scripps spelling bee!!

ok.. on espn..

another sport i would be rotten at!

thank god for spell check!

you go kids!!

woo hoo! ( yeah and i spelled that right! )

foudroyant!!!

LeBron, Kobe, puppets.. 25th reunion and of course LEON

Leon STILL hasn't been paid..

but TJ has and is back at OTA's!

LeBron is on the brink..

and Kobe is not to far behind

David Stern has invested in a prescription for xanax...

I guess the nike's puppets are to the NBA as being on the cover of Madden is for the NFL...

jinx!

if you are an NBA player out there, dont let them make a puppet out of you!

lol

i was at my 25th college reunion, and that is why i had not blogged for the past week.

hundreds of women walking in white.

i was proud that our 150 classmates walked in togas!

TO-GA, TO-GA!!!!

spring???

it feels like fall.. but no football.

i am tired of wearing a sweatshirt and my ugg boots.

where is the sunshine??

where is the warmth?

Oh yeah.. Magic beat the Celtics in 7 . woo hoo! though i think the magic will have a harder time with Lebron and his gang!

ok off to make a cup of HOT tea.

Rachel ALexandra!!

She beat the boys! got to love it!

First filly to win the preakness in 85 years!!

What other news...

A-ROD hit an HR in the bottom of the 11th. (yeah i shouldnt have traded him away in my fantasy baseball league)

Michael Phelps is back in the pool.. and is not using a water bong..

Patrick Ewing has guaranteed a Magic win in game 7. ( Love you Patrick, but as a knick fan.. i have heard that one before from you.. so excuse me if i am skeptical.)

Leon is still not signed, and Marc Sanchez graduated and is wearing his green ( at least that is what he is saying in his tweets.)

As for me, I hula hooped nonstop for 12 minutes yesterday!

that is exercise, isnt it?

LEON Washington

Ok so another Jets post..

Leon is not at OTA's. Contract dispute.

I just dont get it.

Pay the man.

He is a good guy, character is important.

I met him at the Taste, he is down to earth and humble.

He led the league in All Purpose Yards last year. What more is he suppose to do? and THAT was as the #2 RB

Pay the man!

He is one of the most exciting players i have ever seen.

When he gets the ball, there is always the possibility he might score.

With the possibility of a rookie QB, you need a solid RB core, Leon can make Sanchez look good.

did i mention..

Pay the man.

happy mother's day!

happy happy to all my followers ( which means you, sue.. since you are my only follower!) heh!

breakfast in bed..

and now i am watching the NFL channel..

and soon my daughters concert ( could someone tell the school that a mother's day concert is NOT a good idea! OY!)

later.. some thai food..

a year ago this week, we brought my daughter home after being very ill, so i am very thankful this mothers day!

happy happy!

favre.. arod..

so x-rays of favre's shoulder were sent on a plane up to Minnesota...

i guess the drama and saga will continue..

now there is a surprise!!

soon he will be Brett the Packer Jet Viking.. do we hyphen his nickname? to we just combine it? Packerjetviking? because he spent the most time in green bay, do we make that the "official" last name and since they are rivals do we separate the vikes from them.. Viking Jet Packer?

what say you? any thoughts?

and oh yeah, how about Arod? First pitch after coming back.. 3 run homer! Yankees win!

Dont forget mother's day tomorrow!!

is manny pregnant?

Using a women's fertility drug?

OY!

OctoManny. See now, that would not be pretty....

can we put an * on the red sox championship? the *patriots want some company!

baseball and my beloved bombers...

ok.. so i sent my blog to a friend and said it was sports related..

she commented on the fact that it was only JETs related..

and she was hoping to rib me on the Yankees... ( yeah i am a fan. OY!)

so here you go margaret...

they yankees are god awful right now... i do hope the new stadium isnt a curse.. or maybe it is that the players are not use to playing to a stadium that is 50% empty.

hey on the bright side.. Mariano got 3K's last night!

OY!!!

after the Taste of the Jets..

Well.. last night i went to the Taste of the NFL - Jets at Cipriani's.

it was my first time at any type of event like that.. it was lovely. the food was grand, especially the shrimp tempura from Tao. Also some amazing ribs etc. .. yummy! Though from a female perspective.. i kept wondering where the heck was the chocolate! Heck, there were not any desserts? Cmon.. could putting out a plate of cookies been so hard?

Everyone lovessss cookies!!!

The space was very nice, easy to walk around, you never felt that you were packed in like sardines. i thought it was interesting that they had the "popular" players in the same side of the ballroom, and it was a lot more crowded. i felt bad for some of the boys who were on the other side and more specifically in the corner. ( but more on that later) I actually think i know why they did that... the "in demand" players were all near the table where they were trying to get people to bid on various sports memorabilia. ..

ok enough of the aesthetics..

lets talk about the boys...

what a lovely group of young men, their mama's would be proud! given that i am old enough to be most of their mom's, i know i would be proud.

they were respectful and warm.

some players of note...

leon washington ... i have to admit that he is a fave of mine. i think he has mad skillz (heh!) and is thrilling to watch, so i admit i might have been gushing a bit, and yet leon was quite humble. he took the time to chat with me even though there as a line .. he just seemed like a good guy..

wallace wright... unfortunately wallace was in the back corner, and when i went up to him, there was no one around. he actually engaged me in conversation, asking me how i was enjoying the night. we talked about our preferences for the ribs and pulled pork selections (this was before i found the shrimp) .. he ma'am'ed me a bit.. but that is ok.. i am old, and he was just being respectful! i tried to think how i could show him a picture of my daughter .. he is the kind of boy you want your daughter to bring home.

note to Coach (rex, schotty..etc) - THROW Wallace the ball this year! Cmon! I have a good feeling about him! ( and yes.. i realize i have no actually football or coaching experience! ..I do make a mean brisket, though.!)

and oh yes, I also met rex ryan. i know i am starting to sound like a broken record, but what a warm guy! He is also a big guy.. not that there is anything wrong with that! heh!

another player of note.. james ihedigbo ... he is actually from Amherst, MA. My dad taught him in math class, i mentioned that to him and he remembered my dad ... so that was a very cool personal part of the evening for me.

of course then i was walking about and wondered why john starks was there.. i am still not sure, but i figure if he was there mooching food, he could at least take a picture with me.. of course afterwards.. i did tell him to have a great season.. ( and yes i know he hasnt played for years) ! i could have asked him about game 7 against the rockets... 2-18 from the field? OY! .. but he was a lot bigger then me.. and i didnt want him to hurt me.

and then for the rap fans.. salt-n-peppa were there. got a picture with them.. honestly if someone hadnt told me who they were, i wouldnt have known.. ah well.. my musical tastes are of a different genre..now if pete townshend or david crosby had been there.. i would have recognized.

all in all.. it was a great time! i am sure some of those players are wondering today, who was that witty, beautiful older woman jets fan i met last night..

LOL!

i hope i can go back next year.. it was a treat!!!

taste of the JETS

so much for the daily posts..

tonight i am going to the "taste of the jets" i am excited! I have never met jets players, so it should be nice..

here is what i am hoping..
- i can get into the city without too much trouble ( i never drive to the city)

- i am wearing heals.. so i am hoping i dont take a header into a table of food, a player ( i dont want them to think i am tackling them) or before i even get there and skin my knee.. because nothing says sophisticated like blood running down your knee with running pantyhose.

wish me luck!

i will blog tomorrow on my experience!

mini camp.. sanchez has zip!

well my daughter says that i need to write every day to keep people interested. considering that i dont have anyone reading this so far, i dont think that is a problem.

but i will try.

she also said that i need to capitalize..but i have decided that i will write in the genre of e.e. cummings but with out the grace and verbal acuity.

anyway..
today is the first day of Jets rookie mini camp, and from what the "beaties" say,

sanchez has zip! maybe his nickname should be "zippy" not the pinhead. ( i think that is taken)

also, shonn greene can run a bit, and how perfect is his last name!

ok.. more later and hopefully before cinco de mayo!