atlanta series at Wrigley...( The now infamous Barrett/Zambrano fight...and the Pinella getting kicked out of the game)
2 in August...Cub/Cardnials at Wrigley and Cardinals/ Braves in St. Louis

3 Funerals:

General Wayne Downing...Great Grandma Sugar Cochran... Geoff Sutton

Just keepin track of what this crazy 1st year is adding up in the short yet packed life of our little man...

OMG...They pulled it off!

I can imagine other Cub fans were freakin like I was as they totally pulled it out in the 9th against the Reds! Thanx to Michael "Stormy" Weather...Closer for the Reds. 1st a walk then Lee pops one into the outfield...Ramirez brings em home...it's tied. Finally DeRosa hits an INfield single and they botch it** and we win!!!! DeRosa is the man...5 for 5. Seriously Mark is an amazing ball player and I am sooo glad we got him from Atlanta!

** The Reds brought in an outfielder to help with Defense and they freakin can't get the job done!!!

Oh yeah we also had back to back jacks!!!

Just to give it up (Which I can't believe I am doing) to the Cardinals...They were down 11-0 in the 6th against the Phillies and they actually clawed their way back to lose the game 13-12. Wow that is pretty amazing!

Coming soon!

I have figured out my watching list for the fall season...
Once I list it you can all start taking bets on when these shows will get cancelled. You can also use it to see what to NOT watch as they will most likely be axed!

TRAINWRECK!!!

Hey there guys I know you think I am going to post about Britney and the VMA's but I am actually talking about Rock of Love...Y' know the show about crazy bitches trying to win a musicians heart...No not Flavor of Love...but I can see how you might get confused!
As much as I love to belt out a Poison song at karaoke...I Love/Hate this show even more!!!
Thankfully Bret finally kicked out Lacy the truly freak girl who's father and step mother were even more stepford like! Down to Jess and Heather...Does anyone else think Heather used to be a guy in another lifetime?

I can't wait to see who he picks and then breaks up with in 2 weeks after the show!

"Will you stay and Rock my World?" I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

Chowderhead!

Oh let me also add that the VMA are called the Video Music Awards...did you read the last word AWARDS!!! they gave out like 6 and everything else were weird performances in suites and stuff...
It might be official...I am getting old!

I love...

My new TIVO box...It has the ability to record 2 separate shows at once! So if you add that with the TIVO in the bedroom...I can record 3 shows at a time!

Kisses TIVO!!!

BABY HANK!!!

YA GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING ON YOUR FACE...YEAH RIGHT THERE!

OOPS...I THINK I FEEL OVER AND WENT TO SLEEP!!!

BUBBLES...BUBBLES...I COULD WIN AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IF THERE WAS A BUBBLE BLOWING CONTEST!

GO CUBS GO...GO CUBS GO...HEY CHICAGO WHAT A YOU SAY...CUBS ARE GONNA WIN TODAY!!!

This and That!!!

CUBS***

Okay so this back and forth thing is sooo nerve racking...to lose to Houston the other night in extras after having men in scoring position for like 4 innings in a row!!! ARGGGH! ( Please add your own pirate sound...that's for you Britt!)

Still tied with the Brewers and going back and forth!!! At least St. Louis is pretty much on their way out!

BIG BROTHER****

It's down to the final 3...Dick and Danielle and Zach...This year was pretty boring this year...even with Evil Dick!...I did think the romance between Eric and Jessica was sweet...I hope it goes way past a showmance!!! But at this point I hope that Zach wins this thing because D&D kinda just through me off!

DROPKICKS*****

New CD is coming out but as of yet NOOOO scheduled concert anywhere close to us!!!
What is up with that!!!

BACHELORETTE****

Had LT's bachelorette party last weekend and it was soooo fun...I was the DD and drove my brothers conversion van (Nicknames...The White Hot Lovah!!!) Finally got home at about 4 am and had a raccoon chase me into my house...no joke!!!

PEORIA PLAYERS*****

I have been volunteering my SKILLZ for The Sound of Music at Peoria Players. The cast is amazing. It is still playing this weekend if you want to go see it. I am taking my niece on Saturday!

CONCERTS***

Haven't been myself lately but Jim and Shawn went to Hinder, Buckcherry n Papa Roach. They are also going to ZZ Top this weekend.

SIX FLAGS****

Big plans to go to Six Flags on Monday. I LOVE Rollercoasters!!!! Plus Jim calls me the Amusement Park NAZI. Mainly because I control all of our actions at the park. Where when and how we navigate the park is solely up to me! Jim can have a map of his own but we do not use it!
Guess What? Six Flags is only open on weekends now!!!
So Roxy and I might try going next Sunday...OH Well!

I'll Post some pics soon!!!

BUH BYE Tweety Head!

Pretty Place...Crappy Energy!

So Hank and I went to St. Louis this past weekend. The Cardinals were playing the Atlanta Braves. We were invited along with my parents to come to the game from a family friend who plays for Atlanta. He is originally from Hawaii and his dad and my dad were best friends showing up so he feels like he gets to see family when my dad can make it to the game. Sorry for the long explanation but I wanted to explain that we were only watching the cardinals game because:
1~ We were invited by the BRAVES
2~ The tickets were free
3~ Rooting for the Braves to win could only help the Cubs!

Unfortunately the Cardinals won...BOO HOO!

BTW ---The Cubs are still in 1st...I know it's not September yet!
Okay so we go to the game and we have amazing seats! The new Busch Stadium is gorgeous!!! It has soft cushy seats ...tons of amenities...it really is a great stadium.

BUT...and this is a big BUT...

The fans of the St. Louis Cardinals have no energy when they are cheering on their team.

Now they are the reigning World Champion's and no one can seem to muster enough energy to stand up and cheer let alone even have enough energy to put 2 hands together to clap.
I realize it could be because they are too busy eating their funnel cake or balancing they fruffy drink and I understand with the cushy seats you might not want to get your over indulged ass out of it to show a little support for your team. Here is a team who at 1 point was 8 plus games out and then clawed their way up to close to 1st and you can't even help them win with a bit of crowd energy.
Let's just say in some far off fantasy world the Cubs win the world series...It could happen...I would feel as if I shared in the trophy because my energy and loyalty helped them win.
The St. Louis Cardinals organization own the 2006 World Series trophy. I don't feel they need to give any props or share it with their fans because they don't deserve it!

I am soooo happy I married a Cubs fan and not a Cardinals fan!

PLAY BALL!!!

More Movies!!!

Okay so let me add to the movies...
We went and saw Superbad the other night...
It was pretty funny and very crude...I wouldn't even tell my parents to go see it...
Like Knocked Up...it definitely goes for the sick humor but this one goes really dirty...
Y'know how they will release R movies on DVD with an unrated version...I would be scarred to know what this movie would do to be UnRated. I shudder to think! Still if you are not weak of heart I highly recommend it! I find it funny to think that People magazine gave this movie 4 stars. I can just imagine the highly prude soccer mother of 4 who drives a macked out mini-van having the nanny watch the kids so her and her husband dressed in dockers and a salmon colored polo fresh from the golf course can have a date night at TGI Fridays and the movies. They might go blind from this movie! Oh I would love to see that.

I can see the actor who plays Fogel...aka "MCLOVIN" becoming the geek success and having his won show soon! He pretty much steals the show.

Oh also for all you teenagers out there...Please don't ever use laundry soap containers to steal beer...That can not be healthy! Suds and all!

Chowder!

The Cutest Baby in The World!

Movies I have seen

No Reservations...found it really boring and I thought nothing really happened in it!

Hairspray...What fun and with a cameo from John Waters and Rikki Lake! Although John Travolta was just a bit off!

Now I Pronounce you Chuck and Larry... I really enjoyed it...so not PC but I found myself laughing...Rob Schneider steals the show and a fun little cameo at the end is pretty hysterical!

I'll let you know when I see any others!

Sorry not a Harry Potter fan so I can not comment on the movie as I didn't see it!

Cubs Cubs Cubs

okay so I realize for like 17 hours we were in 1st place...I didn't think we would stay in it for very long but Hey as a cubs fan you take what ever you can get.
I will say it is was very strange to cheer for the Cardinals to win when they were playing the Brewers! I know some think that is being a fair weather fan but i actually think you would be a stupid fan if you didn't look at each game and figure out what is going to help your team and go for it!
BTW...I am soo happy to see Matt Murton back he is one of my favorite players and I am so glad he was brought back up! Plus he won the winning run the other day! Go RED!

Go Cubs Go...Hey Chicago what y say...Cubs are going to win today!

Oh Another side note...I really don't want Glavin to win his 300th game against the Cubs...especially at home! Guess we will see tomorrow!