Thanksgiving Week in the North

I spent Thanksgiving week back in Michigan and what a busy week it was. Since I only get back to the Detroit area once a year, I try to pack in as much as I can.

Shopped with Mom - even went to a new mall
Met friends for lunch and breakfast
Spent time doing crafts - made Christmas cards and word art for my office
Went to 2 Lions game - Lions lost both games
Made wreaths at Mutch's - Mom's cousin's tree farm
Saw snow - it snowed the night before Thanksgiving and stayed the remainer of my trip

And to top it off, we ate a delicious Thanksgiving dinner - twice!

Boy, was I wrong

about the Lions taking it to the Packers. It was what I expected them to do especially on Thanksgiving Day and especially when playoff hopes were still evident. On Thanksgiving Day, the Lions should have been thankful that Favre didn't put a lot of points on the board and really embarrassed the Lions (which he could have easily done). It was still fun being at the game.

Happy Thanksgiving

I'm thankful I get to go to the Lions game and watch them beat up on the Packers!

A Night with Gnash

Working for a Japanese company definitely has its perks; one is the amount of holiday time we get off and the other is parties. We find any reason to have a party! If someone leaves the company, we have a party. If someone is getting married, we have a party. Our Operations Manager is getting married in a couple of weeks so we organized a party in East Nashville at a place called 3 Crows Bar. A bar that features pool, darts, and the ever popular trivia (which is a popular thing to do in Nashville). Joey is a huge Predators fan (and always lets me know when they beat the Wings - which isn't that often!). He is a Nashvillian and was so happy when Nashville got a NHL team 10 years ago. Anne, our party manager, arranged for Gnash, the Predators' mascot) to come to the bar and meet all of us. Of course my fellow co-workers made me get my picture taken with Gnash since I am a Wings fan. I did promise Gnash that I would go to a Preds game, as long as they were playing the Wings! It was another fun night in Nashville.

The 100th Meeting

between Michigan and Michigan State - a game I always love to watch and have always rooted for the underdog - State. It has been 6 long years since State beat U of M and that win back in 2001 was controversial, but a win nonetheless. Today I thought the Spartans would come out victorious as they were playing a good game up until about 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter. State was up 24-21 with about 3 minutes to go in the game. Henne throws a bomb, a jump ball, in the endzone to Manningham and the Wolverines go up 28-24. State had 2:20 left on the clock to go 70 yards to score a touchdown. But the Wolverine defense with its contant blitzing denied the Spartans of a victory. This was State's 5th loss this season of 7 points or less while U of M has won their last 8 after losing their first 2 games of the season. If Michigan can win their next 2 games they will be Rose Bowl bound.

I will be rooting for the Wolverines in 2 weeks when they host #1 Ohio State - another game I love to watch but root for the Wolverines. I just can't seem to be a Wolverines fan all the time!